POLLUTION see also Ecology
Addresses
Acid Rain Control, David Peterson, 18801 [12JY]
———Senator Percy, 2986 [24FE]
Acid Rain Legislation in the U.S. Senate, Senator Durenberger, 7687 [6AP]
Protection of Ground Water: David Morrell, 30838 [8NO]
Science, Risk, and Public Policy, William D. Ruckelshaus, 17182 [23JN]
Analyses
Acid Rain Legislation, Illinois, 13215 [19MY]
State of States—Management of Environmental Programs in 1980's, National Governors Association (excerpt), 14296 [2JN]
Articles and editorials
Academy of Sciences Report—Acid Rain Tied Directly to Emissions, 18679 [12JY]
Acid Rain Cleanup and the New England Economy, 30162 [31OC]
Acid Rain Considered, 27866 [7OC]
Acid Rain Studies Too Sketchy To Support Expensive Actions, 19725 [19JY]
Acid Rain Will Not Go Away, 18681 [12JY]
Acid Rain—High-Flying Hunt for the Culprit, 26830 [30SE]
Are Acid Rain Controls Inevitable?, 30230 [1NO]
Bad Chemistry, 2578 [22FE]
Best Laid Plans, 29888 [28OC]
Beyond the Acid Rain Scare, 14445 [3JN]
Beyond the Burford Case and Into an Acid Haze, 7436 [24MR]
Business and Environmentalists—A Peace Proposal, 11340 [5MY]
California's Flip-Flop, 2718 [22FE]
Cleaning Up Hazardous Waters—A Republican Approach, 21286 [27JY]
Death From the Skies, 26000 [27SE]
Defects in Legislation on Acid Rain, 21796 [1AU]
Dioxin Charges Are Flawed, 21057 [27JY]
Du Pont's Jefferson Doesn't See High Tech Replacing ``Smokestack'' Industries of Past, 7833 [7AP]
Gloomy Global Forecast Serves False Values, 14005, 14008 [25MY]
Gold (Plated) Fish, 28042 [17OC]
High-Price Cure for Acid Rain, 23828 [13SE]
Keep Air Clean Here, 14172 [26MY]
Minnesota Joins Acid Rain Project, 23433 [4AU]
New Course for EPA?, 14143 [26MY]
Of Mice and Men—Toxic-Waste Fights Start in Laboratories, But How Good Are the Testing Methods?, 17183 [23JN]
Saving the Environment Saves Us All, 30895 [3NO]
States, EPA Staff Arguing Against Multiple Exceedance CO Standard, 2271 [15FE]
To Fight Acid Rain, 30361 [1NO]
Toxic Waste and Corporate Voluntarism, 13174 [19MY]
U.S. Effort Grows to Protect Water, 21755 [29JY]
Water Source Gets Classified ``Endangered'', 31633 [8NO]
What Acid Rain?, 21558 [28JY], 22104 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions
Acid deposition: control (see S. 145, 2001; H.R. 132, 2794, 3400)
Acidic deposition: report levels (see S. 877)
Chesapeake and Narragansett Bays: water quality (see H.R. 2817)
Clean Air Act: acid deposition (see H.R. 2794)
———control certain sources of sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides (see H.R. 4404)
———interstate transport of pollutants (see H.R. 2794)
———redesignation of certain areas by Indian tribes (see H.R. 1805)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see S. 917, 945, 946; H.R. 2767)
Dredged or fill material: restrict U.S. jurisdiction over discharge (see H.R. 1570)
EPA: grant program to aid pollution control (see H.R. 1728)
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 2817)
———extend compliance dates (see H.R. 2305)
Interstate pollution: combat (see H.R. 132)
———transport of pollutants (see H.R. 2794)
Mobile source emission standards: compliance (see S. 2023)
National Ocean Pollution Planning Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1546)
Nitrogen oxides: control certain sources (see H.R. 4404)
NOAA: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2800)
Noise Control Act: extend (see S. 1280)
Nonpoint sources of pollution: reduce (see S. 2006)
Noxious odors: prevent interstate transport (see H.R. 1325)
Oil spills: liability and compensation for damages and removal costs (see H.R. 2368)
Pollutants: protect against interstate transport (see S. 145, 2001)
Pollution control: tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 1173)
———grants (see S. 518)
Pollution control equipment contract guarantees revolving fund: disapprove deferral of funds (see H. Res. 76)
Pollution control facilities: amortization of (see H.R. 1485)
Public lands: protection of natural resources (see H.R. 1889)
Senior Environmental Employment Corps: establish (see S. 518)
Sewage Sludge Dumping Act: amend (see H.R. 4492)
Sewerage systems: international regulation (see H.R. 3185)
Solid waste: exempt rural areas from open dumping prohibition (see H.R. 1804)
Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend (see H.R. 2767)
Sulfur dioxide emissions: establish tax incentives and financial assistance to reduce (see H.R. 4483)
Sulfur dioxides: control certain sources (see H.R. 4404)
Superfund: compensation of victims (see S. 917, 945, 946)
Toxic Substances Control Act: amend (see H.R. 2810)
Letters
Acid rain control: Allan Gotlieb, 18801 [12JY]
———Dept. of Energy, 2987 [24FE]
———Canadian Embassy and House Committee on Energy and Commerce exchange, 33465 [17NO]
———James R. Thompson, Governor of Illinois, 13215 [19MY]
———Representative Luken, 18801 [12JY]
Pollution control loan program, Edwin T. Holloway for SBA, 23348 [4AU]
Water resources research, Water Pollution Control Federation, 29476 [26OC]
Yellow rain is a weapon, sundry scientists, 16677 [21JN]
Lists
Incidents or indications of violence in environmental criminal investigations, 21288 [27JY]
Memorials of legislature
Acid rain: Maine, 11483 [9MY], 11642 [10MY], 13111 [19MY]
———Minnesota, 17812 [28JN], 18632 [12JY], 20437 [21JY]
———New York, 11180 [5MY]
Clean Air Act: Arizona, 8771 [18AP], 9402 [21AP]
———Texas, 21015 [26JY]
Copper industry compliance with Clean Air Act: Arizona, 10100 [27AP]
EPA air pollution control regulations: Texas, 21347 [28JY]
Highway construction sanctions: California, 8635 [14AP]
Messages
Council on Environmental Quality Report: President Reagan, 17256 [27JN], 17409 [27JN]
Outlines
Facts about the SBA's pollution control loan program, 33369 [17NO]
Petitions
Air quality standards: Somerville, Mass., Board of Aldermen, 6844 [23MR]
Alaska lumber mills water quality waiver: Sitka, Alaska, City Council, 30135 [31OC]
———Wrangell, Alaska, Chamber of Commerce, 30135 [31OC]
Clean Air Act sanctions: Houston, Tex., City Council, 7605 [5AP]
EPA variances for Alaskan mills: Sitka, Alaska, Chamber of Commerce, 27245 [5OC]
Waste water treatment: Ketchikan, Alaska, City Council, 32435 [14NO]
Polls of opinion
Environmental protection, 9082 [19AP]
Remarks in House
Acid rain: causes, 26830 [30SE]
———control of emissions, 18801 [12JY], 19358 [14JY], 20437 [21JY], 28042 [17OC], 26421 [29SE], 30916 [3NO], 31633 [8NO]
———control of emissions (H.R. 3400), 29888 [28OC], 30162 [31OC], 30360 [1NO]
———control of emissions (H.R. 4404), 33243, 33254 [16NO]
———economic incentives for control measures (H.R. 4483), 34969 [14DE]
———environmental impact, 15543 [13JN], 23355 [4AU]
———environmental laws, regulations, and jobs, 9315 [20AP]
———Minnesota-Canada pact to study, 23433 [4AU]
———restore clean water quality, 24528 [15SE]
———threat to fishing resources, 26000 [27SE]
Air pollution: accelerate EPA review of hazardous pollutants, 34925 [18NO]
Air quality standards: compliance, 15526 [13JN]
Auto emission warranties: standards, 18380 [30JN]
Chesapeake Bay: enhance water quality (H.R. 2817), 28507 [19OC]
Clean Air Act: compliance, 18097 [29JN]
———amend (H.R. 2817), 28507 [19OC]
———extend standards compliance deadlines (H.R. 3046), 12956 [18MY]
———moratorium on certain standards (H.R. 3047), 12956 [18MY]
———reauthorization, 1836 [7FE]
Coast Guard: eliminate responsibility for marine sanitation devices (H.R. 1421), 2109 [10FE]
Connecticut River Basin: interstate compact to restore Atlantic salmon (H.R. 3044), 27065 [7OC]
Control equipment: tax credit (H.R. 1486), 2251 [15FE]
Environment v. energy: balance, 11340 [5MY]
Environmental protection: economic issues, 30895 [3NO]
EPA: carbon monoxide standards, 2271 [15FE]
———compliance with water quality standards, 15525 [13JN]
———evaluation of regulations, 17181 [23JN]
———extend compliance time for water effluent limitations, 7503 [24MR]
Farmington River Watershed Association of Connecticut: anniversary, 29705 [27OC]
Great Lakes: prohibit water diversions (H.R. 4366), 32238 [10NO]
Ground water contamination: regulations to prevent, 30834 [3NO]
Ground water supplies: toxic waste leak detection system, 27677 [6OC]
Hazardous substances: disposal method, 27678 [6OC]
Hazardous waste: aid contaminated areas, 27692 [6OC]
———uniform disposal fee (H.R. 3129), 21286 [27JY]
———violence committed against EPA investigators, 21288 [27JY]
Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 2867), 26948 [3OC]
Hazardous waste dumps: investigate health risk, 27683 [6OC]
Interbasin water transfers: study effects (H.R. 1749), 3447 [1MR]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: amend Title I (H.R. 1761), 29986 [31OC], 31314 [7NO]
National Acid Deposition Control Act: enact (H.R. 3400), 26000 [27SE]
National Coal Science, Technology, and Engineering Development Act: introduction (H.R. 4182), 28816 [20OC]
National Groundwater Commission: estabilish, 21755 [29JY], 30837 [8NO], 30840 [4NO]
Ocean dumping: control (H.R. 4364), 32206, 32241 [10NO]
Oceans: waste disposal, 34017 [18NO]
Offshore leasing: issues, 2718 [22FE]
Oil pollution: provide for liability and compensation system (H.R. 2115), 5856 [16MR]
Oil spills: comprehensive system of liability and damage compensation, 15344 [9JN]
———liability and compensation for damage and removal costs (H.R. 2222), 6370 [21MR]
———liability and compensation for damage and removal costs (H.R. 3278), 15147 [9JN]
Reagan, President: environmental policies, 7436 [24MR]
Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ohio: make eligible for reimbursements (H.R. 3965), 25542 [22SE]
SBA: pollution control loan program, 23347 [4AU]
Small business: restore tax-exempt status of pollution control bonds (H.R. 1173), 1473 [2FE]
Superfund: establish national commission to study (H.R. 1989), 4880 [10MR]
Tax-exempt bonds: issue for pollution control purposes (H.R. 1173), 1473 [2FE]
Toxic waste: cleanup funds, 34030 [18NO]
U.S.-Canada: bilateral air quality agreement, 4167 [7MR]
Water pollution by the steel industry: regulations governing, 4186 [8MR]
Water resources: authorize research (H.R. 2911), 29475 [26OC]
———classified endangered, 31633 [8NO]
Remarks in Senate
Acid Deposition Mitigation and Research Act: introduction (S. 454), 1586 [3FE]
Acid rain: administration proposal, 8621 [14AP], 19724 [19JY], 29793 [28OC]
———Congressional Research Service report results, 20708 [26JY]
———control (S. 145), 3105 [28FE]
———control (S. 769), 4846 [21MR]
———pollutant control, 18678 [12JY]
Clean Air Act: amend, 10099 [27AP]
Clean Water Act: amend (S. 431), 1660 [3FE]
———common law requirements, 6853 [23MR]
Clean Water Compliance Date Extension Act: introduction (S. 432), 1663 [3FE]
Coal research and development: legislative agenda, 3880 [3MR]
Emission standards: compliance (S. 2023), 29800 [28OC]
Environmental agenda: proposals and issues, 19865-19871 [20JY]
Environmental Programs Assistance Act: introduction (S. 518), 2453 [17FE]
EPA: superfund extension (S. 816), 5989 [17MR]
Hazardous Air Pollution Control Act: introduction (S. 2159), 34483 [18NO]
Hazardous Waste Identification Improvement Act: introduction (S. 346), 1296-1299 [1FE]
Interstate transport of pollutants: protect against (S. 145), 826-830 [26JA]
Victim Compensation and Pollution Liability Act: introduction (S. 917), 7114 [24MR]
Reports
Acid Rain, White House Science Office (sundry), 18679 [12JY]
Coal Technology, Committee on Science and Technology (House) (excerpt), 28816 [20OC]
Distributing Acid Rain Mitigation Costs—Analysis of a Three-Mill User Fee on Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation: Library of Congress, 8622-8626 [14AP]
EPA Pesticide Program, Committee on Agriculture (excerpt), 17182 [23JN]
Impact of Proposed Acid Rain Legislation on the Illinois Coal Industry: sundry Senate committees, 2988-2991 [24FE]
Silent Alliance—Canada's Efforts To Enact Acid Rain Controls in the U.S. and Gain Additional Electricity Exports, James M. Friedman and Michael S. McMahon, 30024-30030 [31OC]
Sulfur Dioxide Reductions: National Academy of Sciences (excerpt), 29793 [28OC]
Resolutions by organizations
National water resources research program, Water Pollution Control Federation, 29476 [26OC]
Statements
Acid Rain: John D. Feehan, 30916 [3NO]
———Representative Sikorski, 13206 [19MY], 17491 [27JN]
Chesapeake Bay Water Quality, Representative Dyson, 28507 [19OC]
Clean Air Act Sanctions (sundry), 15526 [13JN]
Federal Role in Coal Research, Robert Kessler, 28816 [20OC]
Reauthorization of the Clean Air Act, Denny Shaffer for the Sierra Club, 1836 [7FE]
U.S.-Canadian Bilateral Air Quality Agreement, John Roberts, 4167 [7MR]
Water Pollution Control, Louis Harris, 1661 [3FE]
Water Resources Research, Water Pollution Control Federation, 29475 [26OC]
Summaries
National Acid Deposition Control Act, 17492 [27JN]
S. 145, Protect Against Interstate Transport of Pollutants, 827 [26JA]
Tables
Measured direct costs and benefits of universities water resources research, 29476 [26OC]
Relative contributions of local and long range sources to wet sulphate deposition, 33467 [17NO]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 135, acid rain treaty negotiations, 16262 [16JN]
H.R. 1749, study effects of interbasin water transfers, 3448 [1MR]
H.R. 2867, Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act, Mikulski amendment, 26948 [3OC]
H.R. 3965, Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ohio, reimbursment eligibility, 25542 [22SE]
H.R. 4182, National Coal Science, Technology, and Engineering Development Act, 28817 [20OC]
S. 145, protect against interstate transport of pollutants, 827 [26JA]
S. 346, Hazardous Waste Identification Improvement Act, 1298 [1FE]
S. 454, Acid Deposition Mitigation and Research Act, 1587 [3FE]
S. 917, Victim Compensation and Pollution Liability Act, 7115 [24MR]