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Vol. 41, Nos. 1-51, pp. 1-2896
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010

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    SACCHARIN (81-07-2)
      – Hazardous waste listing, removal proposal, 897; final rule, 2857
    SALMON
      – Chinook salmon, Central Valley Project, federal interim plan, 25
      – Columbia River
        – – Dam spills increased (Wash. Super. Ct.), 1325
        – – Record run, 1784
        – – Sea lions, remand of decision to allow killing (9th Cir.), 2701
        – – Supplemental biological opinion on integration of 2 plans, 1197
      – Duwamish Waterway, safe consumption, 2362
      – Klamath River dam removal, agreement, 443
      – Oregon coastal coho salmon, reaffirmation as threatened, 1197
      – Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
        – – Human consequences of biological opinion, failure to weigh harm (E.D. Cal.), 1196; new opinion ordered, 2869
        – – Water pumping reduction (E.D. Cal.), 387
      – Snake River, ACE road map for breaching dams, 800
      – Wash. dam removals, 2429
      – Willamette River dams, agreement to mitigate impact on wildlife, 1955; finalization, 2428
    SCAQMD
    SCHOOLS
    SCIENCE POLICY
      – Climate change, defense of GHG regulation (D.C. Cir.), 2452; stay denied, 2792
      – Database of scientific literature, EPA announcement, 697
      – Hiring of scientists, EPA special authority, 1015
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–45; SplRpt (1/22/10) S–46
      – Radioactive waste, Blue Ribbon Comm'n urged to put science before politics, 1189
      – Research and Dev. Office, EPA scientists work on path forward, 1421
    SEARCH AND SEIZURE
      – Wetlands restoration order after sod placement (U.S., rev sought), 2199
    SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
      – Fluorinated GHG production reporting rule, comments at EPA hearing, 888
    SERVICE STATIONS
    SEWERS AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS
    SHIPBREAKING
      – Guideline development, reestablishment, 2320
      – Prince William Sound tanker, review of proposal, 2460
    SHIPS AND SHIPPING
      – Antifouling agents, copper polluting Chesapeake Bay tributary, 1947
      – Arctic region, North Am.-Nordic countries agree on need for new regulations, 1369
      – Barge cleaning facility, Tex. fine for hazardous waste violations, 2163
      – Building, OMB review of proposed NESHAP, 2561; proposed rule, 2734; publication, 2843
      – Cruise ship discharges, Alaska general permit, 955; rejection of petition challenging, 1787
      – Diesel emissions, nitrogen oxides
        – – Final EPA rule consistent with MARPOL Convention, 6
        – – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–6
        – – Small refiners challenge EPA standard (D.C. Cir.), 1506
        – – Steamship exemption from IMO standards sought, 7
        – – U.S.-Canada coastal waters, IMO emissions limits, 721; request for IMO designation of Caribbean waters, 2734
      – Foreign-flagged drilling units, House hearing, 1439
      – Fuel oil sulfur content
        – – Final EPA rule consistent with MARPOL Convention, 6
        – – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–6
        – – Small refiners challenge EPA standard (D.C. Cir.), 1506
        – – Steamship exemption from IMO standards sought, 7
      – GHG emissions reduction, IMO failure to reach consensus, 2251
      – Hazardous waste, U.S. Maritime Admin. maintenance of obsolete ships in Suisun Bay (E.D. Cal.), 218; proposed consent decree, 744
      – Incidental discharges from commercial vessels, permit moratorium extension
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5301, S 3372
      – Marine engine sales without compliance certification (D.D.C.), 2242
      – Marine sanitation devices, requests for regulation revision, 1587
      – Marine tank vessel loading operations NESHAP, minor revisions, 2110; proposed rule, 2402
      – Naval fleets powered by low-emission fuels, Navy-USDA MOU on development, 209
      – No discharge zones
        – – Cal. coastline, EPA proposal, 1957
        – – N.Y. canal system, preliminary approval, 643; final approval, 1262
      – Oil spills
      – Pollution from packaged cargo and garbage, IMO plans to pursue stronger rules, 2320
      – Ports
      – Seafood processing
        – – Catcher-processor vessel, discharge permit violations in Alaskan waters, 1532
        – – Operation without discharge permit, settlement, 2476
      – Shipbreaking, review of tanker proposal, 2460
      – Small commercial vessel discharges, impact on water quality, 558
      – U.S.-Canada coastal waters, IMO emissions limits, 721; request for IMO designation of Caribbean waters, 2734
      – Vapor control systems for vessels and marine facilities, proposed revisions, 2401
      – Wastewater discharges
        – – Mass. ferry guilty plea (D. Mass.), 338
        – – Oily bilge
    SHIPYARDS
      – Sparrows Point steel mill cleanup (D. Md.), 2194
    SIPs
    SMALL BUSINESSES
      – Clean energy, DOE funding
        – – Availability, 1577
        – – Recipients, 610
      – Energy technology development, DOE awards, 1758
      – Environmental compliance, report on economic burden, 2150
      – GHG regulation, legislation to exempt, 1127
      – Hardrock mining financial assurance rule, Small Business Advocacy Review panel, 2744
      – Stormwater, EPA request for input on rulemaking, 1651
    SMELTERS
      – Class action verdict against DuPont upheld with damages reduction (W.Va.), 762; settlement (W.Va. Cir. Ct.), 2708
      – Doe Run Resources settlement of violations at Mo. facilities (E.D. Mo.), 2327
    SOFTWARE
      – Trucks, NOx emissions reduction, 1351
      – Vehicle emissions simulation, release of MOVES2010, 8; available for immediate use, 462; update, 2061
    SOIL CONTAMINATION
      – Hanford Nuclear Reservation, migration of high-level radioactive waste, 2634
      – Hazardous waste
        – – Arsenic levels at Mo. soccer complex, 2463
        – – Railroads, contamination of private property (9th Cir.), 2461
      – Insurance, extrinsic evidence relevance to determination of duty to defend (D. Mass.), 863
      – Refinery liable for lost property value, Ontario court ruling, 1528
      – Rocket testing, Wallops Island remedial action plan, 744
      – Superfund sites
      – Zinc, settlement over Blackwell mining contamination (Okla. Dist. Ct.), 335
    SOLAR ENERGY
      – Abengoa Mojave Solar Project, Cal. commission approval, 2091
      – Desert protection
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2921
      – DOE funding, awards, 1515
      – Electricity generation
        – – Del. governor signs bill, 1730
        – – Md. standard, bill, 860; governor signs, 1199
        – – Rebates and incentives for purchase of panels and water heaters
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3460
        – – 25 percent global electricity generation by 2050, report, 1058
      – Ill., new laws, 1959
      – Impervious surface restrictions, N.J. exemptions, 962
      – Loan guarantees, Cal. Ivanpah Solar Complex, 417
      – New technology, Nev. demonstration site, 1573
      – Ohio array, announcement, 2337
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–19
      – Public lands
        – – Blythe Solar Power Project, DOI approval, 2408
        – – Crescent Dunes project, DOI approval, 2849
        – – Energy zones, identification in Western states, 2850
        – – Permits issuance, 2248
      – Utility customer shareholder plan, Colo. land lease approval, 1259
      – Wal-Mart, carbon footprint reduction in S. Cal., 568
      – White House panel installation, 2249
    SOLID WASTE
      – BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Coast Guard management directive, 1538
      – Definition revision
      – Dumping
      – Hazardous waste
      – Municipal waste incinerator, petition challenging permit issued by Md. (D.D.C.), 509; EPA order for state to correct permit, 912
      – Nonhazardous waste definition, potential conflict with state rules, programs, 1879
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–21; SplRpt (1/22/10) S–21
    SOLVENTS
      – n-Propyl bromide, petition to list as HAP, 2446
      – Spent material, challenge of definition (D.C. Cir.), 1062; regulation under RCRA, 1828
      – VOC content
        – – Safety-Kleen settlement (Cal. Super. Ct.), 910
        – – SCAQMD reinstatement of limits, 1608
    SOUTH CAROLINA
      – Chlorine leak, residents outside mandatory evacuation area cannot sue (4th Cir.), 2535
      – Offshore dredging for sand and gravel, EIA, 224
      – Radioactive waste, challenge of Yucca Mountain facility abandonment (4th Cir.), 487; transferal (D.C. Cir.), 840; injunction request denial, 1004; expedited review, 1135; nuclear industry group amicus brief, 1527
      – Renewable energy tax incentive program, governor signs bill, 1671
      – South Atlantic Alliance plan to protect coastal, ocean resources, 2370
      – Wetlands, commercial development fill permit denial (S.C.), 346
    SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD)
      – Air permit moratorium lifting in Los Angeles, permits legally issued (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1668
      – Battery recycling, emissions standard, 2539
      – GHG regulation, adoption of federal provisions, 2539
      – Hazardous air pollutants, exposure reduction plan for areas with many pollution sources, 802
      – Los Angeles area wildfire, reforestation project, 801
      – Natural gas pipeline from Mexico to Cal., FERC approval upheld (9th Cir.), 2056
      – Ozone NAAQS
        – – Nonattainment fees, reconsideration of proposal, 180; vote deferred, 1083; adoption only as last resort, 1375
        – – Support of federal standard, 566
      – Particulate matter, EPA partial disapproval of air quality plan, 2540
      – Permit application penalty holiday, 569
      – Ports, proposed air quality rules Los Angeles and Long Beach, 569
      – Railroad diesel emissions, interstate commerce laws preempt rules (9th Cir.), 2156
      – Refinery upgrades, EIA must include emissions of permitted equipment (Cal.), 634
      – Sulfur oxides limits for large sources, 2540
      – VOCs
        – – Paint thinners and solvents, reinstatement of limits, 1608
        – – Pand coatings, home improvement chain settlement, 2479
    SOUTH DAKOTA
      – Coal-fired power plant
        – – EIS cancellation for Basin Electric project, 2848
        – – Operating permit challenge impermissible (8th Cir.), 1872
      – Ethanol production, consent decrees for internal floating roof violations (D.S.D.), 2243
    SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
      – Camp Lejeune drinking water contamination, rejection of motion to dismiss (E.D. N.C.), 493
      – Hazardous waste, no immunity from time bar on nuisance, trespass claims (C.D. Ill.), 1134
      – Superfund, V.I. cost recovery action no waiver (D.V.I.), 115
    SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
      – Confidence rule, NRC affirmation, 2076; final decision, 2856
      – Extended storage gains attention, conference discussion, 1310
      – Fuel cycle technology, DOE research funding, 673
      – Goshute Indian lands, DOI rejection of lease for storage facility (D. Utah), 2260
      – Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup plan, public hearings, 219; moratorium on moving off-site waste to facility, 1005
      – Interim storage
        – – Blue Ribbon Comm'n meeting, 1831; centralized interim storage recommendation, 1941
        – – Preference over recycling, report, 2137
      – Management, NRC integrated strategy, 552
      – Nuclear Waste Fund, challenge of fee collection (D.C. Cir.), 791; dismissal of petition, 2804
      – On-site storage in water pools at commercial nuclear facilities, low fire risk (2d Cir.), 18
      – Transportation risk low, 120
      – Yucca Mountain disposal facility
    SRFs
    STANDING
      – Injury claims, proof of causation, 502
    STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
      See also specific states
      – Agricultural runoff, stricter regulations needed, 751
      – Air pollution control implementation plans
      – Antidegradation of water quality, potential changes to regulations, 1942
      – Boiler NESHAP, regulators on industry cost claims, 2728
      – Brownfields
        – – Assessment funding, report, 2574
        – – Productive use potential, report, 1365
        – – Response programs grants, deadlines, 2575
      – Budget cuts, impact on environmental programs, 692
      – Car and light truck GHG emissions limits, motion to intervene on behalf of EPA (D.C. Cir.), 1295
      – Climate change
        – – Adaptation, sharing of resources, 2627
        – – Obama administration action recommendations, 1821
        – – Policies as impetus for industry efforts, 1758
        – – SIPs
      – Climate-energy compromise bill, opposition of preemption by federal standards, 781; air officials urge preservation of EPA, state agency authority to regulate GHGs, 825
      – Coal ash regulation as hazardous waste, opposition, 737
      – Discharge permits, recommendation to EPA to update memoranda of agreement, 2139
      – Electric power transmission lines, FERC's ability to overrule states based on national interest (U.S., rev den), 212
      – Energy efficiency
        – – ARRA project funding, 1575
        – – Building retrofits, 69
        – – Home retrofits, Property Assessed Clean Energy loan program
          – – – California suit alleging finance firms of hampering state efforts (N.D. Cal.), 1571
          – – – Finance firms exposed to losses, 1570
      – Enforcement data verification, EPA memo, 2696
      – Hazardous waste, EPA Community Engagement Initiative, 1185; participation as goal, 2412
      – Local Government Advisory Comm., appointments, 2377; chair, 2616
      – MACT hammer, EPA clarification proposal, 718; comment period extension, 926; state regulator comments, 1222
      – NESHAPs, regulators resolution on issuance, 2398
      – Nonpoint source pollution, resolution on federal-state cooperation, 2017
      – Nutrient criteria development, EPA draft guidance improvements, 430
      – Permit issuance, EPA conflict between guidance, objections, 2809
      – Renewable energy, ARRA project funding, 1575
      – Renewable fuels standard, Inhofe plans for opt-out bill, 1459
      – Sewer overflows
        – – Affordability challenges, municipalities request for guidance, 2414
        – – Consent agreements, flexibility sought, 1070
        – – Sanitary sewer overflow policy, municipal officials consider petitioning EPA, 793; municipalities support of rules, flexibility, 1887
      – Solid waste
        – – Management, conference of mayors resolution to shift of costs to producers and consumers, 1362
        – – Nonhazardous waste definition, potential conflict, 1879
      – Stormwater management regulation, expansion, 170
      – Sulfur dioxide 1-hour NAAQS, regulator support, 360
      – Superfund reporting, proposed revisions, 1003
      – Surface coal mining, EPA criticism of permits, 1663
      – Transportation policies ignore GHG emissions, report, 2798
      – Vehicle emissions simulation software, release of MOVES2010, 8; available for immediate use, 462; update, 2061
      – Wastewater blending, request for federal policy clarification, Special Report, 705
      – Water pollution control association, director appointment, 2204
    STATE DEPARTMENT
      – FY2011 budget request, climate change program funding increase, 416
      – South Am. Env't, Sci., Tech., and Health Office relocation, 83
    STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (SIPs)
      See also specific states
      – Approval process, EPA review, 655
      – Development and modification process improvements, 1989
      – Federal agency conformity, EPA final rule, 773
      – GHG regulation
        – – Control technology guidance, OMB review, 2115
        – – Large sources, OMB review of rule limiting conformity to largest sources, 2738; publication, 2845
        – – Resolution on state programs as basis for federal action, 671
        – – Rulemaking to enable permitting in Tex., 2675; EPA to issue permits, 2844; publication, 2845
        – – State preparations for implementation, 1229; proposal, 1817; EPA official on role in issuing emissions permits, 1994; analysis of state preparedness for rules, 2058; federal implementation plan to cover resistant states, 2300; all states ready except Tex., 2450; guidance on BACT determination, 2504; comment deadline, 2628; OMB review complete, 2674; final rule, 2737; utilities opposition to inclusion of carbon sequestration, 2800
      – Particulate matter transport plans, failure to submit, 1286
      – Transportation conformity
        – – Air traffic plan for states adjacent to New York City and Philadelphia (U.S., rev den), 151
        – – NAAQS revisions, EPA proposed rule on adaptability, 1870
        – – Particulate matter NAAQS revisions
          – – – Final rule, 653
          – – – Public health not protected, challenge (D.C. Cir.), 1224
    STATE REVOLVING FUNDS (SRFs)
      – Brownfields, supplemental funds, 551
      – Drinking water
        – – Capital investment needs survey, 2080
        – – Hearing on funding bill, 1074; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5320
      – Economic stimulus package
      – FY 2010 spending priorities, 1008
      – Loan guarantee appropriations
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2847
      – Prevailing wage requirement, clarification sought, 172; Senate Republicans request clarification, 690; further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1005
      – Sustainability through planning, life-cycle analysis, 2261
    STATIONARY SOURCES
    STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
      – Camp Lejeune drinking water contamination, rejection of motion to dismiss (E.D. N.C.), 493; latent disease exception to statute of repose, 2579
      – Hazardous waste, no sovereign immunity on nuisance, trespass claims (C.D. Ill.), 1134
      – Oil Pollution Act, filing of claim (D. Kan.), 2700
      – PCE contamination, reimbursement to N.Y. for cleanup costs not recoverable under CERCLA (E.D.N.Y.), 740
      – PSD permits, claim against Ind. power plant (S.D. Ind.), 2113
      – Superfund
        – – Initial action, consent decree and dismissal as (D.N.H.), 2745
        – – Oversight costs, accrual date for recovery claims (D.N.J.), 2192
        – – Permanent response action status under Minn. law discretionary (D. Minn.), 1647
    STEEL MANUFACTURING
    STORMWATER
      – Airplane deicing, industry opposition to proposed rule, 621
      – Aluminum industry, penalties for violations at 16 sites nationwide, 284
      – Beach closings, most due to runoff, 1708
      – Charles River watershed, draft general permit to control runoff from impervious surfaces, 861
      – Chesapeake Bay
        – – Discharges worsening, offset wastewater treatment gains, study, 795
        – – Stricter regional rules possible, 122
        – – Trash TMDL for Anacostia River, 950; agreement, 2143
        – – Urban management guidance, 1833
      – Construction and development point sources
        – – Beazer Homes USA proposed settlement (M.D. Tenn.), 2755
        – – Effluent guidelines and standards, EPA motion for remand (7th Cir.), 1887; granted, 1944
        – – EPA priority, 1191
        – – General permit, proposal, 173
        – – Hovnanian Enters. agrees to pay fine (E.D. Pa.), 905
        – – Maryland
          – – – Design rules for developers, revisions, 804
          – – – Projects with preliminary approval, 639
        – – Pa. environmental board approval of erosion, sediment controls, 1151; proposal awaits finalization, 1792
        – – Rulemaking plans, 73; local officials comment, 170; California program suggested as model, 171; Western states' concerns, 220; one-size-fits-all approach unrealistic due to regional differences, 220; realtor objections, 220; EPA official dispels one-size-fits-all fears, 278; webcast participants' comments, 336; surveys under development, 1140; small business and municipality input, 1651
        – – Va. rule, comment period, 187; delay of rule, 806; governor signs bill, 1025
      – Current law inadequacies to address issues, 2374
      – Drinking water, impact of drainage into dry wells, 381
      – Everglades phosphorus reduction directive, permit revisions, 2034
      – Highway and road construction
        – – Caltrans, improvements, 2592
        – – Incorporation of controls into design of federally-funded projects
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3602
        – – U.S. Highway 59, compliance order, 2767
      – Impervious surfaces
        – – D.C. fee, federal agency refusal to pay, 960; water association on assessment of local fees on U.S. property, 1010; GAO on fee as tax, 2222
        – – Local management fees, federal government payment
          See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1816, S 3481
        – – Solar panels, N.J. exemptions from restrictions, 962
      – Logging road runoff requires discharge permit (9th Cir.), 1891
      – Manure pile discharges, citizen suit against poultry farm over Chesapeake Bay pollution, 24; filing of suit (D. Md.), 494; suit may proceed, 1708
      – Municipal stormwater discharges, draft permit for 84 Mass. cities, towns, 293
      – Numeric standards, state water officials on EPA memo, 2690
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–28
      – Road salt best management practices guide, Md. bill, 860; governor signs, 1199
      – Science policy, Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–45
      – Service plaza construction, lack of EPA authority to fine company (8th Cir.), 76
      – Superfund, Wash. liable for highway runoff containing hazardous substances (W.D. Wash.), 1465; off-site waters not facility, state agency not liable, 1582; arranger liability not reliant on showing causation, 2630
      – Turbidity limit, EPA revision plans, 2464
      – Water quality standards, current Los Angeles management plan upheld (Cal. Ct. App.), 2817
    STUDIES
      Ed. Note: For information on publications, reports, studies, and surveys, see specific subject headings.
    STYRENE (100-42-5)
      – Polymer manufacturing, settlement of CAA violations (N.D. Ohio), 1871
    SUGAR INDUSTRY
      – Bonds approval for farmland purchase for Everglades restoration, challenge (Fla.), 292; dismissal upheld, 2646
      – Governing board vote to scale back purchase for Everglades restoration, 1848; approval of new terms, 1906; completion of purchase, 2320
    SULFUR (7704-34-9)
      – Diesel fuel, emissions reduction progress as validation of EPA rulemaking process, 2350
      – Heating oil, New York City mayor signs bill, 1909
      – Marine fuel oil content
        – – Final EPA rule consistent with MARPOL Convention, 6
        – – Small refiners challenge EPA standard (D.C. Cir.), 1506
        – – Steamship exemption from IMO standards sought, 7
    SULFUR DIOXIDE (7446-09-5)
      – Acid deposition
      – Electric power generation, 2008 emissions benchmark, 1455
      – Emissions trading
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2995
      – NAAQS
        – – Acidification-based standards, recommendations, 2110; additional materials, 2243
        – – One-hour standard
          – – – Challenges, 6 lawsuits (D.C. Cir.), 1928
          – – – Final rule, EPA announcement, 1221; publication, 1400
          – – – State regulator support, 360
        – – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–5
      – Refinery emissions, liability for CAA violations at La. plant (E.D. La.), 318
      – Ship emissions, IMO limits for U.S.-Canada coastal waters, 721; request for IMO designation of Caribbean waters, 2734
      – Transboundary pollution
    SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE (2551-62-4)
      – Cal. emissions limits, 506
    SULFUR OXIDES
      – Acid deposition
      – SCAQMD limits for large sources, 2540
    SUPERFUND
      Ed. Note: This heading is used for federal sites only. For state superfund program sites, see specific states.
      – Access request proper despite assertions of cleanup by property owner (D. Mass.), 2134
      – Apache Powder site, consent decree (D. Ariz.), 16
      – ARRA funds, EPA allocations, 435
      – Arranger liability
        – – Brown & Bryant facility, unlimited liability threat elimination, 216
        – – Commencement Bay-Nearshore Tideflats site, liability not reliant on showing causation (W.D. Wash.), 2630
        – – Dry cleaning machine makers not liable (E.D. Cal.), 678
        – – Dumping at site, circumstantial evidence insufficient to establish (N.D.N.Y.), 2802
        – – Methanol release, party unknowingly damaged pipeline not liable (5th Cir.), 2133
        – – PCE recycling machine maker not arranger for disposal (E.D. Cal.), 1882
        – – Thea Foss Waterway, dredging permit issuance does not confer liability (W.D. Wash.), 2801
      – Ashland/Norther States Power Lakefront site, remediation plan, 2311
      – Bayou Verdine, natural resource damages settlement, 2312
      – Behr Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume site, proposed Chrysler settlement (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 1699
      – Boarhead Farms site, cost allocation claim vacated (3d Cir.), 939; (U.S., rev sought), 2002; (rev den), 2686
      – Boldan Landfill, excavation removal action triggering limitations period (W.D. Pa.), 2519
      – Buffalo Plant site, liability not resolved by consent order (W.D.N.Y.), 2518
      – Bunker Hill site, settlements between federal government, tribe, and mining companies (D. Idaho), 485
      – Cedar Creek site, no duty to indemnify for cleanup of third-party property (Wis. Ct. App.), 2598
      – Chemtura settlement (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 1938; Gowanus Canal cleanup, 2254
      – Class action settlement no bar to contribution action (7th Cir.), 2802
      – Commencement Bay-Nearshore Tideflats site, Wash. liable for highway runoff (W.D. Wash.), 1465; off-site waters not facility, state agency not liable, 1582; arranger liability not reliant on showing causation, 2630
      – Contracts, use of independent cost estimates, 375
      – Defense coverage, excess insurer obligation (Wis.), 1550
      – Dioxins in soils, proposed cleanup levels, 71; comments on preliminary remediation goals, 786; OMB review, 1827
      – Double Eagle Refinery, proposed consent decrees (W.D. Okla.), 2363
      – Duwamish Waterway
        – – Cleanup plan, request for comments on feasibility study, 2362
        – – Habitat restoration, proposed consent decree (W.D. Wash.), 1002
      – Eastern Michaud Flats site, fertilizer maker agrees to reduce pollution flowing into Idaho river, 280; proposed amendment to consent decree (D. Idaho), 2003
      – Equipment ownership opens liability at electroplating plant (N.D. Ill.), 376
      – Federal Creosote Site
        – – Cleanup cost underestimation, GAO study, 739
        – – Sales representative sentencing (D.N.J.), 421
      – Federal sites, post-cleanup review process weaknesses, 1303
      – Financial responsibility
        – – Hardrock mining assurance rule, Small Business Advocacy Review panel, 2744
        – – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–22
        – – Proposed rule identifies additional industries, 71; advance notice of proposed rulemaking lists 5 additional industries, 114
      – Fletcher's Paint Works site, consent decree and dismissal initial action (D.N.H.), 2745
      – Ford Aerospace facility, excavation and soil removal not disposal (N.D. Cal.), 1525
      – Fort Detrick Area B, remediation agreement, 2854
      – Forward looking policy covers cleanup of acquisition (D. Minn.), 2705
      – Fox River site, suit to force parties to clean up PCB contamination (E.D. Wis.), 2310; proposed consent agreement with U.S., city, and county, 2746
      – Funds insufficient to clean up existing sites, GAO report, 1406
      – FY2009 accomplishments, report, 483
      – FY2011 EPA budget, administration proposal, 297
      – General Color Site, consent decree (D.N.J.), 1243
      – Gowanus Canal
        – – Addition to NPL, 484
        – – Chemtura proposed settlement (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 2254
        – – Groundwater sampling agreement, 1007
      – Green remediation, strategy revisions, 678
      – Gulf Nuclear Site, consent decree (S.D. Texas), 1939
      – Hanford Nuclear Reservation
        – – Cleanup plan, public hearings, 219; moratorium on moving off-site waste to facility, 1005
        – – Soil contamination, high-level radioactive material migration, 2634
        – – Underground tank cleanup, request to approve consent decree (E.D. Wash.), 2317
      – Higgins Farm site, state policy change does not supersede previous waiver from natural resource damages action (D.N.J.), 2314
      – Hudson River PCB dredging project
        – – Drinking water
          – – – Alternative source, EPA to cover costs, 942
          – – – Litigation of damages before liability, denial of motion (N.D.N.Y.), 2361
        – – Phase I problems, 216; progress report, 548; resuspension of pollutants, 1003
        – – Phase II, substantive changes recommendation, 1881; interim plan, GE proposal, 2074; GE plans to move ahead, 2854
        – – Unilateral administrative orders violate due process, GE argument (D.C. Cir.), 1131; no denial of due process, EPA authority upheld, 1464
      – Imperial Oil Co./Champion Chem. Co. site, proposed consent decree with firm, officers (D.N.J.), 1699
      – Indemnification agreement no bar to claim decades later against railcar maker (W.D. Pa.), 275
      – Intervention
        – – Non-settling party may intervene in proposed consent decrees (9th Cir.), 1304
        – – PRP right to intervene with challenge to consent decree (N.D. W.Va.), 217
      – Liability apportionment, Burlington N. ruling did not change rules (E.D. Cal.), 1063
      – Libby Asbestos Site
        – – Cleanup, records of decision, 1062
        – – Injury claims against Mont. for failure to warn (3rd Cir.), 168
      – Livermore Arcade Shopping Center, fiduciary exemption protects trustee/cleanup contractor (N.D. Cal.), 2313
      – Lowry Landfill, natural resources damages settlement (D. Colo.), 1305; approval, 2413
      – Lyondell Chem. cleanup settlement proposal (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 739
      – McCormick and Baxter site, navigational restrictions to control contamination (Fed. Cir.), 2629
      – Metric for cleanup process, EPA revision, 547; Integrated Cleanup Initiative draft implementation plan, 2747
      – Meyers Landfill, partial consent decree (E.D. Cal.), 1468
      – Military facilities, GAO recommendation to expand EPA authority, 1878
      – Molycorp site, cleanup plan, 2853
      – Monitor Devices/Intercircuits site groundwater contamination cleanup cost recovery, consent decree (D.N.J.), 900
      – Moses Lake Wellfield site, proposed settlement (E.D. Wash.), 2853
      – Newtown Creek site, proposed ExxonMobil settlement (E.D.N.Y.), 2573
      – NPL
      – Old Hammer Field, city's RCRA suit against federal government barred by ongoing remediation (E.D. Cal.), 1005
      – Old Southington Landfill site, consent decrees (D. Conn.), 15
      – Operating Indus. Inc. landfill, consent decree (C.D. Cal.), 15; final settlement, 790
      – Operator liability, railcar loader, inspector liability for coal tar light oil spill (S.D. W.Va.), 422
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–22; SplRpt (1/22/10) S–23
      – Oversight costs, accrual date for recovery claims (D.N.J.), 2192
      – Owner and operator of vessel or facility, ownership at time cleanup costs incurred (9th Cir.), 1698
      – Parsons Casket Hardware site, proposed consent decree (N.D. Ill.), 1881
      – Paul's Auto Yard, lead contamination evidence circumstantial (N.D. Ind.), 422
      – Pesticide contamination, settlement no bar to separate contribution claims (9th Cir.), 2132
      – Piercing the corporate veil, dismissal of claims against insolvent subsidiary's parent (E.D. Mo.), 1829
      – Polluter pays tax
        – – Corporate tax proposal, House hearing, 548
        – – Reinstatement
          – – – Bills
            See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 832, HR 564, S 3125, S 3164
          – – – EPA defense of proposal, 2008
          – – – Obama administration urges Congress to enact legislation, 1406
      – Port Refinery site, recovery of EPA costs in mercury cleanup (S.D.N.Y.), 899
      – Portland Harbor
        – – Attorney-client privilege bars disclosure of defense agreement (Or. Ct. App.), 2543
        – – Cement plant, information request triggers duty to defend (D. Or.), 2312
        – – Fish consumption advisory, 1201
        – – Packaging maker settlement agreement (Bankr. Del.), 2460
      – Quehanna Wild Area Nuclear Site, Pa. may proceed with cost recovery action despite initial cleanup licensed by NRC (M.D. Pa.), 395
      – RE-Powering America's Land Initiative, draft management plan, 2299
      – Reimbursement to N.Y. for cleanup costs not recoverable under CERCLA (E.D.N.Y.), 740
      – Remedial investigation/feasibility study, zinc producer's costs as damages under insurance policy (E.D. Wash.), 1884
      – Rialto-Colton groundwater basin
        – – City attempt to recoup cleanup costs dismissed (9th Cir.), 1762; (U.S., rev sought), 2005; (rev den), 2687
        – – EPA cost recovery claims dismissed (C.D. Cal.), 1882
      – Rocky Mtn. Arsenal, Shell land donation as part of settlement, 2413
      – Settlements, pro tanto credit method application (S.D.W. Va.), 679
      – Small amount of contamination sudden and accidental, duty to defend triggered (D.R.I.), 1065
      – Soil contamination, proposed dioxin cleanup levels, 71; comments on preliminary remediation goals, 786; OMB review, 1827
      – South Green Plating site
        – – Duty to defend despite silence on release date (N.D. Ill.), 1959
        – – Unjust enrichment, no jurisdiction over claim (N.D. Ill.), 331
      – State and tribe agreements, proposed reporting revisions, 1003
      – Statute of limitations, permanent response action status under Minn. law discretionary (D. Minn.), 1647
      – Summitville Mine site, collateral source rule inapplicable (U.S., rev den), 115
      – Sutton Brook Disposal Area, consent decree (D. Mass.), 14
      – Tar Creek site
        – – Resident relocation
          – – – Kansas residents, 900
          – – – Payments, state law bars challenges (Okla.), 1480
        – – Tribal natural resources damage claim (N.D. Okla.), 2004
      – Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River and Bay, and area floodplains, consent order for dioxin contamination cleanup, 164
      – Tri-County Public Airport, trichloroethylene contamination response costs (10th Cir.), 72
      – Tronox, proposed settlement on cleanups in 22 states (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.), 2629
      – Turtle Bayou, new contribution allocation due to valuation report exclusion (5th Cir.), 1363
      – Vapor intrusion, consideration as criterion for determining site qualification, 1407
      – Water Street Site, contribution right trigger (2d Cir.), 480
      – Wildcat Landfill, petroleum monitoring, 273
    SUPREME COURT, U.S.
      – Campaign finance, spending limits in federal election campaigns (rvs), 228
      – Climate change
        – – Hurricane Katrina intensification by global warming, reconsideration of damage claims (rev sought), 1993
        – – Nuisance ruling (rev sought), 1753; request to vacate ruling (brief filed), 1934; labor union support of utilities (brief filed), 1991; 12 states join brief (brief filed), 1991; (rev grant), 2738
      – Discharge permits, unitary waters theory
        – – Environmental groups suit (rev sought), 1890; (rev den), 2691
        – – Miccosukee Tribe petition (rev sought), 2016; (rev den), 2691
      – Electric power transmission lines, FERC's ability to overrule states based on national interest (rev den), 212
      – Endangered species
        – – Critical habitat designation, economic analysis (rev sought), 2588
        – – Mexican spotted owl critical habitat designation (rev sought), 2376
      – Forests, management of Flathead Natl. Forest (rev sought), 755; (rev den), 1197
      – Hazardous waste
        – – Bankruptcy, compliance cost liability (rev sought), 486; (briefing extension), 1467; (rev den), 2255
        – – Deicing fluid use, no immediate threat (rev sought), 1703; (rev den), 2255
        – – Masonry blocks used in foundations considered land application, EPA clarification sought (rev sought), 941; (rev den), 1305
        – – Mixed waste, Tex. RCRA authority (rev sought), 2366; (rev den), 2687
        – – Standing to sue federal government, shooting range on Lake Michigan (rev sought), 218; (rev den), 682
      – Hybrid vehicles, taxi incentive plan preemption (rev sought), 2647
      – Invasive species, injunction to close waterways to prevent Asian carp entry into Lake Michigan (motion filed), 34; (briefs filed), 77; motion for preliminary injunction denied, 171; (rev den), 688; (motions den), 961
      – Land application of sludge, Cal. county ban (rev sought), 635; (briefs filed), 948; county files brief, 1072; (rev den), 1248
      – Landfill land swap overturned (rev sought), 2518
      – Mountaintop mining permits, orders blocking 4 W.Va. operations overturned (briefing extended), 1467; (dism), 1940
      – NESHAP, constructive reopening doctrine (rev den), 527
      – Noise impact analysis, FAA program challenge (rev den), 151
      – Nominee Kagan, background, 1079; environmental record, 1418
      – Nonroad engines, transportation construction industry challenge untimely (rev sought), 1351; (rev den), 2241
      – Oil spills, seafood processors' share of Exxon Valdez damages (rev sought), 78; (rev den), 491
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/22/10) S–33
      – Radioactive waste, N.C. liability for withdrawal from interstate compact (oral arg), 119; no liability (aff'd), 1240
      – Superfund
        – – City attempt to recoup groundwater cleanup costs (rev sought), 2005
        – – Contribution claims, collateral source rule inapplicable (rev den), 115
        – – Incurred costs, allocation claim vacated (rev sought), 2002; (rev den), 2686
      – Takings, beach erosion control project upheld (aff'd), 1370
      – Transportation conformity, FAA air traffic plan for states adjacent to New York City and Philadelphia (rev den), 151
      – Uranium mining on Navajo lands, license (rev sought), 2195; (rev den), 2576
      – Wetlands
        – – Real estate developer conviction for illegal dredging (rev den), 123
        – – Sod placement, restoration order (rev sought), 2199
      – Wildlife refuges
        – – Creation on land slated for reservoir construction, EIA adequacy (rev den), 441
        – – Seafood processor challenge of Palmyra Atoll designation (rev sought), 127; (rev den), 1012
    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
      – Brownfields
        – – Economically disadvantaged communities, grant awards, 2367
        – – Real estate market future, 841
      – Building code, incorporation of local needs, 627
      – Climate change
        – – Best business practices, firms reap greater benefits, 835
        – – Bill focus on jobs more favorable than health and environment, poll, 207
        – – Emissions reduction efforts continue despite congressional action, Special Report, 2653
        – – Impact reduction for transportation, land-use planning, 160
        – – Integration into business strategies, survey of global companies, 2127
        – – Wal-Mart
          – – – Carbon footprint reduction in S. Cal., 568
          – – – Supply chain, GHG emissions reduction plan, 412
      – Community planning grants
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1619
      – Consumption patterns unsustainable, U.N. panel, 990
      – Delhi Summit, call for urgent action on Kyoto successor agreement, 327
      – Employment, BLS green jobs survey launch in Nov., 231; green job definition, request for comments, 626
      – Energy efficiency
      – Energy policy, U.N. advisory group on, 935
      – EPA programs, incorporation study, 2699
      – EPA Research and Dev. Office, Anastas outlines priorities, 850
      – EPA strategic plan priority, 2329
      – Federal building construction, DOE proposed rule, 1236
      – Fossil fuel use, energy ministers on role of carbon sequestration, 783
      – Green building, growth of sector, Analysis & Perspective, 1966
      – Green economy initiatives, Wis. jobs bill, 136
      – Green energy manufacturing sector, China trade practices, 2068; congressional request for administration action, 2183
      – Higher education, interagency summit, 2151
      – IMF green fund to assist developing countries transition to lower carbon energy sources, proposal, 270
      – Innovation and flexibility, committee recommendations to EPA, 2812
      – Neighborhoods, new LEED rating, 995
      – Rare earth elements
        – – Mining promotion bill, introduction, 1412
        – – Shortage, impact on growth of green technology, 628
      – Remediation
        – – Evolution of field, Special Report, 2599
        – – Technical information availability, Special Report, 2602
        – – Voluntary industry standard, 550
      – Renewable energy
      – Smart Growth Assistance Program, technical assistance awards, 2375
      – Supply-chain efficiency promotion
        See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3396
      – Urban areas, Cal. law linking land use, transportation, housing, 1320
      – Water infrastructure planning, life-cycle analysis, 2261

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