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Vol. 33, Nos. 1-25, pp. 1-1224
Jan. 6 - Dec. 8, 2010

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    NACEC (NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION)
    NAFTA
    NANOTECHNOLOGY
      – Benefit claims, report disputes, 1162
      – Classification of nanomaterials, ISO report, 859
      – Definition of nanomaterials
        – – Canada interim policy, 374
        – – EU agency calls for inclusion in legislation, 641; consultation, 1027
      – Development, Australia national strategy, 235
      – Foods, EU panel calls for ingredient restrictions, 457; labeling requirement, 599; Parliamentary amendments, 694
      – Information-gathering initiatives, OECD recommendations, 48
      – Nanofilm floor sealant sprays, Denmark stops sale, 412
      – Nanomaterial safety, OECD
        – – Activity report, 449; report of recent activities, 956
        – – Series update, 1220
      – OECD working party operational plans, 490
      – REACH regulation
        – – EU evaluation of coverage, 152
        – – France, inclusion sought, 321
        – – Technical instructions, guidance update, 501
      – Regulation
        – – Belgium priorities, 867
        – – Questionnaire, OECD release, 490
      – Research, EU request for comments, 18
      – Risk assessment, Canada proposed bill, 279
      – Safe handling, African nations' resolution, 242
      – Testing, OECD guidance documents, 628
    NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS
      – Uranium mining, India rejects plan, 530
      – Yasuni National Park, Ecuador proposal to halt oil extraction in exchange for half market value, 29; government backs away from exchange plan, 75; agreement, 796
    NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS
    NATURAL DISASTERS
      – Environmental challenges, Haiti earthquake, 167
      – Environmental health, Italy 2009 assessment, 411
      – Floods
      – Infrastructure preservation, Taiwan Geological Survey responsibilities, 1143
      – Mudslides, Brazil diesel fuel spill, 382
      – Typhoons, Taiwan reservoir restoration, 440
    NATURAL GAS
      Ed. Note: For extraction activities and processes, see OIL AND GAS.
      – Carbon tax, Norway, 875
      – EIA for project in Papua New Guinea, U.S. bank faces lawsuit, 282
      – Electricity generation, Poland use could reduce emissions, 556
      – Pipelines
    NATURAL RESOURCES
      – Annual global resource capacity, 853
      – Continental shelf, Russia protections, 16
      – Development, Russia shift in approach, 983
      – Ecological compensation, China drafting regulations, 567
      – National protected areas
      – Resource efficiency, UN report on environmental policy, 580
    NETHERLANDS
      – Air quality
        – – Climate policy impacts, 1184
        – – Improvements, 2009, 1184
      – Biodiversity, climate change mitigation, 992
      – Carbon sequestration, site selection, 654; request for comments on storage proposal, 929; abandonment of western project, 1082
      – Climate change, impact of policies on air quality, 1184
      – Electric vehicles, Amsterdam-Renault-Nissan alliance promotion agreement, 930
      – Hazardous waste, oil traders fined for dumping in Ivory Coast, 749
      – Oil spills in Niger Delta, jurisdiction over Nigerian farmers' case against Shell, 86
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–19
      – Pesticide directives implementation, consultation, 934
      – Water resources, policy priority, 1087
      – Wind energy, construction of island to service transmission grid, 988
    NEW ZEALAND
      – Biotechnology, criticism of institute's livestock research plans, 479
      – Chemical labeling, proposed acceptance of regulations used in other countries, 126; new rules take effect, 726
      – Contaminated sites, proposed management standard, 177
      – EIAs, dairy project elevation of permitting process to national level, 125; withdrawal of project, 348
      – Emissions trading
        – – Allocation plan proposal for free industrial carbon unit credits, 39; application deadline, 726
        – – Energy price increases scheme enters force, 670
        – – Progress despite Australia postponement, 480
        – – Synthetic GHG import/export reporting rules, 671
      – Energy, draft strategies focus on economic development, 775
      – Environmental agency, role, 571; introduction of draft law, 1144
      – Environmental permits, discount on fees for late processing, 236
      – Forests, uniform rules for plantation forestry, 895
      – Methyl bromide-chloropicrin, mixture bans, 1146
      – Mines and mining, publicly-owned protected areas, 347; withdrawal of proposal, 775
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–55
      – Particulate matter, relaxed standard proposal, 615
      – Recycling, farm plastics product stewardship program, 618
      – Waste management strategy, adoption, 1057
      – Water resources
        – – Freshwater, recommendations, 947
        – – Metering
          – – – Water use, 479
          – – – Withdrawals, 1057
    NICARAGUA
      – Pesticides, Cal. court vacates verdict due to fraud, witness tampering, 717
    NIGERIA
      – Electronic waste, refusal of shipment, 485
      – Gas flaring prohibition, deadline delay, 131
      – Oil spills in Niger Delta
        – – Damages award stemming from 1970 incident, 728
        – – Environmental damage, reports, 619
        – – Netherlands jurisdiction over farmers' case against Shell, 86
    NITROGEN OXIDES (NOx)
      – Air pollution, EU postpones law review, 696
      – Diesel vehicle emissions, Japan considers stricter standards, 674
      – Electric power plants, Belgium region agreement, 987
      – Taxes
        – – China pilot project, 807
        – – Sweden imposition, 217
      – Thermoelectric power plants, Chile emissions limits, 27; correction, 77
    NOISE
      – EIAs, China guidelines revision, 178
      – Maps, European Comm'n referral of Malta to court, 1079
      – Urban areas, U.K. action plans, 324
    NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
      – Environmental monitoring, China, 385
    NORDIC COUNTRIES
      – Climate initiative, announcement, 1084
    NORTH AFRICA
      – Sustainable development, corporate index development, 129
    NORTH AMERICA
      – Ozone-depleting substances, production reduction proposal, 487
    NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION (NACEC)
    NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
      – Clean energy investment, U.S.-Mexico border initiative, 423
    NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)
      – Commission for Envtl. Cooperation strategic plan, request for comment, 803; priorities, 846
      – Energy efficiency, CEC best practices study, 939
      – Industrial pollutants, 2006 increase in reported releases and transfers, 722
      – Marine protected areas, map, 609
      – Oil sands production in Alberta, water pollution complaint, 418
      – Sewage discharges off British Columbia coast, NAFTA complaint, 467
    NORTH SEA
      – Discharges, Norway oil company, 558
      – Inspections, U.K. oil operations, 594
    NORWAY
      – Air quality, 2010 targets likely to be missed, 510
      – Barents Sea, border agreement with Russia, 928
      – Basel Convention, proposal to cover waste originating in international waters, 705
      – Biofuels standard for road vehicle fuel, 369
      – Budget, 2011 proposal, 990
      – Carbon tax
        – – Extension, OECD recommendation, 272
        – – Fossil fuels favored, criticism, 509
      – Chemicals handling, construction industry inadequacies, 103
      – Electronic waste
        – – Collection backlog, 1086
        – – Retailer compliance inspections, 272; compliance levels unacceptable, 1038
      – Emissions trading, quota-liable emissions decline, 369
      – Flame retardants, call for global ban on hexabromocyclododecane, 838
      – Forest protection, climate agreement with Indonesia, 613
      – Gasoline, vapor recovery proposal, 415
      – Hazardous substances in consumer products, website, 218
      – Hazardous waste
        – – Construction industry inadequacies, 103
        – – Metal waste procedures, inspections, 876
      – Mapping, Geo Data Law implementation, 877
      – Mercury
        – – EU-wide ban proposal, 652
        – – Thermometer recall, 980
      – Oil and gas drilling
        – – Arctic region, uniform standards with Russia, 874
        – – Discharges into North Sea, 558
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–20
      – PCBs in mammals, study, 219
      – Radioactive waste, regulation under pollution law, 1085
      – Refinery explosion, sentencing of businessmen, 368
      – Toxic substances
        – – POPs storage bank, 1040
        – – Substitution law impacts, 104
      – Water resources, approval of regional management plans, 597
    NUCLEAR ENERGY
      – Bans, Italy regional prohibitions on reactors, 158
      – Capacity expansion, Brazil study, 564
      – Clean-energy potential, role in mitigating climate change, 49
      – Closure of plants, Germany delay during shift to renewables, 984; approval of bills, 1080; Bundesrat votes to extend nuclear plant operation, 1186
      – Desalinization, Egypt consideration to meet energy needs, 298
      – Development, Finland approval of plant construction, waste site, 654
      – EIAs, Italy suspension of expansion plans, 933
      – Expertise exchange agreements, Italy-Russia, 747
      – Fast breeder reactors, safety report, 252
      – Fuel tax, Germany delays decision, 833
      – Global role expansion, IEA roadmap, 627; France as leader of efforts, 747
      – Liability
        – – India, limit bill, 291
        – – Sweden, proposed increase, 216
      – Power plant operations, Japan restarts 2 plants, 84
      – Reprocessing nuclear fuel, India-U.S. agreement, 348
      – Risk assessment, Italy finds minimal risk, 599
      – Used steam generators, Canada considers shipment, 1189
      – Waste
    NUTRIENTS
      – Fertilizer subsidies, India monitoring, 806
      – Water pollution control, Denmark mussel cultivation project, 795
      – Water quality standards, Finland, 1038

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