International Environment Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

RADIOACTIVE WASTE

– Disposal standards, EU proposal, 1078
– Management

– – Norway regulation under pollution law, 1085
– – Russia bill, 106

– Nuclear fuel reprocessing, India-U.S. agreement, 348
– Scrap yard radiation leak, India needs tighter regulation, 435
– Storage

– – Germany, site selection, 320
– – Spain, list of eligible sites, 213

– Transportation

– – Canada, shipment of used steam generators, 1189
– – U.S. request for comments on draft changes to international rules, 684

– Underground storage, Belgium study, 874

RAILROADS

– Locomotive emissions, Canada consultations, 1189

RAMSAR CONVENTION

– World Bank, joint research projects, 251

REACH SYSTEM

See REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND AUTHORIZATION OF CHEMICALS (REACH) SYSTEM

REAL PROPERTY

– Energy efficiency labeling, Denmark, 795

RECYCLING

– Appliances, Japan 2009 rate, 572
– Batteries

– – Brazil rules take effect, 1141
– – India responsibility law, 566

– Beverage containers, Australia commissions regulatory impact statement, 726
– Construction waste

– – Brazil city rules, 335
– – Israel guidelines, 355

– Electronic waste

– – Brazil, solid waste management bill, 280; pending in Senate, 661; President signs, 755
– – Canada, Prince Edward Island program, 608
– – Chile distributor agreement, 222
– – China, implementation of rules, 286
– – Developing countries, preparations for surge, 249

– Fees

– – Denmark, administrative burden, 793; reconsideration, 1133
– – France, expansion to office paper, envelopes, 872

– Hazardous waste

– – Canada, policy updates, 420
– – U.K. request for comments on strategy, 325

– Household waste, Belgium sorting statistics for Flanders, 1187
– Integrated waste management, Hong Kong proposal, 1204
– Iron and steel, China imports, 36
– Motor vehicles, Belgium infraction referred to court, 641
– Packaging

– – Israel producer responsibility proposal, 242
– – Japan proposed method revisions, 805
– – Poland waste reduction framework, 1133

– Paper, Italy antitrust investigation, 370
– Plastics, New Zealand farm product stewardship program, 618
– Raw material recovery, EU policy review, 1175
– Shipbreaking

See SHIPBREAKING

– Solid waste management plans

– – Australia, Queensland proposal, 615
– – Brazil, Sao Paulo state, 378
– – Denmark, strategy, 649
– – Spain, transposition of EU directive, 648
– – United Kingdom, reduction policies, 794

– Specialty metals, environmentally-friendly technologies dependence on, 539
– Statistics, Australia national report, 478
– Tires, Colombia, 803
– Tracking of solid waste, Japan proposal, 38
– Waste management, U.K. capital rates, 105
– Water reuse, Japan exports of industrial water to W. Australia, 852

RED SEA

– Oil spills, Egypt

– – Draft bill, 131
– – Tanker fined, 532

REFINERIES

– Emissions reductions, Poland PKN Orlen efforts, 274
– Explosion, Norway businessmen sentenced, 368
– Pipelines, France risk management revision proposal, 62
– Polluter pays, Italy oil refineries guilty despite lack of evidence, 269
– Ship fuel, impact of MARPOL specification on oil refiners, IEA report, 627
– Soil contamination, Canada nickel refiner liability for lost property value, 719

REGISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND AUTHORIZATION OF CHEMICALS (REACH) SYSTEM

– Animal testing

– – Data sharing, 754
– – Proposal, 18

– Appeals, guidance, 273
– Biocide authorization procedures, EU committee approval of legislative amendment, 640
– Business size, penalties for misstating, 741
– Candidate list formalization, 60; additions, 590
– Chemical identity webinar, 18
– Compliance, attorney advises caution, 957
– Confidentiality claims, guidance, 753; ECHA alert, 789
– Data submission, Completeness Check software, 5
– Dossiers

– – Improvement, suggestions, 203
– – Nanomaterials, instructions, 590
– – Public disclosure of data, identifying software, 652
– – Software for submissions, 273

– Downstream users, guidance, 979
– Enforcement

– – Formulators, inspection plans, 1026
– – Methods, variance among countries, 6
– – Sweden, proposed changes, 510
– – Violations found at one-fourth of companies inspected, 551

– First deadline

– – Compliance expectations, 867
– – Registration on track, 977; fewer dossiers submitted than expected, 1171
– – Situations that prevent registration, ECHA assistance, 924

– Global framework, France industry recommendation, 1178
– Implementation, Directors' Contact Group, 152
– Letters of access to data owned by other companies, 203
– List of chemicals scheduled for registration, release soon, 363; publication, 405
– Mixtures, enforcement effort, 5
– Nanotechnology

– – Dossiers, instructions, 590
– – EU evaluation of coverage, 152
– – France support of regulation, 321
– – Technical instructions, guidance update, 501

– Online registration, REACH-IT tool

– – Classification and labeling, simplification, 549
– – Upgrades, 549

– Only Representative, request for clarification of data submission requirements, 7
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–7
– Penalties, variance among countries, 457
– Practical guides, issuance, 369
– Registration process, Dancet interview, 1016
– Restricted or banned substances

– – Dimethylfumarate, proposed restrictions, 639
– – Dispute over finding substitutes, 259; resolution, 315
– – ECHA proposal to ban 8 substances, 1172
– – Identification of chemicals as potential substances of very high concern, 551; approval of 8 substances, 1172
– – Lead, proposed restrictions, 639
– – Listing increase expected in 2011, 978
– – Nominations sought, 707
– – Regulatory committee vote on 6 substances, 923

– Retailer noncompliance, report, 1026
– Safety data sheet compliance with GHS, 8
– Smart regulation, industry council president on, 1077
– Substances of very high concern, 8 nominations, 273; request for comments, 641; request for comments on 10 substances, 1 group, 831
– Test data decisions for 3 chemicals, 933
– Testing methodologies, updated guidance, 549
– Training, French lobby program, 209
– Transposition of EU directive, France, 1033

RELEASES AND SPILLS

– Air pollutants

See AIR POLLUTION

– Industrial pollutants, NACEC 2006 data, 722
– Oil spills

See OIL SPILLS

– Registers, Kiev Protocol compliance review mechanism, 489
– Toxic substances

See TOXIC SUBSTANCES

REMEDIATION

– Financial assistance, Portugal regulation of government funding, 705
– Highly polluted sites, India receives World Bank loan, 771
– Liability, Taiwan potential polluter liability, 122; law takes effect, 122

RENEWABLE ENERGY

– Biofuels

See BIOFUELS

– Budget, U.K. 2010 proposals include low-carbon projects, 14
– Capacity increase, EU, 707
– Certificates

– – Australia consumer watchdog proceedings against electricity retailer, 125
– – Italy budget threatens market, 650; budget cuts, 708

– Contracts, Peru awards, 380
– Demonstration projects, EU funding, 1132
– Development

– – China

– – – Hubei Province initiative, 83
– – – Technology bottleneck slows progress, 525
– – – U.S. may be outpaced, 386

– – Italy, funding, 877

– Equipment imports, China exclusionary polices, 344
– Financial assistance

– – EU, proposal to direct state support, 741; Parliament calls for more time to phase out subsidies, 1173
– – European Local Energy Assistance Facility launch, 11
– – Indonesia, Clean Technology Fund, 346
– – Investment resilience despite global economic downturn, reports, 733
– – Japan bill to finance equipment, 294
– – Kenya fund for investment in non-hydro projects, 132

– Geothermal energy, Kenya loan agreements, 442
– Hydroelectric power

See HYDROELECTRIC POWER

– Incentives

– – Italy grid parity proposal, 157
– – Portugal, tax incentives, 597
– – Promotion efforts, Analysis & Perspective, 911
– – Slovakia tax exemptions, OECD recommendation to eliminate, 1186
– – U.K. feed-in tariffs, 157

– International cooperation, Denmark-China pact, 187
– International Renewable Energy Agency

– – Budget crunch, 777
– – Membership expansion, 137

– Investment

– – Argentina steps up plan, 26
– – Egypt private sector initiative, 573
– – India, foreign investment, 1208
– – Opportunities, index, 904

– Marine energy, U.K. plan, 330
– Money laundering, Italy seizure of mob assets, 928
– Planning time limits, Victoria, Australia, 852
– Potential, Southeast Asia policy changes, IEA recommendations, 675
– Production

– – Italy increase, 370
– – Mexico contracts for private generation, 511
– – Russia, small project support, 1085
– – Spain increase, 2009, 410
– – United Kingdom, council sale of excess electricity, 791

– Registration, Spain pre-allocation registry, 213
– Solar energy

See SOLAR ENERGY

– Storage of intermittent energy, China demonstration project, 343
– Subsidies

– – Czech Republic, capacity cap, 837
– – France ordinances, 101

– Targets

– – Algeria, 2025 goal, 300
– – Australia, proposed amendment splits market, 529; bill approval, 670
– – Brazil 10-year energy plan, 518
– – Canada

– – – Nova Scotia, 421
– – – Ontario local content requirement, Japan initiates WTO complaint, 903; U.S. seeks seat, 1010

– – Egypt focus on solar, wind, biogas, 180
– – EU, 2020 forecast, 265
– – India, 2015 goal may be met, 723
– – Italy, IEA comments on meeting 2020 commitments, 158
– – Japan, utility purchase requirement, 772
– – Mexico, 35
– – Portugal

– – – National strategy, 2020, 413
– – – Transposition of EU directive, 1082

– – South Africa, benefits, 573
– – South Korea, 2012 goal, 346; legislative preparations, 946
– – UK, micro energy generation plan, 709

– Telecommunications, India seeks proposals for powering towers, 127
– Tradable certificates, India plan, 79
– Trade practices, China investigation sought, 885; congressional support of petition, 1000; USTR investigation, 1067
– Transmission

– – China grid oversight, 36
– – Germany, line construction to meet 2020 goals, 1177
– – India, small project connection to grid, 895
– – Mediterranean grid, international partnership to study feasibility, 695
– – Slovakia unstable source approval requirement, 271
– – South Africa, power system operator, 240

– Wind energy

See WIND ENERGY

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

– Climate change

See CLIMATE CHANGE

– Emissions trading

See EMISSIONS TRADING

– Ozone-depleting substances, France refrigerant use, 162
– Pollutant releases

– – Japan bill, 292
– – Kiev Protocol, compliance review mechanism, 489

– Toxic substances

– – China new chemical management rules, 229
– – U.S. rule compliance, attorney advises caution, 957

– Waste treatment and disposal, Russia requirements, 415

REPORTS

– Ed. Note: For information on publications, reports, studies, and surveys, see specific subject headings.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

– Climate change

– – Assessment procedures

– – – Expert selection for 5th report, IPCC, 683
– – – IPCC defense, 184; policy review, 245; independent review by InterAcademy Council, 304; committee selection, 493; InterAcademy Council recommendations, 853

– – Data selection, University of East Anglia cleared of dishonesty, 447
– – India

– – – Black carbon program, 948
– – – Initiatives, 175; cross-sector network, 294

– – Manipulation of data, U.S. scientist cleared of allegations, 683

– Environmental studies, EU grants, 754
– Innovation, OECD report on taxation, 1070

RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

See SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS

– Electronic waste, Norway compliance inspections, 272; compliance levels unacceptable, 1038
– REACH noncompliance, report, 1026
– Waste reduction, U.K. food and packaging program, 273

RISK ASSESSMENT

– Bisphenol A, EU finds little risk, 204
– Carcinogens, U.N. agency evaluation, 487
– Deforestation of Amazon Rainforest, 2075 projection, 228
– EIAs, Canada, Ontario approval process, 522
– Endocrine disruptors, Japan, 570; research roadmap, 724
– Ethylene glycol, Canada finds not toxic, 428
– Nanomaterials, Canada proposed bill, 279
– Nuclear power, Italy finds minimal risk, 599
– Online tools, OECD, 579
– Toxic substances, EU request for legislation on combination effects of chemicals, 18

RISK MANAGEMENT

– Nanotechnology

See NANOTECHNOLOGY

– Pipelines, France regulatory revision proposal, 62
– Toxic substances, Japan system, 1145

RIVERS AND STREAMS

– Amazon, Peru city wastewater project, 796
– Apa River, Brazil-Paraguay cooperative management, 523
– Athabasca River watershed, oil sands development impacts, 844
– Colorado River conservation and restoration framework, U.S.-Mexico agreement, 660
– Danube River, EU improvements, 205
– Escalera River, emergency declaration due to tailings dam failure, 716
– Ganga River, India cleanup projects, 290; agreement with technology consortium, 727
– Jordan River, reports call for restoration, 486
– Mandakini River dams, India faces growing opposition to hydroelectric projects, 673
– Mapocho River, Chile capital to treat all wastewater by 2012, 378
– Matanza-Riachuelo River, revised cleanup plan, 166; Supreme Court demands faster cleanup, 798; Environment Sec'y faces fines, 881
– Nile River Basin, water rights restructuring disagreement, 42; upstream nations reassure Egypt, 574
– Opamayo River, emergency declaration due to tailings dam failure, 716
– Orinoco River, Venezuela halts illegal mining, 473
– Pearl River Delta

– – Coastal pollution, Guangdong province, 572
– – Heavy metals pollution due to information technology industry, report, 571
– – Hong Kong-China province cooperative agreement, 435

– Po River, Italy disaster declaration after oil spill, 211
– Reconquista River, Buenos Aires cleanup plan, 1096
– Sao Francisco River, water use and discharge fees, 426
– Tiete River watershed, Brazil state licensing restrictions, 73
– Tunjuelo River, stop mining order, 609
– Uruguay River

– – Argentina demand to close Uruguay pulp mill rejected, 424; joint monitoring proposal rejection, 516
– – Argentina-Uruguay border monitoring agreement, 762
– – Bridge blockade temporarily lifted, 607

– Weihe River, cities fined for pollution, 348
– Werra and Weser rivers, salt producer wastewater discharges, 153
– Yangtze River

– – Delta cleanup via carp, 293
– – Wetlands protection zones, 1004

– Yellow River, water use restrictions, 171

ROADS

See HIGHWAYS AND ROADS

ROMANIA

– Particulate matter, European Comm'n final warning, 641
– River basin management plans, European Comm'n first warning, 555

ROTTERDAM CONVENTION

– Coordination with Basel and Stockholm conventions, joint head, 251; cost neutrality, 306
– Participation

– – Russia, chrysotile asbestos debate, 1083
– – U.S. dispute resolution, 938

– Prior informed consent, addition of 2 chemicals, 351

RUSSIA

– Air quality management plan under U.N. convention, 1131
– Arctic region

– – Development of natural resources, shift in approach, 983
– – Monitoring and hazardous waste cleanup plan, 644; funding commitment, 1040

– Barents Sea, border agreement with Norway, 928
– Climate change

– – Doctrine adoption, 17
– – Envoy appointment, 106
– – Summer of extreme weather, Special Report, 905
– – Wildfires during drought, impacts of smoke, 745; link to human-caused climate change, 793

– Energy efficiency

– – Funding, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development deal, 645
– – Implementation of law, 1034
– – Institutional changes to meet goals, 1182
– – Oversight, 274
– – Steelmaker adoption of ISO energy management standard, 746

– Environmental protection, plans for legislative package, 162; consideration of codification, 558; order to draft framework, 594
– Forests, use and leasing regulations, 465
– Kyoto Protocol, Joint Implementation Projects application process, 215; potential investors, 832
– Lake Baikal, paper plant waste discharges, 106; decree upheld, 596
– Lighting

– – Bulb phaseout delay, 370
– – Mercury, used bulbs rules, 878

– Lubricants, adoption of EU standards, 1086
– Natural resources, continental shelf protections, 16
– Nature park, consideration with U.S., 897
– Oil and gas drilling

– – Arctic

– – – Coalition seeks ban extension, 595
– – – Uniform standards with Norway, 874

– – Offshore projects, licensing rules, 644

– Oil spills, containment regulations, 795
– Outlook 2010, SplRpt (1/6/10) S–22
– Ozone-depleting substances

– – Duties, guidance, 414
– – Import restrictions, 1183

– Radioactive waste management, bill, 106
– Renewable energy, small project support, 1085
– Rotterdam Convention, participation recommendation, 1083
– Soil contamination, penalties, 929
– Subsea installations, licensing rules, 644; approval, 878
– Sustainable development, draft policy framework, 983
– Technology exchange, agreement with Italy, 747
– Transportation, sustainable system pilot projects, 704
– Waste treatment and disposal, reporting requirements, 415
– Water infrastructure improvements, financial and regulatory measures, 1035
– Wildfires

– – Climate change, link, 793
– – Drought, impacts of smoke, 745
– – Independent forest agency, 833
– – Reform of law, growing pressure, 1181
– – Safety regulations, 794