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

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    PACKAGING
      – Beverage containers, Australia commissions regulatory impact statement, 726
      – Plastic shopping bags
        – – Brazil
          – – – Consumption reduction, Rio de Janeiro state requirements, 713; trade group lawsuit, 936
          – – – Supermarket chain ban, 284; association program to reduce consumption, 1202
        – – Italy, nonbiodegradable bag ban, 934
      – Recycling
        – – Israel proposed law, 242
        – – Japan proposed method revisions, 805
      – Triclosan, EU ban in food packaging, 316
      – Waste reduction
        – – Poland, draft framework, 1133
        – – Sustainability, ministerial agreement, 1154
        – – U.K. retailer program, 273
    PAINTS AND COATINGS
      – Flammable waste, Brazil state landfill ban, 520
      – Lead paint, Canada proposes further restrictions, 278; final rule, 1135
    PANAMA
      – Infrastructure projects, presidential authority to suspend environmental impact study requirements, 665
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–40
      – Wastewater treatment, IAD sanitation loan, 35
    PAPUA NEW GUINEA
      – Natural gas project EIA, U.S. bank faces lawsuit, 282
    PARAGUAY
      – Environmental code drafting, 563
      – Groundwater, joint management of Guarani aquifer, 798
      – Water resources, agreement with Brazil on Apa River management, 523
    PARTICULATE MATTER
      – Air quality
        – – Argentina, Buenos Aires subway survey, 1051
        – – Chile, fine particle regulation approval, 281; ministerial council approval, 1198
        – – Denmark compliance with EU standard, 66
        – – European Comm'n final warnings to Cyprus, Portugal, Spain, 318; final warnings to Belgium, Greece, Romania, 641; referrals to court, 1176
        – – Germany, European Comm'n court action, 982
        – – New Zealand, relaxed standard proposal, 615
        – – Poland, European Comm'n court action, 982
        – – Poland, proposed fine particle limits, 1180
        – – Slovakia, European Comm'n court action, 982
        – – Slovenia, European Comm'n court action, 318
        – – Sweden, European Comm'n court action, 318
      – Boiler emissions, France limits, 748
      – Monitoring, Thailand efforts, 477
    PATENTS
      – Green patents, Spain strategy to encourage applications, 270
      – Technology transfer to fight climate change threatened, 397
    PCBs
      – Mammals, Norway study, 219
      – Stockholm Convention, elimination network, 307
      – Waste transformer oil, Canada failure to warn case, 1050
    PENALTIES
      – Collection, Brazil, 757
      – Criminal penalties, Poland draft penal code amendment, 414; submittal to Parliament, 932
      – Environmental planning, Sweden rules revision, 327
      – Environmental violations
        – – Australia, Northern Territory bill, 852
        – – Brazil state resolution, 523
        – – Colombia, sanction criteria, 1047
      – Marine ecosystem damage, China province, 851
      – REACH enforcement method variance among EU countries, 6
      – Soil contamination, Russia, 929
      – Water pollution, Australia Northern Territory doubles, 478
    PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPs)
      – Climate change impacts, UNEP study of effects on health, 306
      – Stockholm Convention
      – Storage bank, Norway creation, 1040
    PERU
      – Amazon Rainforest, alluvial mining controls, 223; violent protests prompt government review, 380
      – Climate change, mitigation and adaptation goals, 1200
      – Coastal zones, National Reserve System of Islands, Islets and Peninsulas, 71
      – Ecological-economic zoning, Cajamarca region, 995
      – Ethanol, postponement of blend requirements, 996
      – Forest conservation plan to combat climate change, 758
      – International cooperation, U.S. South Am. Envt., Sci., Tech., and Health Office relocation, 72
      – Mines and mining
        – – Abandoned mine remediation resolution, 336
        – – Amazon Rainforest, controls, 223; violent protests prompt government review, 380
        – – Tailings dam failure, emergency declaration, 716
        – – Tia Maria copper mine, request for U.N. help in environmental review, 1199
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–38
      – Renewable energy contracts, awards, 380
      – Smelters, U.S. company seeks new conditions before restarting, 520; government threatens to close complex, 606; deadline to restart operations missed, 758
      – Water infrastructure, Iquitos project, 796
      – Water resources, law with focus on human consumption, 336
    PESTICIDES
      – Bans, Brazil probe of BASF products, 284
      – Bee deaths, France
        – – Beekeepers challenge authorization, 1034
        – – Court ruling finds no link, 873
      – Biocides
        – – Belgium EU presidency priority, 697
        – – Denmark website for foreign companies, 510
        – – EU, ECHA authority, 925
        – – France
          – – – Authorizations, decree, 877
          – – – Website for companies, 415
        – – Portugal, list of substances allowed for use, 647; publication of law, 992
        – – REACH authorization procedures, EU committee approval of legislative amendment, 640
        – – Spain
          – – – Handler training requirements, 648
          – – – Registration, authorization, and market placement, issuance of orders, 750
        – – Sweden, increase in availability, 465
      – Biotechnology
      – Chlordecone, France delay in banning territorial use, 835
      – Cosmetic use, Canada, Nova Scotia ban bill, 472
      – DBCP, Nicaraguan worker claims fraudulent, Cal. court vacates verdict, 717
      – Drinking water tolerance levels, Japan proposal, 804
      – Endosulfan
        – – Brazil
          – – – Federal lawsuit seeking ban, 603; phaseout plans, 710; resolution, 847
          – – – State ban, 378
        – – U.N., ban recommendation, 1059
      – Fish kill, Kenyan flower farmers absolution, 297
      – Glyphosate, Brazil seizure, 339
      – Grape growers, France dismissal of slander suit, 211
      – Home gardeners, France use reduction campaign, 369
      – Implementation of EU directive and regulations, U.K. consultation, 215
      – Labels improper, Brazil seizure, 603
      – Marketing, costs of regulation, 250
      – Mercury in fungicides, Norway proposes EU-wide ban, 652
      – Methyl bromide-chloropicrin, New Zealand bans, 1146
      – Minor uses, Canada exclusive use protection on data, 656
      – Nonagricultural use, France reduction agreement, 873
      – Plant protection directive implementation, Netherlands consultation, 934
      – Production, China water pollution control standards, 808
      – Spray drift, OECD website, 542
      – Triclosan, EU ban in food packaging, 316
    PHILIPPINES
      – Climate change, adaptation strategy adoption, 477
      – Forest fire task force, 388
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–56
    PIPELINES
      – Carbon dioxide, Canada province research project, 339
      – Damage control programs, Canada proposal, 800
      – Environmental impact, U.S. evaluation of Canada tar sands pipeline and expansion, 375; U.S. State Dep't seeks comments, 420; EPA on inadequacy of State Dep't analysis, 760; withdrawal of special permit request, 801; Mich. representative seeks approval based on jobs creation, 1139
      – Explosions, China port closure, 725; release estimate, report, 766
      – Natural gas
        – – Canada panel recommendations on Mackenzie Valley project, 20; National Energy Bd. schedules final arguments, 67
        – – China, Guangdong province project, 293
        – – Nord Stream project, Finland approval, 163
      – Risk management at refineries, chemical facilities, France revision proposal, 62
      – Subsea installations, Russia licensing rules, 644; approval, 878
      – Wastewater, German salt producer urged to divert discharges, 153
    PLASTICS
      – Recycling, New Zealand farm product stewardship program, 618
      – Shopping bags
        – – Brazil
          – – – Consumption reduction, Rio de Janeiro state requirements, 713; trade group lawsuit, 936
          – – – Supermarket chain ban, 284; association program to reduce consumption, 1202
        – – Italy, nonbiodegradable bag ban, 934
    POLAND
      – Air pollution
        – – Oil refinery emissions reductions, 274
        – – Particulate matter, proposed fine particle limits, 1180
      – Air quality
        – – Particulate matter, European Comm'n warning, 982
        – – Rejection of extension request, 13
      – Biomass
        – – Grain burning to generate electricity, 274
        – – Power plant construction, 415
      – Climate change
        – – Emissions reduction potential, 17
        – – Natural gas use to reduce emissions from power generation, 556
      – Criminal penalties, draft penal code amendment, 414; submittal to Parliament, 932
      – Data sharing, European Comm'n referral to court, 1176
      – Emissions trading
        – – National allocation plan, European Comm'n on, 9; approval, 413
        – – Sale of surplus credits under Kyoto Protocol, 270; proceeds to finance energy efficiency projects, 840
      – Energy efficiency, modernization fund, 1086
      – Environment minister, confirmation, 107
      – Flood risk management, referral to court, 1176
      – Landfill waste reduction target, incinerators needed, 329; deadline missed, 839; proposed amendment to law, 1039
      – Monitoring lab for air, water quality, 330
      – Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–21
      – Packaging waste reduction framework, 1133
      – River basin management plans, European Comm'n first warning, 555
      – Wastewater and wastewater treatment, urban strategy revisions, 270
      – Water resources, European Comm'n warning, 641
    POLAR REGIONS
      – Beaufort Sea, Canada management plan, 886
      – Economic impact of Arctic warming, report, 186
      – Methane leaks from Arctic subsea permafrost, study, 305
      – Natural resources, Russia Arctic
        – – Development, shift in approach, 983
        – – Monitoring and cleanup plan, 644; funding commitment, 1040
      – Oil and gas drilling, Arctic region
        – – Canada, comments sought on review plan, 600
        – – Russia coalition seeks ban extension, 595
        – – Russia-Norway uniform standards, 874
      – Shipping, Arctic region
        – – Canada proposal for regulated traffic zone, 276; final rule, 655
        – – Countries agree on need for new regulations, 629
    POLLUTION PREVENTION
      – Environmental permits, Belgium ruling, 266
      – Implementation of EU directive, Denmark efforts, 275
      – Release reporting, Japan bill, 292
    POPULATION GROWTH
      – Delhi, India growth taking toll, 569
    PORTS
      – Environmental impact assessments
        – – Brazil, closure injunction, 711; accord, 764
        – – India
          – – – Approval process, 383
          – – – Wildlife threat, project rejection, 436
      – Licensing, Australia Northern Territory rules, 478
      – Oil spills, China closure following pipeline explosion, 725; release estimate, report, 766
    PORTUGAL
      – Air quality, European Comm'n final warning, 318
      – Biofuels, sustainability criteria decree-law, 708
      – Electric vehicles, electric mobility law, 464; publication of rules on subsidies, 704
      – Emissions trading, aviation sector, 751
      – Energy efficiency, fund creation, 557
      – Environmental funds, regulation covering remediation, water resources, biodiversity, 705
      – Flood management plans, European Comm'n warning, 641
      – Mine waste management, new law to comply with EU requirements, 160
      – Oceans, transposition of EU directive, 1036
      – Renewable energy, 2020 national strategy, 412
      – River basin management plans, European Comm'n first warning, 555; second warning, 1079
      – Tax incentives for energy efficiency, renewable projects, 597
      – Toxic substances, list of substances allowed for use in phytopharmaceuticals, biocides, 647; publication of law, 992
      – Transposition of EU directives, 1082
      – Waste disposal, fee suspension, 330
      – Wind energy, capacity regulations, 557
    POSTAL SERVICES
      – Climate change, Italy carbon neutrality goal, 840
    PROCUREMENT
      – Domestic policies, China indigenous innovation rules, 431
      – Motor vehicles, EU web portal, 1186
      – Sustainable development, Brazil criteria for soliciting federal contracts, 111
    PUBLIC HEALTH
      – Air quality, U.K. long-term consequences, 325
      – Climate change effects on POPs, UNEP study of impacts, 306
    PUBLIC LANDS
      – Mines and mining, New Zealand expansion proposal, 347; withdrawal of proposal, 775
    PULP, PAPER, AND PAPERBOARD MILLS
      – Recycling
        – – France fees, expansion to office paper, envelopes, 872
        – – Italy antitrust investigation, 370
      – Uruguay River pollution
        – – Argentina demand to close plant rejected, 424; joint monitoring proposal rejection, 516
        – – Bridge blockade temporarily lifted, 607
      – Wastewater treatment
        – – China province closures due to violations, 37
        – – Russia allows discharges into Lake Baikal, 106; decree upheld, 596

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