ECOLOGY
Addresses
Conservation and Development—The Global Challenge: Russell E. Train, 14049 [4JN]
Environmentalists and Agricultural Chemical Industry Agreement to Changes in the Pesticide Regulatory Program: Louis Fernandez, 23449 [11SE]
Great Lakes Task Force: Representative Walter B. Jones, 5608 [19MR]
Making of the Fairfax County, VA, Landscape: Mike Harvey, 25059 [26SE]
Making the World Safe for Diversity: Thomas E. Lovejoy, 14045 [4JN]
National Water Policy: Senator Moynihan, 8607 [22AP]
Natural Gas Policy Act: Representative Dingell, 2030 [6FE]
Preserving Our Parks, 16302 [19JN]
Preserving the Environment: Don St. John, 27353 [10OC]
Agreements
Supplemental Stipulated Agreement Between New Mexico and the Dept. of Energy Resolving Concerns Over the Waste Isolation Pilot Project, 28536 [23OC]
Water Resources Development Act: enact (S. 1567), unanimous consent, 27262 [10OC]
Amendments
Clean Water Act: amend and reauthorize (S. 1128), 15618, 15622, 15626, 15627, 15633, 15637, 15638, 15647, 15656, 15658, 15723, 15724 [13JN]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorization (H.R. 2121), 21544 [30JY]
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 817), 21757 [31JY], 23867 [17SE]
EPA: superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 35612-35620, 35627, 35628-35634, 35636, 35638, 35657, 35658-35738 [10DE]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 1245), 19359 [17JY]
Hazardous substances: liability for cleanup operations (S. 1761), 27285 [10OC]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 51), 340-343 [3JA], 797 [22JA], 13647 [23MY], 22421 [1AU], 23928-23942, 23997-24000 [17SE], 24055, 24056, 24057, 24059, 24078, 24080, 24111-24113 [18SE], 24339, 24348, 24353, 24381-24383 [19SE], 24425, 24426, 24427, 24428, 24429, 24430, 24433, 24439, 24444, 24447, 24454, 24456, 24458, 24495-24499 [20SE], 24633, 24640, 24662, 24664 [23SE], 24717, 24718, 24725-24727, 24731, 24733, 24735, 24740, 24742, 24743, 24745, 24778-24782 [24SE]
NOAA: consolidate and authorize fisheries programs (S. 991), 25627, 25645 [2OC]
———consolidate and authorize programs (S. 990), 16246, 16247, 16294 [19JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to extend authorization (S. 124), 343 [3JA]
Superfund: temporary extension of excise tax (H.R. 3453), 26896, 26912 [9OC]
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 19225, 19231-19239 [16JY], 19855 [24JY], 19865 [22JY], 19994-20002, 20011-20024, 20026, 20030, 20032, 20037, 20038, 20039, 20041-20046, 20052, 20063-20066 [23JY]
Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 30199 [1NO], 30385-30390 [4NO], 30493 [5NO], 30741, 30747, 30754, 30756, 30766, 30777, 30795, 30796, 30797, 30802, 30803, 30814, 30819, 30831, 30832, 30833, 30840, 30841, 30842, 30848, 30851, 30915 [6NO], 31598, 31599, 31604, 31606, 31607 [13NO]
Waterways: authorize river and harbor projects (S. 366), 14758 [6JN]
Westway Landfill Funding Prohibition and Hudson River Habitat Protection Act: enact (S. 826), 22428 [1AU]
Analyses
Coastal Resource and Economic Development Grant Act, 838 [22JA]
Committee's Substitute to H.R. 1957, Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act Amendments, 35593 [10DE]
Conservation of Highly Erodible Lands (S. 1000), 9446 [25AP]
Federal Pesticide Reform Act (H.R. 2580), 13348 [22MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments (S. 793), 6733-6738 [28MR]
Highway Beautification Act (S. 1494), 20426 [25JY]
Marine Fisheries Improvement Act (S. 747), 6193 [26MR]
Methanol Energy Policy Act, H.R. 3355, 24173 [18SE]
Methanol Energy Policy Act (H.R. 3355), 24173 [18SE]
National Infrastructure Act (H.R. 1776), 6463 [27MR]
Pesticides Health and Safety Testing Information (S. 1303), 15897 [17JN]
Water Resources and Development Act (S. 534), 3797-3803 [27FE]
Appointments
Conferees: S. 124, amend the Safe Drinking Water Act, 18342-18348 [10JY]
———S. 1128, Clean Water Act amendments, 20934 [29JY]
———S. 1128, to amend and reauthorize the Clean Water Act, 22838 [4SE]
Articles and editorials
Acid Deposition, Smelter Emissions, and the Linearity Issue in the Western U.S., 34071 [4DE]
Acid Rain, 30446 [4NO]
Acid Rain Devastates Forests—Pollution Plagues European Nations, 17964 [27JN]
After Bhopal—Lid on Chemicals, 5619 [19MR]
Air Pollution and Acid Rain, 38697 [19DE]
Amazon Basin—Fragile Region Under the Gun, 14246 [4JN]
Bad Tax for Superfund, 14552 [5JN]
BG & E Did Well at Calvert Cliffs, 2033 [6FE]
Bhopal Disaster—How It Happened, 24067-24071 [18SE]
'Bye, National Parks, 17707 [27JN]
Canada's Parks Turn 100, 17388 [26JN]
Canaries and Salmon, 1028 [24JA]
Center To Examine ``Backyard'' Syndrome in Siting Toxic Waste Facilities, 36529 [16DE]
Clean Coal Technology—Just in Time, 35424 [9DE], 35498 [10DE]
Cleaner River—Charles May Have Public Swimming Again—After 30 Polluted Years, 19824 [19JY]
Coal Ash Used To Neutralize Liquid Toxic Wastes, 36525 [16DE]
Coming to Terms With the Compensation Conundrum, 24722-24724 [24SE]
Cooperative Effort Needed To Solve Environmental Problems, 3837 [27FE]
Copper Industry Languishes in the Economic Pits, 7556-7558 [3AP]
Dammed If We Do, 38676 [19DE]
Disaster in Bhopal—Lessons for the Future, 24076 [18SE]
Disaster in Bhopal—Where Does Blame Lie?, 24073 [18SE]
Disaster in Bhopal—Workers Recall Horror, 24071 [18SE]
Drilling Off California, 31227 [7NO]
Drop in Duck Migration May Curb Fall Hunting, 21765 [31JY]
Employment of Youths in Public Lands Projects, 85 [3JA]
Environmental Leaders Join Antinuclear Cause—Group Draws Blueprint for Broader Activism, 18073 [8JY]
Environment—Healing Trees, 14040 [4JN]
EPA Issues Advice on Avoiding Toxic Accidents, 38652 [19DE]
EPA Lists Dangers of More Than 400 Chemicals, 38652 [19DE]
EPA Program on Toxic Chemicals Is Criticized, 38649 [19DE]
EPA's 15-Year-Old Obligation, 14397 [5JN], 18866 [11JY]
Globescope, 1993 [6FE]
Globescope Is Coming, 1994 [6FE]
Glut Will End (excerpt), 14044 [4JN]
Great Billboard Double-Cross, 15473 [12JN]
Hazardous Waste, 25066-25070 [26SE]
Highways Are Still Buy Ways, 20425 [25JY]
Honey Bee's Environmental Role, 11043 [8MY]
How the Pork Barrel Works, 36803 [16DE]
Impact of Lamprey Infestation of Great Lakes, 15641 [13JN]
Instead, Call It Wasteway, 11050 [8MY]
Jeremy Bentham, the Pieta, and a Precious Few Grayling, 5847 [20MR]
Jersey Blazing a Trail in Toxic Chemical Research, 36521-36523 [16DE]
Jersey Research Center Studies Health Risks of Toxic Exposure, 36527 [16DE]
Jungle in the Bronx, 16979 [24JN]
Jungle Researcher Seeks Old Answers to New Problems, 14039 [4JN]
Lady Bird's Legacy Languishes—Billboards Reported Blossoming Despite 1965 Sign-Control Act, 20425 [25JY]
Long-Term Ecosystem Stress—The Effects of Years of Experimental Acidification on a Small Lake, 34066-34070 [4DE]
Look Who's Polluting the Country Now—Uncle Sam, 3690 [27FE]
Loss of Lab in Fire Leaves a Big Void in Marine Science, 30225 [1NO]
Merlo J. Pusey Dies at 83 (sundry), 33447 [23NO]
MHD Is a Hot Idea, 35512 [10DE]
Michigan Chemical Hazard Leads to Dispute, 37498 [17DE]
Mill Help a Bad Policy, 27911 [17OC]
Monitoring Acid Rain, 20437 [25JY]
Most Rhode Island Waters Tested Eroding From Acid Rain, 5878 [20MR]
Mr. Reagan's Toxic Joke, 5903 [20MR]
National Service for Jobless Youth, 20334 [24JY]
Natural Expertise, 34419 [5DE]
New Studies Support Nuclear Winter, 6576 [28MR]
No Legislative Dumping, 32881 [20NO]
Officials in Ohio Shut Key Dump for Toxic Waste, 24460 [20SE]
Ontario Announces Program To Sharply Curtail Acid Rain, 38653 [19DE]
Overuse, Development Cited as Threats to Parks—Group Calls for Restoration Plan, 17707 [27JN]
Problems at Chemical Plants Raises Broad Safety Concerns, 38649-38651 [19DE]
Protecting Wetlands From Cars, People, and Economics, 33666 [2DE]
Real and Imagined Restrictions on Electric Utility Fuel Use of Natural Gas, 18725 [11JY]
Reflections—From ``Sauer Regen'' to Air Pollution?, 20846 [26JY]
Releasing Engineering Organisms in the Environment, 24957 [25SE]
Remembering, 26983 [9OC]
Report Says Scientists Agree on Need To Act on Acid Rain, 28135 [21OC]
Scientists Deploy Toxic ``Sonar'' To Find Contaminated Aquifers, 36523 [16DE]
Scientists Develop ``Superbugs'' To Consume Hazardous Substances, 36524 [16DE]
Scientists Seek ``Perfect'' Incinerator To Eliminate Dioxin From Wastes, 36526 [16DE]
Scrimping on the Superfund, 4716 [6MR]
Senate Approves Bill Aimed at Averting a Chemical Disaster, 38682 [19DE]
Shutting in Oil, Again, 22026 [31JY]
Smithsonian Horizons, 2037 [6FE]
Stage Set for a Disaster, 24073 [18SE]
States and Feds Fume Over Right-To-Know Laws, 5618 [19MR]
Statewide Cleanup a Tradition, 23007 [9SE]
Striped Bass vs. Westway, 9691 [29AP]
Superfund and the Senate (excerpt), 24634 [23SE]
Superfund Program (excerpt), 35640 [10DE]
Technology—New Methods To Clean Coal, 18283 [9JY]
There's Reason for Trembling, 16937 [24JN]
Time To Beef Up Superfund, 4716 [6MR]
U.S. Names 403 Toxic Chemicals That Pose Risk in Plant Accidents, 38648 [19DE]
U.S. Steelmakers Are Hot for the Coke-Free Furnace, 27982 [17OC]
Untold Pollination Story, 11044 [8MY]
Water Conservation (excerpt), 27656 [16OC]
Water Funds—Eastern Critics Dipping Deeper in the Pork Barrel, 7392 [3AP]
Westway Bombshell—U.S. Judge Kills $4 Billion Superhighway Project; Cuomo Vows To Appeal, 22933 [4SE]
Westway Landfill Project (sundry), 22430, 22431, 22432, 22433, 22435, 22436 [1AU]
Westway Precedent Perils Waterfronts Across the U.S. (excerpt), 11864 [14MY]
Westway—Giant Boondoggle, 15057 [11JN]
Wetlands Bog, 34107 [4DE]
Where Superfund Money Goes, 24352 [19SE]
Workshop on Possible Ecological and Evolutionary Impacts of Bioengineered Organisms Released Into the Environment, 2868 [20FE]
World Bank's Watchdog, 27167 [10OC]
Worldwide Effort Needed To Fight Pollution Effectively, 30931 [6NO]
Yellowstone Has To Be Bigger—America's Only Whole Ecosystem Can't Survive Without Growing, 17706 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions
Acid rain: control (see S. 52)
———control certain sources of sulfur dioxide (see H.R. 2679)
———control of certain sulfur dioxide emissions (see H.R. 1030)
———control of sulfur dioxide emissions (see S. 1983)
———control sources and prevent interstate transport of pollutants (see H.R. 3677)
———control sources of sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides (see H.R. 2918)
———reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions (see S. 283)
———reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions (see S. 503)
Air pollution: prevent toxic releases (see H.R. 2576)
———tall stacks and dispersion techniques (see S. 1426; H.R. 2900)
Amend (see S. 53)
American lobster: enhance enforcement of conservation laws (see H.R. 3988)
Atmospheric greenhouse effect: establish corporate international research program (see S. Con. Res. 96)
Audubon, John James: commemorate bicentennial (see S. Res. 144; H. Res. 143)
Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act: enact (see S. 1553)
Beverage containers: require refund value (see H.R. 357)
Black Hills, ND: establish wildlife sanctuary (see H.R. 3651)
Cache la Poudre River, CO: designate certain segments as components of National Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 1819)
Charleston Harbor, SC: project to deepen (see S. 214)
Chesapeake Bay: enhancement of water quality (see H.R. 9)
———erosion control projects (see H.R. 865)
Clean Air Act: amend (see H.R. 2157)
Clean Water Act: amend (see S. 1128)
Coal: adjust duties to offset expenses of U.S. environmental, health, welfare, and safety requirements (see H.R. 422)
———offset competitive advantages of foreign producers (see H.R. 1905)
Coastal Resource and Economic Development Fund: establish (see H.R. 624)
Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see H.R. 641)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (see S. 51, 493, 596, 607; H.R. 2022, 2208, 2560, 2780, 2817, 3383, 3852)
———consideration of H.R. 2817 to amend (see H. Res. 331)
Conservation of natural resources: tax credit (see S. 454)
Dept. of Defense: clarify responsibility under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (see H.R. 1940)
Designate (see H.J. Res. 402)
Developing countries: assistance for protection of biological diversity (see S. 1748; H.R. 2958)
———assistance for protection of tropical forests (see S. 1747; H.R. 2957)
Disasters: funds for research, development, and demonstration for innovative or experimental technologies for remedial actions (see H.R. 2802)
Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, VA: establish (see S. 585; H.R. 1404)
Employee protection: provide adequate (see H.R. 963)
Endangered Species Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1027)
Environmental research, development, and demonstrations: authorize appropriations (see S. 1144)
Environmental research and development: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2319)
EPA: provide alternative water supplies to replace contaminated ground water (see H.R. 360)
Executive departments: improve knowledge and use of risk assessment in regulatory decisions relative to human life, health, and ecology (see H.R. 2749)
Farmers: assistance (see H.R. 466)
Farmington River, CT: study West Branch area for wild and scenic designation (see S. 1946)
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 8, 9, 2090)
———authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2493)
———review and extend certain provisions (see S. 793)
———States identify water quality control problems and establish control plans (see H.R. 379)
Foreign trade: prohibit importation of certain kangaroos and products made therefrom (see H.R. 2952)
Forests and forestry: research on impact of atmospheric pollution on growth, health, and productivity (see H.R. 2963)
———study of effects of atmospheric pollutants (see H.R. 2631)
Germplasm: protection and preservation of certain (see H.R. 3973)
Great Lakes: coordinated management and rehabilitation program (see H.R. 202, 2088, 2744)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: designate certain wilderness areas (see S. 590)
Hazardous substances: coordination of research information relative to health and environmental effects and remedial actions (see H.R. 2865, 3065)
———establish regional training centers to improve response and enforcement capabilities (see H.R. 966)
———funds for certain health assessments (see H.R. 2463)
———funds for cleanup of waste sites (see H.R. 1342)
———funds for research, development, and demonstration for alternative and innovative treatment technologies for remedial actions under superfund program (see H.R. 3857)
———funds to establish university waste research centers (see H.R. 3409)
———improved emergency planning and notification of releases (see S. 1531)
———liability for cleanup operations (see S. 1761; H.R. 3418)
———modify disposal facilities' compliance deadlines relative to financial responsibility requirements (see H.R. 3692, 3705, 3711, 3917)
———prevent release of (see H.R. 965)
———prohibiting land disposal and availability of funds to equalize cost of landfill and treatment (see H.R. 919)
———reform certain export notification procedures (see S. 1380)
———requirements for Federal installations (see S. 517; H.R. 1319)
———revise and extend taxes used to finance superfund program (see H.R. 1775)
———State inventories of solid waste disposal sites (see H.R. 3816)
———tax credit for recycling (see H.R. 1378)
———tax on disposal and long-term storage (see S. 14)
———use of innovative technologies for cleanup operations (see H.R. 3211, 3416)
Henry's Fork River: wild and scenic designation for segment (see H.R. 2569)
Horsepasture River, NC: wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 2826)
International Whaling Commission: implementation of moratorium (see H. Con. Res. 54)
Klamath River: restoration of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 2487)
Lake Houston, TX: pollution control (see H.R. 790)
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: amend (see S. 1502; H.R. 1854, 1957)
———authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1958)
Migratory waterfowl: appropriations to promote conservation (see S. 740)
———research on effects of loss of wintering habitat (see H.R. 1026)
Military bases: appropriations for conservation programs (see S. 1352; H.R. 1202)
Mines and mineral resources: reclamation trust fund (see S. 478)
Monterey Bay, CA: prohibit certain discharges of agricultural waste waters (see H.R. 2982)
Morro Bay, CA: prohibit certain discharges of agricultural waste waters (see H.R. 2982)
Narragansett Bay, RI: enhancement of water quality (see H.R. 9)
Nassau River, FL: protect valley marshlands (see H.R. 2483)
National Arbor Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 122)
National Coast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 402)
National Fish and Wildlife Service Training Center: establish (see S. 585; H.R. 1404)
National parks: cleanup and maintenance program (see S. 1888)
National Wildlife Refuge System: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 1789)
New Jersey: ban dumping of sewage sludge at 12-mile site (see S. 824)
New York, NY: disposal of raw sewage in Hudson-Raritan Estuary (see S. 30)
New York Bight Apex: restrict dumping of sewage sludge in 106-Mile Ocean Waste Dump Site (see S. 1838)
NOAA: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 1928)
Nongame fish and wildlife conservation: authorize appropriations (see S. 1353)
Nongame fish and wildlife conservation programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1406)
Ocean and Coastal Resources Management and Development Fund: establish (see S. 55; H.R. 5)
Ocean Incineration Research Act: enact (see S. 1039; H.R. 1295, 3835)
Paints and varnishes: effects of tributyltin on marine environment (see S. Res. 272)
Pesticides: health and safety testing information from manufacturers (see S. 1303)
———strengthening existing laws (see S. 309)
Pinnipeds: Northern Hemisphere regional conservation treaty (see H. Con. Res. 44)
Pollution: availability of remedies for damages (see H.R. 2445)
———exemption of control bonds from certain limited issuance (see H.R. 1624)
Presque Isle Peninsula, PA: beach erosion control project (see S. 267)
Public lands: appropriations for conservation programs (see S. 1352; H.R. 1202)
———cleanup and maintenance program (see S. 1888)
Radioactive waste disposal: EPA jurisdiction over regulation of certain mixed solid waste (see S. 892; H.R. 2009)
Recreation areas: cleanup and maintenance program (see S. 1888)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO: cleanup of contaminated sites, structures, equipment, and natural resources (see H.R. 1771)
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 124)
Saline Bayou, LA: wild and scenic designation for segment (see H.R. 2230)
Seals: prohibit taking in the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 427)
Seeds: protection and preservation of certain (see H.R. 3973)
Sewage disposal: terminate ocean dumping (see S. 1659)
Soil erosion: conservation practices (see H.R. 532)
Solid waste: restrict dumping in 106-Mile Ocean Waste Dump Site to authorities currently using New York Bight Apex (see S. 1838)
———restrict dumping in 106-mile ocean waste dump site to authorities currently using New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 3569)
South Dakota: construction of the central water supply system (see S. 253)
———construction of the Lake Andes-Wagner irrigation project (see S. 252)
Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact: consent of Congress (see S. 44)
Soviet Union: joint study on long-term environmental and climatic effects of a nuclear exchange (see H. Con. Res. 112)
State and Local River Conservation Act: enact (see S. 317)
Strip mining reclamation projects: authorize incremental bonding (see H.R. 3007)
Superfund: contribution (see S. 1561)
———excise tax (see H.R. 3467, 3471)
———expand revenue sources (see H.R. 3218)
———temporary extension of excise tax (see H.R. 3451, 3452, 3453)
Superfund Excise Tax Act: enact (see H.R. 2948)
Superfund program: extend taxes (see S. 1920)
Taxation: disallow deductions and credits for activities within certain designated environmental zones (see S. 1839)
Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 2487)
U.N.: support of ecology program (see H. Con. Res. 158)
Underground storage tanks: separate superfund account for leaks (see H.R. 2255)
Warrior River, Moundville, AL: correct erosion problems (see H.R. 221)
Waste disposal sites: use of proceeds from tax on owners and operators of treatment and storage facilities (see S. 886; H.R. 2018)
Water pollution: priority for wells contaminated by release of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3082)
Wetlands: conservation of migratory waterfowl (see H.R. 1203)
———inventory, classification, and evaluation of environmental contribution (see H.R. 572)
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (see H.R. 3934)
Wildlife Action, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1233)
Book reviews
``Courage of a Conservative'': James G. Watt (William P. Pendley), 34404 [5DE]
Books
``Environmental Agenda for the Future'' (excerpt), 18073 [8JY]
``Mostly on Martha's Vineyard—A Personal Record,'' Henry B. Hough (excerpt), 15734 [13JN]
Commentaries
EPA pollution control allotment formula: Allan Gotlieb, 15641 [13JN]
Local groups work to save wild rivers: Conservation Foundation, 20511 [25JY]
Critiques
Comments on study entitled Health Aspects of the Disposal of Waste Chemicals: Environmental Defense Fund, 24641-24645 [23SE]
Decisions
Avoyelles Sportsmen's League v. Marsh: U.S. Court of Appeals (excerpt), 34109 [4DE]
National Resources Defense Council v. Callaway (excerpt), 34096 [4DE]
Descriptions
Impact of superfund mandatory apportionment scheme: EPA, 23952 [17SE]
Documents
Clean Air Act (excerpt), 18868 [11JY]
Cost of an Enforcement-Only Superfund Program, 35542 [10DE]
New Hampshire Acid Rain Control Act, 16306 [19JN]
Superfund Reauthorization Contingency Plan Findings, 35542 [10DE]
Exhibits
Alaska environmental assessment land protection plan, 21011 [29JY]
Explanations
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act amendments (S. 309), 1232-1235 [29JA]
Regional research centers to study the biological and genetic effects of exposure to toxic substances in the environment, 24443 [20SE]
Factsheets
Colorado Wilderness Designations (S. 69), 169 [3JA]
EPA Denies 12-Mile Site for Ocean Dumping, 6955 [1AP]
Lecture
Prospects for the Future in Environmental Laws: Richard L. Ottinger, 14402-14405 [5JN]
Letters
Authorization for Corps of Engineers to construct river and harbor projects: Robert K. Dawson, 3796 [27FE]
Bronx Zoo's Jungle World: Senator Moynihan, 16979 [24JN]
Cache la Poudre River: sundry, 30307 [1NO]
Chesapeake Bay cleanup: Association of Maryland Pilots, 19412 [17JY]
Clean coal technology: Senator Warner, 35501 [10DE]
Construction of roads for the waste isolation pilot project: L.A. Larranaga, 28537 [23OC]
———R.A. Barnhart, 28537 [23OC]
Continental Shelf leasing policy: John B. Rigg, 24374 [19SE]
———Paul Miller, 24374 [19SE]
———Senator Cranston, 24374, 24375 [19SE]
Designation of integral vistas on public lands: Senator McClure, 29101 [25OC]
Edgar amendment to superfund reauthorization: Edward F. Williams III, 35559 [10DE]
———several small businesses, 35560 [10DE]
Emergency response to accidental release of radon gas: George Jett, 24082 [18SE]
EPA innovative technology grant program: Lee M. Thomas, 27917 [17OC]
———William A. Bonkoski, 27917 [17OC]
EPA pollution control allotment formula: Allan Gotlieb, 15641 [13JN]
———Rabbi J. Savage, 15642 [13JN]
———several Governors of the Great Lakes States (excerpt), 15645 [13JN]
Farm use of leaded fuel (sundry), 26446 [7OC]
Forest Service management plan for the Cherokee National Forest, TN: Senator Sasser, 35447 [10DE]
Funding level for the superfund: Lee M. Thomas, 24435 [20SE], 24647 [23SE]
Impact of acid rain on fisheries: Senator Byrd, 4770 [7MR]
Interconnection of the shallow water table aquifer with the deeper artesian aquifers in Southern Louisiana: Darwin Knochenmus, 24350 [19SE]
Low-level waste policy: John Carlin, Governor of Kansas, 38373 [19DE]
Magnetohydrodynamics technology: Dave Brown, 35513 [10DE]
Methanol development: Philip R. Sharp, 24173 [18SE]
National Topsoil Preservation Act: Representative de la Garza, 28126 [21OC]
Nomination of Robert K. Dawson as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works: Carl Sullivan, 33665 [2DE]
———Dale Brentnall and Jack Lorenz, 33665 [2DE]
———Jack H. Berryman, 33666 [2DE]
———Jay D. Hair and Michael J. Bean, 33660 [2DE]
———Peter C.C. Berle, et al., 33665 [2DE]
———Winsome McIntosh, 33666 [2DE]
Outer Continental Shelf proposed moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration: Measurement and Control Engineering, 34366 [4DE]
Protecting wildlife: Brent Blackwelder, 12074 [15MY]
Protection of national parks (sundry excerpts), 17705, 17706 [27JN]
Protection of wetlands: G. Ray Arnett, 33659 [2DE]
———Larry R. Gale, 34110 [4DE]
———Robert K. Dawson, 34110 [4DE]
Reauthorization of EPA superfund: National Governors' Association, 15225 [11JN]
Recommended maximum contaminant levels for drinking water: Senators Baucus, Bentsen, Durenberger, and Stafford, 24354 [19SE]
Regulation of log transfer facilities: Bill Ross, 15625 [13JN]
———Lee M. Thomas, 15623 [13JN]
Repairing the infrastructure (excerpt), 6408 [27MR]
Requirement relative to reporting release of certain chemicals (sundry), 35655 [10DE]
Safe Drinking Water Act authorization: sundry environmental and health organizations, 12389 [16MY]
San Joaquin Valley, CA, Drainage Program: Environmental Defense Fund, 27781 [17OC]
Soil Conservation Service watershed projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works, 28441 [22OC]
Study of use of unleaded fuel in farm equipment: Lee M. Thomas, 32736 [20NO]
———Senators Stafford and Durenberger, 32738 [20NO]
Study on health aspects of hazardous substances: Environmental Defense Fund, 24645 [23SE]
Superfund authorization legislation: correspondence between Representatives Dingell and William Gray, 29832 [31OC]
Superfund emergency preparedness and response provisions: Edward L. Hennessy, Jr., 24063 [18SE]
———sundry, 24062 [18SE], 24345 [19SE]
Superfund program: Lee M. Thomas, 35255 [9DE]
Superfund reauthorization: EPA, 35541 [10DE], 35562 [10DE]
———Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union, 35562 [10DE]
———several Senators, 20519 [25JY]
Superfund reauthorization proposals: several Governors, 6904 [28MR]
Superfund value-added tax: several business organizations, 24751 [24SE]
Toxic waste sites: Kenneth S. Kamlet, 3691 [27FE]
———Robert Alvarez, 3689 [27FE]
Trinity River, TX, Wallisville salt water barrier project: C. Scott Parker, 38677 [19DE]
———Price Daniel, 38677 [19DE]
Wastewater treatment allocation formula: several Governors, 15310 [12JN]
Water quality discharge guidelines: Ernst W. Mueller, 27913 [17OC]
———Richard A. Neve, 27914 [17OC]
———William Sheffield, Governor of Alaska, 27914, 27920 [17OC]
Water Quality Renewal Act: exchange between Representatives Fuqua and Howard, 20028 [23JY]
———James J. Blanchard, Governor of Michigan, 20041 [23JY]
———Representative Lee Thomas, 20052, 20054 [23JY]
Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: Representative Howard, 31612 [13NO]
———Representative de la Garza, 31612 [13NO]
Lists
Committee on Environment and Public Works—subcommittee assignments, 5259 [14MR]
Manufacturing industries included in hazardous substances inventory, 24344 [19SE]
Maryland areas on EPA hazardous waste sites list, 25073 [26SE]
Members of the Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology, 24646 [23SE]
Organizations supporting the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act amendments (S. 309), 1235 [29JA]
Small businesses opposing Edgar amendment to superfund reauthorization legislation, 35560 [10DE]
States with approved NPDES programs, 15638 [13JN]
Task Force on Toxic Emergencies members, 22442 [1AU]
Wilderness areas threatened by commercial activities, 35465 [10DE]
Memorandums
Acid Rain—The Scientific Case for Controls: National Clean Air Coalition, 34065 [4DE]
Attleboro, MA, Shopping Center Project: Corps of Engineers, 34085-34094 [4DE]
———Edward D. Hammond, 34104 [4DE]
———John F. Wall, 34104 [4DE]
Major Accident Hazards of Certain Industrial Activities: Michael M. Simpson, 24063-24067 [18SE]
Water Quality Variance Request by Alaska Lumber & Pulp Co.: John R. Spencer, 27923 [17OC]
Memorials of legislature
Alaska, 12938 [21MY], 23759 [13SE]
Arkansas, 5987 [21MR], 7025 [2AP]
California, 3417, 3418, 3419, 3421 [25FE], 4452 [5MR], 9440 [25AP], 10520 [6MY], 10536 [6MY], 11686 [13MY], 18515 [10JY], 21278 [29JY], 26361, 26363 [7OC]
Florida, 14738, 14740 [6JN]
Hawaii, 10695 [7MY], 11497 [9MY], 12821 [21MY], 13897 [3JN]
Louisiana, 17629 [27JN], 22898 [4SE], 22978 [5SE], 23845 [16SE]
Massachusetts, 29478 [29OC], 30419 [4NO], 33952 [3DE]
Minnesota, 11147 [8MY], 11499 [9MY], 19597 [18JY]
Moratorium on ocean incineration of hazardous wastes: Louisiana, 23845 [16SE]
Nevada, 16123 [18JN], 16252 [19JN], 16582 [20JN]
North Dakota, 2941 [21FE], 5584 [19MR], 6688 [28MR]
Oklahoma, 22898 [4SE]
Oregon, 11497, 11498 [9MY]
Pacific Island Trust Territories, 6686, 6689 [28MR]
Pennsylvania, 29685 [30OC]
South Carolina, 4813 [7MR]
Tennessee, 11498 [9MY]
West Virginia, 11062 [8MY]
Motion
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 20073, 20088 [23JY]
Outlines
Environmental protection action plan: Globescope National Assembly, Portland, OR, 14037 [4JN]
Papers
Interconnection of the Shallow Water Table Aquifer With the Deeper Artesian Aquifers in Southern Louisiana: George H. Cramer II, 24350 [19SE]
Petitions
Acid rain: Brookfield, VT, citizens, 6348 [26MR]
Clean Water Act: New Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs, 17630 [27JN]
———New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs, 16124 [18JN]
Commercial trafficking of wildlife parts: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 23759 [13SE]
Commerical trafficking of wildlife parts: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 23759 [13SE]
Economic values of fish and wildlife: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 23759 [13SE]
Endangered species: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 23759 [13SE]
EPA: Lane County, OR, County Board, 4300 [4MR]
Investigate and prevent fish disease: Jacksonville, FL, City Council, 19595 [18JY]
Iowan environmental and agricultural land resources: Commission on the Aging, 3418 [25FE]
Nuclear waste dumping: Association of Pacific Island Legislatures, 6088 [25MR]
Oppose aerial spraying of toxic herbicides: Maui, HI, City Council, 19597 [18JY]
Soil Conservation Service: Hilo, HI, City Council, 14740 [6JN]
———Hilo, HI, County Council, 13890 [3JN]
Sport Fish Restoration Fund: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 23759 [13SE]
Superfund law: Massachusetts Highway Users Conference, 23913 [17SE]
Support: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 23759 [13SE]
U.S. in Nicaragua: Friends of the Earth, 22036 [31JY]
Poems
``Gray to Gray'': Jamie Lawson, 15999 [17JN]
Press releases
EPA denies 12-mile site for ocean dumping, 6955 [1AP]
Release of study on health aspects of hazardous substances (excerpt), 24640 [23SE]
Wetlands protection agreement: National Wildlife Federation, 33670 [2DE]
Questions and answers
Hazardous Waste Reduction Act, 7743 [4AP]
Quotations
Let us develop the resources of our land . . .: Daniel Webster, 26983 [9OC]
Remarks in House
Acid rain: control, 5108 [7MR], 5510 [19MR], 6099 [25MR], 6347 [26MR]
———control emissions, 20046-20051 [23JY]
———control (H.R. 1030), 17964, 17981 [27JN]
———control strategies, 38697 [19DE]
———efforts between States to control, 30446 [4NO]
———environmental hazards, 20846 [26JY]
———health hazards, 22986 [5SE]
Acid Rain Awareness Week: observance in Massachusetts, 8525 [18AP]
Acid-producing emissions: reduce (H.R. 2876), 17400 [26JN]
Agriculture: soil conservation, 26011-26018 [3OC]
———study use of unleaded fuel in machinery (H.R. 2795), 16102 [18JN]
Air pollution: EPA interstate regulation by national quality standards (H.R. 2753), 16771 [20JN]
Air quality: improve, 18724 [11JY]
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1025), 5514 [19MR]
Apostle Islands, WI, National Lakeshore: expand, 9346 [24AP]
Appliances: efficiency standards (H.R. 2876), 17400 [26JN]
Arizona: expand the Petrified Forest National Park (H.R. 1185), 2862 [20FE]
Billboards: regulations, 15473 [12JN]
California: proposed moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration, 34366 [4DE]
California gray whale: preservation efforts, 15999 [17JN]
Chaco National Historical Park, NM: provide for archaeological preservation site (H.R. 3685), 31223 [7NO]
Chemical Manufacturing Safety Act: enact (H.R. 963), 2058, 2063 [6FE]
———enact (H.R. 963, 965-967), 5618 [19MR]
Chesapeake Bay: proposed Soil Conservation Service budget, 12990 [21MY]
———waste management plan, 15809 [13JN]
Clean coal reserve projects: acid rain and atmospheric pollution, 21878 [31JY]
———long range programs, 21881 [31JY]
———technological integration and development, 21882 [31JY]
———transfer of funds, 21877 [31JY]
Clean coal technologies initiative: near emissions reductions, 35836 [10DE]
Clean Coal Technology Authorization Act: enact (H.R. 2754), 15766 [13JN]
Clean Coal Technology Fund: funding, 21874 [31JY]
Clean Water Act: amend and reauthorize (S. 1128), appointment of conferees, 22838 [4SE]
———amend and reauthorize (S. 1128), modification of appointment of conferees, 22953 [5SE]
———amend (H.R. 5903), 5071 [7MR]
Coal industry: technologies for cleaner environment, 18283 [9JY]
Coal leases: revise provisions, 7696 [4AP]
Coastal Resource and Economic Development Grant Act: enact, 838 [22JA]
Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (H.R. 641), 11704 [14MY]
———reauthorization (H.R. 2121), 21540-21547 [30JY]
———reauthorization (H.R. 2121), providing for consideration, 20242 [24JY]
Commercial whaling: implement moratorium (H. Con. Res. 54), 2342 [7FE]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend (H.R. 2865), 17242 [25JN]
———amend (H.R. 3409), 24596 [20SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of implementation of soil and water conservation programs, 9721 [29AP]
Developing countries: protect biological diversity (H.R. 2958), 19465 [17JY]
———protect tropical forests (H.R. 2957), 19465 [17JY]
Drinking water: regulation and protection of supplies (H.R. 1650), 5978 [21MR], 15818 [17JN], 15825 [21JN]-15834 [17JN], 16163 [18JN]
———regulation and protection of supplies (H.R. 1650), S. 124 passed in lieu, 15834 [17JN]
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 817), 16935 [24JN], 23866 [17SE]
El Malpais National Monument, NM: provide environmental protection (H.R. 3684), 31223 [7NO]
Electric power: prohibition of use of natural gas in powerplants, 18724 [11JY]
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act: enact, 3063 [21FE]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1027), 2337 [7FE]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend (H.R. 2876), 17400 [26JN]
Environmental and Energy Study Conference: anniversary, 14033-14051 [4JN], 14546, 14549, 14553 [5JN], 15040, 15041, 15047 [10JN], 15234 [11JN]
Environmental and Energy Study Institute: groundwater symposium, 7539 [3AP]
EPA: publish a list of toxic substances, 34830, 34831 [6DE]
———revise and extend taxes used to finance superfund (H.R. 1775), 25510 [1OC]
———superfund reauthorization, 23127 [9SE]
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 35556, 35557, 35558, 35559, 35560, 35561, 35562, 35607 [10DE], 35624 [12DE], 35625 [16DE]-35658 [10DE], 37498 [17DE], 37860, 37868 [18DE], 38682, 38695, 38718-38719 [19DE]
———superfund reauthorization (H.R. 3218), 22750 [1AU]
———temporary extension of superfund excise tax (H.R. 3453), 25468 [1OC]
Estuaries: coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to identify and manage, 11949 [15MY]
Farm machinery: use of leaded fuel, 26443 [7OC]
Federal Energy Conservation Program: improve (H.R. 2876), 17400 [26JN]
Federal Pesticide Reform Act: enact (H.R. 2580), 13347 [22MY]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: authorizing appropriations, 7520 [3AP]
Gasoline: lead content regulations, 16102 [18JN]
———reduce use of lead (H.R. 1540), 5649 [19MR]
Government regulation: reforms, 32883 [20NO]
Grand Canyon: voyage down Colorado River, 24257 [19SE]
Great Lakes Management and Research Act: enact (H.R. 2744), 15478 [12JN]
Great Lakes Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 202), 507 [3JA]
Hazardous substances: compensation for victims injured through exposure to certain, 35638 [10DE]
———establish local emergency response committees (H.R. 3300), 23492, 23494 [12SE]
———establish university hazardous waste research centers (H.R. 3409), 24596 [20SE]
———inventory (H.R. 2603), 13422 [23MY]
———modify disposal facilities' compliance deadlines relative to financial responsibility requirements (H.R. 3917), 36201 [12DE], 36555 [16DE]
———notify local officials about a release, 34830 [6DE]
———reauthorization of superfund (H.R. 2817), 24258 [19SE]
———reauthorize superfund (H.R. 1342), 4183 [28FE]
———revise and extend taxes used to finance superfund (H.R. 1775), 6584 [28MR]
———right-to-know laws (H.R. 963, 965), 2058, 2063 [6FE]
———tax incentives for recycling (H.R. 1378), 4102 [28FE]
———toxic waste site cleanup, 32512 [20NO]
Hazardous Waste Reduction Act: enact, 7720, 7743 [4AP]
Hazardous wastes: cleanup, 26671 [8OC]
Hunting and trapping: economic contributions, 24190 [18SE]
Idaho Wilderness Act: enact (H.R. 1068), 2343 [7FE]
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Research Act: enact (H.R. 1028), 5517-5522 [19MR]
International development: recommendations for environmentally sustainable growth, 29543 [29OC]
International Whaling Commission: international agreements relative to economic and punitive sanctions, 20687 [25JY]
Johnson, Stanley: tribute, 18276 [9JY]
Kalamazoo Nature Center: anniversary, 32889 [20NO]
Lake Gaston, NC: issue certain permits in connection with proposed water pipeline prior to completion of environmental impact statement (H.R. 2467), 11629 [9MY]
Lake Houston Water Quality Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 790), 1328 [30JA]
Lobster fishing: enforcement of conservation laws and regulations, 38680 [19DE]
Local governments: notification of release of hazardous substances, 34830 [6DE]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: amend (H.R. 1854), 6994, 6996 [1AP]
———amend (H.R. 1957), 35589-35603 [10DE]
Methanol: develop national energy policy (H.R. 3355), 24169 [18SE]
Migratory waterfowl: study effects of loss of wintering habitat (H.R. 1026), 2346 [7FE]
Motor vehicles: EPA's emission inspection compliance standard, 30455 [5NO]
———impose tax on manufacturers for noncompliance of Federal fuel economy standard (H.R. 3786), 32490 [19NO]
Mount St. Helens, WA: downstream sediment removal project, 15153 [11JN]
NASA: research efforts about water pollution, 22751 [1AU]
Nassau River Valley marshlands, FL: preserve (H.R. 2483), 35212 [9DE]
National Infrastructure Act: enact (H.R. 1776), 6408, 6462 [27MR], 19474 [17JY], 19493 [23JY]-19495 [17JY]
National parks: economic development and pollution, 29320 [29OC]
National Seed Protection Act: enact, 37479 [17DE]
National Topsoil Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 463), 28124-28128 [21OC]
National Zoological Foundation: establish (H.R. 617), 2036 [6FE]
Natural gas: offshore leasing moratorium, 4725 [6MR], 31227 [7NO]
Nevada: designate certain lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 1686), 6019 [21MR], 22767 [1AU]
———wilderness areas protection, 24514 [20SE]
New York, NY: extend deadline for trade in of Federal funds for the Westway highway project (H.R. 3229), 22932 [4SE]
New York Bight Apex: improve coastal water quality (H.R. 1854), 6994, 6996 [1AP]
Northern ecosystems: effects of air pollution, 13350 [22MY]
Nuclear winter: Dept. of Defense study, 6575 [28MR]
Ocean Dumping Act: strengthen provisions (H.R. 1957), 35589 [10DE], 35599 [11DE]-35603 [10DE]
Oil and gas leasing areas: congressional prohibition, 21892 [31JY]
Oilspills: liability and compensation for damages (H.R. 1232), 2929 [21FE], 3060 [21FE]
Outer Continental Shelf: offshore oil drilling guidelines, 36320 [12DE]
———oil drilling policy, 22026 [31JY]
———protection and development, 19468 [17JY]
Pacific International Center for High Technology Research: funding, 27779 [17OC]
Parks, lakes, and waterways: Arkansas cleanup campaign, 23006 [9SE]
Penns Grove Disposal Area, NJ: monitor materials disposed, 31607 [13NO]
Pesticide Import and Export Act: enact (H.R. 1416), 5113 [7MR]
Pesticide Regulatory Program: environmentalists and agricultural chemical industry agreement to changes, 23449 [11SE]
Petroleum: offshore leasing moratorium, 4725 [6MR], 31227 [7NO]
Pollution: oilspill cleanup liability, 35627 [10DE]
Radon gas: exposure is a leading cause of lung cancer, 15550, 15553 [13JN]
———health hazards of prolonged exposure, 28006 [17OC]
———tax credit for expenditures incurred for level reduction in principal residence (H.R. 2773), 15550, 15553 [13JN]
Randleman Lake, NC: project funding (H.R. 2577), 15236 [11JN]
Red River Gorge, KY: designate as component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 666), 1102 [24JA]
Renewable Energy and Conservation Transition Act: enact (H.R. 2001), 7724 [4AP], 24189 [18SE]
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO: cleanup of contaminated sites, structures, equipment, and natural resources (H.R. 1771), 6505 [27MR]
San Joaquin Valley, CA, Drainage Program: study effort, 27781 [17OC]
Santa Ana River: water project, 30747 [6NO]
Small business: report emissions which may cause adverse health effects, 35559 [10DE]
Soil: conservation, 10219 [2MY]
Soil Conservation Act: enact (H.R. 2108), 8522 [18AP]
Soil Stewardship Week: observance, 9991 [1MY]
Solid waste: management and planning, 619 [7JA]
States: oilspill cleanup funds, 34841 [6DE]
Steelhead trout: provide protection (H.R. 2136), 8538 [18AP]
Sulfur dioxide: reduce emissions (H.R. 1030), 5510 [19MR]
Superfund: funding, 32512 [20NO]
———reauthorization, 32511 [20NO]
———reauthorization proposal, 6904 [28MR]
———reauthorize, 35255 [9DE]
Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program: funding (H.R. 3453), 25468 [1OC]
Superfund Program: revenue source, 35620 [10DE]
Superfund Toxic Waste Cleanup Program: extend and expand, 14552 [5JN]
Topsoil: establish a program to ensure stockpiling and replacement (H.R. 463), 28124-28128 [21OC]
Toxic waste sites: cleanup, 32511 [20NO]
Trinity River, TX: Wallisville salt water barrier project, 38676 [19DE]
U.N. Environmental Program: funding, 30931 [6NO]
Upper White Oak Bayou Flood Control Act: enact, 844 [22JA]
Uranium mill tailings: provide for financing of reclamation and other remedial actions (H.R. 2236), 9559 [25AP]
Water: management, 2882 [21FE]
Water projects: environmental safeguards, 30803 [6NO]
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 19634 [18JY], 19730 [18JY], 19846 [22JY], 19854 [24JY]-19855 [22JY], 19993-20112 [23JY], 20154 [23JY], 20250 [24JY], 20853, 20856 [26JY], 22751 [1AU]
———enact (H.R. 8), debate procedure, 19225 [16JY]
———enact (H.R. 8), enrollment corrections, 20074 [23JY]
———enact (H.R. 8), recommit, 20073 [23JY]
———enact (H.R. 8), S. 1128 passed in lieu, 20112 [23JY]
———provide for consideration (H. Res. 222), 19634 [18JY]
Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 536 [3JA], 844 [22JA], 22563, 22564 [1AU], 24595 [20SE], 30364 [4NO], 30458, 30459-30487 [5NO], 30733-30852 [6NO], 30991 [7NO], 31597 [13NO], 31615 [14NO]-31616 [13NO], 36803 [16DE]
———enact (H.R. 6), technical corrections, 31616 [13NO]
Wetlands: irrigation rights, 26022 [3OC]
Wisconsin Electric Co.: technology improvement program, 37495 [17DE]
World Environment Day: observance, 14033 [4JN], 14246 [4JN]
Remarks in Senate
Acadia National Park, ME: establish permanent boundary (S. 720), 5840 [20MR], 33949-33951 [3DE], 34131 [4DE]
Acid Deposition Control Act: enact (S. 283), 1025 [24JA], 10369 [2MY]
Acid rain: control emissions, 1992 [6FE], 5878 [20MR], 20436 [25JY], 27982 [17OC], 28135 [21OC], 34065 [4DE]
———control of sulfur dioxide emissions (S. 1983), 37659 [18DE]
———impact, 23075 [9SE]
———impact on fisheries, 4767-4770 [7MR]
———reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions (S. 283), 1025 [24JA], 10369 [2MY]
Admiralty Island National Monument, AK: expand mineral exploration (S. 1330), 16716 [20JN]
Agricultural Export Enhancement and Soil Conservation Act: enact (S. 1050), 10131 [1MY], 10288 [2MY]
Agriculture: land conservation, 33240 [22NO]
———prohibit incentive payments to farmers producing on highly erodible lands, 4835 [7MR]
———prohibit incentive payments to farmers producing on highly erodible lands (S. 1000), 9445 [25AP]
———prohibit incentive payments to farmers producing on highly erodible lands (S. 1050), 10131 [1MY], 10288 [2MY]
———prohibit incentive payments to farmers producing on highly erodible lands (S. 523), 3771 [27FE]
———prohibit incentive payments to farmers producing on highly erodible lands (S. 598), 4609 [6MR]
———study use of unleaded fuel in farm equipment, 27941 [17OC], 32726, 32734-32739, 32747 [20NO]
———study use of unleaded fuel in farm equipment (S. 1393), 17654 [27JN], 23081 [9SE]
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1025), 5880 [20MR]
Arizona: expedite completion of Hooker Dam project (S. 611), 4817 [7MR]
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL: designate (S. 511), 3619 [26FE]
Atmospheric greenhouse effect: establish corporate international research program (S. Con. Res. 96), 36517 [16DE]
Atomic energy: compliance with safety standards, 22157 [1AU]
Audubon, John James: commemorate bicentennial (S. Res. 144), 9637 [26AP]
Automobile industry: requirements for registration of imports, 38654 [19DE]
Bentsen, Senator: commend efforts on Superfund Improvement Act, 24887 [25SE]
Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act: enact (S. 1553), 22280 [1AU]
Cache la Poudre River: designate segments as components of National Wild and Scenic River System (S. 1819), 30307 [1NO]
Canada: Katimavik and ONET/85 conservation corps programs, 10462 [3MY]
Central Utah project: water supply project, 31199 [7NO]
Charleston Harbor, SC: project to deepen (S. 214), 739 [22JA]
Chesapeake Bay: cleanup, 15661 [13JN]
———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's cleanup program, 35426 [9DE]
Chicago, IL: tunnel and reservoir project, 35530 [10DE]
Clean Coal Technology Reserve: funding, 27982 [17OC]
Clean Water Act: amend and reauthorize (S. 1128), 15301-15326 [12JN], 15616-15620, 15622-15678 [13JN]
———amend and reauthorize (S. 1128), appointment of conferees, 20934 [29JY]
———intent of Congress, 23558 [12SE]
———reauthorize (S. 53), 111, 134 [3JA]
Coal: funding for clean combustion technology research, 35496-35501, 35512 [10DE]
———funding for magnetohydrodynamics technology research, 35512, 35518 [10DE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 959), 8373 [18AP]
Coastal zones: clarify rights of States to protect (S. 1057), 10342 [2MY]
Colorado: designate certain land as wilderness (S. 69), 167 [3JA]
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act: exempt certain pollution from interstate dispute resolution provisions, 15656 [13JN]
Conservation of natural resources: role of State and local governments, 25059 [26SE]
Continental Shelf: moratoria on development, 19374 [17JY]
———restrictions on leasing (S. 1668), 24371 [19SE]
Corporations: pollution liability insurance, 23986-23988 [17SE]
Cross-Florida Barge Canal: deauthorize (S. 792), 6727 [28MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: convey lands (S. 565), 4457 [5MR]
———convey lands (S. 567), 4458 [5MR]
———transfer of Animal Damage Control Program from the Dept. of the Interior, 27459 [15OC]
———water conservation plan, 33314 [22NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorize Corps of Engineers to construct certain river and harbor projects (S. 534), 3789 [27FE]
———authorize erosion project at Mound State Park, AL (S. 603), 4614 [6MR]
———authorize erosion project at the Fort Toulouse National Historic Landmark, AL (S. 602), 4613 [6MR]
———improve operation of Corps of Engineers (S. 533), 3787 [27FE]
Dept. of Energy: funding for cleanup of uranium mill tailings sites, 27909 [17OC]
Dept. of the Interior: designation of integral vistas, 29100 [25OC], 29401 [29OC]
Developing countries: assistance for protection of biological diversity (S. 1748), 26773-26776 [8OC]
———assistance for protection of tropical forests (S. 1747), 26773-26776 [8OC]
Ducks: migration decline, 21764 [31JY]
Electric power: technology to burn high sulfur coal in powerplants, 35424 [9DE]
Endangered species: protect, 12073 [15MY]
———relocation of grizzly bears, 18260 [9JY]
Endangered Species Act: authorize appropriations (S. 725), 15733 [13JN]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 725), 5847-5848 [20MR]
Environmental and Energy Study Conference: anniversary, 14393-14399, 14401-14405 [5JN]
———Task Force on Toxic Emergencies formation, 22441 [1AU]
EPA: designation of integral vistas, 29100 [25OC], 29401 [29OC], 29741 [30OC]
———ensure that funding for pollution research and development does not place any facility at a competitive disadvantage, 27909-27924 [17OC]
———environmental impact statement prior to issuing a permit for ocean incineration, 28043 [18OC]
———funding for construction of sewage treatment plants, 27944, 27954 [17OC]
———funding for research and development, 16629 [20JN]
———notification relative to citizen legal suits, 15633 [13JN]
———pollution control allotment formula, 15639-15654 [13JN]
———pollution control enforcement actions, 15635-15639, 15657-15659 [13JN]
———protection record, 18147 [9JY]
———reauthorize wastewater construction grant program (S. 652), 4893-4898 [7MR]
———regulation of genetically engineered microorganisms (S. 1967), 36908 [17DE]
———regulation of stormwater runoff, 15656 [13JN]
———reverse decision on smokestack heights (S. 1426), 18863-18868 [11JY], 19067 [16JY]
Executive Office of the President: adjustment in travel limitations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 27941 [17OC]
Farmers Home Administration: waive eligibility standards for water and waste facility grants (S. 382), 1775 [5FE]
Farmington River, CT: study West Branch area for wild and scenic designation (S. 1946), 36431 [13DE]
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend to increase environmental protection (S. 309), 1227, 1235 [29JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (S. 793), 6728 [28MR]
Fish Restoration Trust Fund: funding (S. Res. 131), 7671 [4AP]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 958), 8373 [18AP]
———reauthorizing (S. 1245), 14413 [5JN]
Forest and forestry: management policies, 35446 [10DE]
Globescope: assembly to address environmental trends, 1993 [6FE]
Great Lakes Management Act: enact (S. 765), 6692-6696 [28MR], 9844 [30AP]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: designate certain land as wilderness (S. 590), 4480 [5MR]
Hawaii: highway project on Oahu, 28515 [23OC]
Hazardous substances: acid rain control, 4588 [6MR], 23854 [16SE], 38653 [19DE]
———acid rain control (S. 52), 111, 113, 132 [3JA], 803 [22JA]
———acid rain control (S. 503), 3384-3387 [25FE]
———annual inventory of toxic chemicals, 24340-24347 [19SE]
———clarify activities of pollution liability risk retention groups, 24055 [18SE]
———clarify EPA jurisdiction over certain hazardous substances, 24447 [20SE]
———clarify relationship between Federal agencies performing hazardous waste cleanup at Federal facilities, 24731 [24SE]
———encourage research into new cleanup technologies, 24458-24461 [20SE]
———encourage use of innovative technologies at radon contaminated sites, 24339 [19SE]
———environmental safety standards, 30201 [1NO]
———EPA review of emergency systems for monitoring releases of toxic substances, 24444 [20SE]
———establish research program on indoor air quality, 24080-24083 [18SE]
———establish safety standards and training programs for workers engaged in cleanups, 24716 [24SE]
———exempt owners or operators from liability for releases of waste prior to acquisition, 24745 [24SE]
———expedite appeals on permits for facilities seeking to treat toxic waste, 24456 [20SE]
———funding of superfund, 11877 [14MY]
———funding of superfund (S. 955), 8362 [18AP]
———funding of superfund (S. 957), 8369-8373 [18AP]
———funding of superfund (S. 972), 8590 [22AP]
———grants to communities for obtaining technical assistance relative to waste site cleanup, 24431 [20SE]
———high-level nuclear waste repositories, 32316-32319 [19NO]
———improve community emergency planning, 24058-24077 [18SE]
———improved emergency planning and notification of releases (S. 1531), 21765 [31JY]
———inclusion of contamination from leaking storage tanks in superfund, 24462 [20SE]
———increase amount of money accumulated in superfund before termination of taxes, 24717 [24SE]
———increase funding of superfund, 24445 [20SE]
———indemnification for contractors involved in cleanup operations, 24454 [20SE]
———insurance coverage for waste management facilities, 24733 [24SE]
———liability for cleanup operations (S. 1761), 27269 [10OC]
———limit funding for superfund, 24057 [18SE], 24432-24442 [20SE]
———modify superfund to include releases from ocean incineration, 24625 [23SE]
———notification to local government of presence (S. 606), 4616 [6MR]
———postclosure liability program study and suspension of liability transfers relative to the superfund, 24718 [24SE]
———promote settlement of superfund litigations, 24725-24731 [24SE]
———provide for continuation of remedial action while contracting for waste site cleanup services, 24427 [20SE]
———reauthorize superfund (H.R. 2005), 25090-25116 [26SE]
———reauthorize superfund (H.R. 2005), unanimous-consent agreement, 24756 [24SE]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 51), 111, 113, 130, 133, 134 [3JA], 13647 [23MY], 13791 [24MY], 20519 [25JY], 23928-23955-23983-23990 [17SE], 24055-24084 [18SE], 24339-24356 [19SE], 24425-24464 [20SE], 24625, 24632-24654 [23SE], 24716-24756 [24SE], 25064-25074 [26SE], 25389 [1OC]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 51), unanimous-consent agreement, 24654 [23SE]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 493), 3037 [21FE], 3458 [25FE]
———reauthorize superfund (S. 596), 4605 [6MR]
———regional disposal compacts, 6829 [28MR]
———remedial action at Federal facilities, 24733, 24740-24742, 24749 [24SE]
———report on lead poisoning in children, 24056 [18SE]
———reporting requirements for Federal facilities, 24425 [20SE]
———require report on superfund enforcement, 24742 [24SE]
———requirements for waste sites (S. 517), 3689-3694 [27FE]
———research into effects of exposure, 24428, 24429, 24443 [20SE]
———revise EPA hazardous waste ranking procedures, 24078 [18SE], 24348-24350 [19SE]
———superfund excise tax, 24462 [20SE], 31302 [12NO]
———superfund excise tax exemption for fertilizer, animal feed, and certain raw materials, 24735-24740 [24SE]
———superfund liability provisions relative to Montana Power Co., 24750 [24SE]
———superfund tax title, 28975 [24OC]
———superfund value-added tax, 24743-24745, 24751 [24SE]
———tax on disposal and storage (S. 14), 54 [3JA]
———tax treatment of toxic waste cleanup expenditures by the James Graham Brown Foundation, 24456 [20SE]
———temporary extension of superfund excise tax (H.R. 3453), 26896 [9OC]
———victim assistance, 24632, 24654 [23SE], 24716, 24719-24725 [24SE]
Hazardous wastes: funding for waste isolation pilot project roads, 28531-28538 [23OC]
Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor, Illinois: establish (S. 977), 8932 [23AP]
Highway Beautification Act: enact (S. 1494), 20423 [25JY]
Imperial County, CA: infestation by hydrilla weed, 17611 [27JN]
Irrigation: water conservation methods, 27656 [16OC]
Kasten, Senator: efforts to require multilateral development banks to consider environmental implications of policies, 27166 [10OC]
Kentucky: designate certain land as wilderness (H.R. 1627), 36263 [12DE]
———designate certain land as wilderness (S. 703), 5821 [20MR]
Knauss, John A.: tribute, 720 [22JA]
Lumber trade: EPA regulation of log transfer facilities, 15622 [13JN]
Manteo Bay, NC: authorize use of certain land (S. 362), 1550 [31JA]
Marine Fisheries Improvement Act: enact (S. 747), 6191 [26MR]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1502), 20498 [25JY]
McDowney, Walter: tribute, 34419 [5DE]
Minerals and mineral resources: provide for uranium and thorium reclamation (S. 1004), 9447-9451 [25AP]
Motor vehicles: ban importation of automobiles not in compliance with certain U.S. standards (S. 921), 7931 [16AP]
Munitions producing equipment: liability of U.S. for releases owned by Dept. of Defense, 23985 [17SE]
Napier, J.B.: tribute, 2969 [21FE]
National Arbor Day: designate (S.J. Res. 122), 16785 [21JN]
National parks: cleanup and maintenance program (S. 1888), 33673 [2DE]
———resolving conflicts with other public land-managing agencies, 17705 [27JN]
Natural gas: moratorium on offshore leasing (S. 734), 6178 [26MR]
Natural resources: establish ocean and coastal resources management fund (S. 55), 138 [3JA]
Nebraska: Arbor Day leadership, 16981 [24JN]
———designate certain land as wilderness (S. 816), 6804 [28MR]
———erosion control project (S. 539), 4038 [28FE]
Nebraska National Forest: convey land (S. 360), 1549 [31JA]
Nevada: designate certain land as wilderness (S. 722), 5843 [20MR]
New Hampshire: control of acid rain, 16305 [19JN]
New Jersey: ban dumping of sewage sludge at 12-mile site (S. 824), 6952 [1AP]
———toxic waste research, 36521 [16DE]
New York, NY: Bronx Zoo's Jungle World, 16979 [24JN]
———ecological impact of Westway landfill on striped bass population, 9691 [29AP]
———extend deadline for withdrawal of approval of the Westway highway project (S. 1607), 23045 [9SE]
———limit discharge of raw sewage, 15661 [13JN]
———limit discharge of raw sewage (S. 30), 93 [3JA]
———Westway project, 11049 [8MY]
New York Bight Apex: restrict dumping of sewage sludge in 106-Mile Ocean Waste Dump Site (S. 1838), 31151 [7NO]
Niobrara River, NE: designate portion as wild and scenic river (S. 1713), 25306 [30SE]
NOAA: consolidate and authorize fisheries programs (S. 991), 25626 [2OC]
———consolidate and authorize programs (S. 990), 9158 [24AP], 16246-16249 [19JN], 16743 [20JN]
———consolidate and authorize programs (S. 991), 9158 [24AP]
———establish Great Lakes Research Office, 15626 [13JN]
———funding for pollution control activities in the Chesapeake Bay, 28913 [24OC]
———prohibit funding for relocation of Sandy Hook Laboratory, NJ, 30224 [1NO]
Ocean Incineration Research Act: enact (S. 1039), 10107 [1MY]
OMB: deadline for release of review of recommended maximum contaminant levels for drinking water, 24353-24355 [19SE]
Osceola National Forest, FL: Florida Federation of Garden Clubs' support for protection efforts, 6832 [28MR]
Paints and varnishes: effects of tributyltin on marine environment (S. Res. 272), 36289 [12DE]
Park Service: funding, 35518 [10DE]
Pesticides: health and safety testing information from manufacturers (S. 1303), 15891 [17JN]
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: change boundary line (S. 488), 3027 [21FE]
Petroleum: moratorium on offshore leasing (S. 734), 6178 [26MR]
Phillip Burton Wilderness Area, CA: designate (S. 543), 4043 [28FE]
Pollution: refine National Estuary Program, 15627 [13JN]
Power resources: promote methane gas recovery facilities, 24348 [19SE]
Public lands: cleanup and maintenance program (S. 1888), 33673 [2DE]
———employment of youths in conservation and rehabilitation projects (S. 27), 85-90 [3JA]
Public works: authorize grants for certain water projects in Chicago, IL, 15618 [13JN]
Radioactive waste disposal: EPA jurisdiction over regulation of certain mixed solid waste (S. 892), 7643 [4AP]
Rainbow Warrior (vessel): terrorist act in New Zealand harbor, 19822 [19JY]
Recreation areas: cleanup and maintenance program (S. 1888), 33673 [2DE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to extend authorization (S. 124), 213 [3JA], 12378-12389 [16MY]
———amend to extend authorization (S. 124), appointment of conferees, 18342-18348 [10JY]
Safety: impact of releasing genetically engineered organism, 24956 [25SE]
Sewage disposal: terminate ocean dumping (S. 1659), 24106 [18SE]
Smaller Communities Water Resources Assistance Act: enact (S. 303), 1222 [29JA]
Soil Conservation Service: watershed projects authorized, 28441 [22OC]
Solid waste: restrict dumping in 106-Mile Ocean Waste Dump Site to authorities currently using New York Bight Apex (S. 1838), 31151 [7NO]
South Dakota: construction of the central water supply system (S. 253), 780 [22JA]
———construction of the Lake Andes-Wagner irrigation project (S. 252), 779 [22JA]
Sport Fish Restoration Trust Fund: release appropriations (S. Res. 130), 7941 [16AP]
Stafford, Senator: commend efforts on Superfund Improvement Act, 24887 [25SE]
State and Local River Conservation Act: enact (S. 317), 4503 [5MR], 20511 [25JY]
State Comprehensive River Planning Act: enact (S. 870), 7363 [3AP]
Steelhead Trout Protection Act: enact (S. 954), 8360-8361 [18AP]
Subcommittee on Toxic Substances and Environmental Oversight: meetings during sessions, 32150 [14NO]
Superfund: contribution (S. 1561), 22321 [1AU]
———extend taxes (S. 1920), 35540 [10DE]
———tax title, 28975 [24OC]
Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program: funding (H.R. 3453), 26912 [9OC]
Superfund Improvement Act: clarify contribution and review provisions, 24449-24454 [20SE]
Taxation: disallow deductions and credits for certain activities within designated environmental zones (S. 1839), 31152 [7NO]
U.N. Environmental Program: funding, 35108 [6DE], 35359 [9DE]
Union Carbide: anniversary of Bhopal chemical disaster, 38647 [19DE]
Vermont: authorizing public works projects (S. 1136), 12142 [15MY]
Waste disposal sites: use of proceeds from tax on owners and operators of treatment and storage facilities (S. 886), 7616 [4AP]
Water: expiration date of funding for public works projects, 16242 [19JN]
———funding for public works projects, 16229-16231 [19JN]
———improve contracting procedures on Federal projects (S. 968), 8578 [22AP]
———national policy, 8607 [22AP]
———protection of certain underground supplies (S. 24), 81-84 [3JA]
Water pollution: proposed reduction in funding for Great Lakes sewage treatment facilities, 9842 [30AP]
Water Research Foundation: establish (S. 904), 7816 [15AP]
Water Resources Development Act: enact (S. 1567), unanimous-consent agreement, 27262 [10OC]
Water supply: prevent lead contamination, 23988-23990 [17SE]
Waterways: authorize river and harbor projects (S. 366), 1552-1557 [31JA], 5260 [14MR], 14758 [6JN]
Westway landfill: national precedent for future development projects, 11864 [14MY]
Westway Landfill Funding Prohibition and Hudson River Habitat Protection Act: enact (S. 826), 9475 [25AP], 9646 [26AP], 15057 [11JN], 22429 [1AU]
Wetlands: authorizing appropriations (S. 740), 6180-6185 [26MR]
Wilderness areas: permits for commercial activities, 35464 [10DE]
Wisconsin Electric Co.: sulfur dioxide emissions cleanup program, 36213 [12DE]
Yellowstone National Park: protection, 17715 [27JN]
Youth Conservation Corps: establish, 20334 [24JY]
Reports
Acadia National Park, ME, Boundary: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 720) (S. Rept. 99-198), 33400 [22NO]
Acid Rain: Acid Rain Peer Review Panel (excerpt), 1993 [6FE]
Acid Rain—Sources and Effects: OTA, 20048 [23JY]
Agricultural Price Support, Exports, Conservation, Credit, Research, and Food Assistance Programs: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2100) (H. Rept. 99-271), 23696 [13SE]
Anadromous Fish Conservation: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1025) (H. Rept. 99-19), 5581 [19MR]
Appropriations for Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration: Committee on Science and Technology (H.R. 2319) (H. Rept. 99-99), 12008 [15MY]
Appropriations for Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 99-112), 12008 [15MY]
Appropriations for National Wildlife Refuge System: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1789) (H. Rept. 99-100), 12008 [15MY]
Appropriations for NOAA: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 991) (S. Rept. 99-67), 12939 [21MY]
Appropriations Under Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 958) (S. Rept. 99-70), 13233 [22MY]
Assessment of Hazardous Waste Sites: EPA (excerpt), 24739 [24SE]
Authorize Appropriations for Nongame Fish and Wildlife Conservation: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1406) (H. Rept. 99-75), 11290 [9MY]
Clean Water Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1128) (S. Rept. 99-50), 11831 [14MY]
Coastal Water Quality of the New York Bight Apex (excerpts), 6996 [1AP]
Coastal Zone Management Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 959) (S. Rept. 99-71), 13233 [22MY]
Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Relative to Establishment of National Estuarine Reserve Research System: Committee on Rules (H.R. 2121; H. Res. 214) (H. Rept. 99-191), 18137 [9JY]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 51), 4814 [7MR]
Congressional Agenda for Improved Resource and Environmental Management in the Third World—Helping Developing Countries Help Themselves: Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 29543-29544 [29OC]
Conservation, Development, Improvement, and Rehabilitation of Nation's Water Resources and Infrastructure: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 99-251), 22681 [1AU]
Conservation and Development of Water and Related Resources: Committee on Rules (H.R. 6; H. Res. 305) (H. Rept. 99-352), 30198 [1NO]
Conservation Programs on Military Reservations and Public Lands: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1202) (H. Rept. 99-129), 12275 [16MY]
Consolidate and Authorize Programs of NOAA: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 990) (S. Rept. 99-72), 13233 [22MY]
Construct Various Projects for Improvements to Rivers and Harbors: Committee on the Budget (S. 1567; S. Res. 207), 24467 [20SE]
Contracting Practices on Federal Water Projects: GAO (excerpt), 8578 [22AP]
Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Civilian Energy Programs: Committee on Science and Technology (H.R. 1798) (H. Rept. 99-54), 13126 [22MY]
Ecological and Historic Preservation of Nassau, Saint Marys, and Saint Johns River Valleys, FL: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2483) (H. Rept. 99-418), 34788 [5DE]
Endangered Species Act: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 99-124), 12008 [15MY]
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstrations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1144) (S. Rept. 99-58), 12135 [15MY]
EPA Superfund Reauthorization: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 29897 [31OC]
———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2817; H. Res. 331) (H. Rept. 99-413), 34266 [4DE]
———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 29897 [31OC]
———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 2817) (H. Rept. 99-253), 29250 [28OC]
Establish Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge and National Fish and Wildlife Service Training Center at Cape Charles, Northampton County, VA: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1404) (H. Rept. 99-381), 32641 [20NO]
Establishment of a Center for Water Research: Council on Environmental Quality (excerpt), 7816 [15AP]
Feasibility and Desirability of Alternative Tax Systems for Superfund: EPA (excerpt), 34870 [6DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Relative to Quality of Nation's Waters: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 99-189), 18059 [8JY]
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2704) (H. Rept. 99-392), 32617 [20NO]
Improve Fishery Conservation and Management: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 99-165), 14969 [10JN]
Interjurisdictional Fishery Resources Management: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1028) (H. Rept. 99-20), 5581 [19MR]
Irrigation Techniques: Servi-Tech, Inc., 27656 [16OC]
Legislative History of the Clean Air Act: Library of Congress (excerpt), 23559 [12SE]
Legislative History of the Water Pollution Control Act: Library of Congress (excerpt), 23560 [12SE]
Liability and Compensation for Oilspill Damage: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1232) (H. Rept. 99-247), 22681 [1AU]
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1957) (H. Rept. 99-107), 12009 [15MY]
National Ocean Pollution Planning Act and Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1958) (H. Rept. 99-101), 12008 [15MY]
National Wildlife Refuge System Appropriations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1354), 17038 [25JN]
Natural Aquaculture Act: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 99-105), 12009 [15MY]
Nongame Fish and Wildlife Conservation Appropriations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1353), 17038 [25JN]
Offset Competitive Advantage of Foreign Coal Producers: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 99-117), 12008 [15MY]
Pine Ridge and Soldier Creek Wilderness Established in Nebraska National Forest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 816) (S. Rept. 99-122), 21727 [31JY]
Pollution Prevention of the Marine Environment Relative to Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 1957) (H. Rept. 99-107), 19866 [22JY]
Proposed Superfund Tax Increases and the U.S. Petrochemical Industry—An Economic Analysis: Library of Congress, 11878-11883 [14MY]
Provide Conservation, Rehabilitation, Improvement of Natural and Cultural Resources, Located on Public or Indian Lands: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 99-18), 10260 [2MY]
Reauthorize Superfund: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 51) (S. Rept. 99-11), 5308 [18MR]
Regulation and Protection of Drinking Water Supplies: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 1650) (H. Rept. 99-168), 15214 [11JN]
Rehabilitation of Nation's Water Resources Infrastructure: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 99-251), 23912 [17SE]
Research, Development and Demonstration Program for Experimental Treatment Technologies for Use in Remedial Actions: Committee on Science and Technology (H.R. 3065) (H. Rept. 99-255), 22897 [4SE]
Responsibility for Cleanup of Toxic Waste: EPA (excerpt), 34663 [5DE]
Role of Dept. of Justice in Withholding EPA Documents from Congress in 1982-83: Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 99-435), 36105 [11DE]
Safe Drinking Water: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 124) (S. Rept. 99-56), 12135 [15MY]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2478) (H. Rept. 99-116), 12820 [21MY]
Status of Great Lakes: NOAA (excerpt), 6695 [28MR]
Sulfur and Nitrogen Emissions: Acid Rain Peer Review Panel (excerpt), 18868 [11JY]
Superfund Improvement Act (S. 51): Committee on Environment and Public Works (excerpt), 24637 [23SE]
Tall Stacks—A Decade of Illegal Use; A Decade of Damage Downwind: Natural Resources Defense Council, 14398 [5JN]
U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Objectives Are Not Being Met: GAO (excerpt), 9842 [30AP]
Wastewater Treatment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (excerpt), 15304 [12JN]
Water Quality Renewal Act (H.R. 8) (excerpt), 20853, 20856 [26JY]
Water Resources: Committee on Environment and Public Works (excerpt), 15642 [13JN]
Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 99-251), 24614 [23SE]
———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 99-251), 24614 [23SE]
Westway Landfill Project: Thomas Puccio (series), 9475-9477 [25AP], 9646 [26AP]
Wilderness Federal Reserved Water Rights: Colorado Water Congress, 17952 [27JN]
Resolutions by organizations
Flood prevention and watershed protection projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works, 28442 [22OC]
Implementation of the conclusions and recommendations of the Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Environment, 14041 [4JN]
Superfund emergency preparedness and response provisions: International Association of Firefighters, 24062 [18SE]
Rulings of the Chair
EPA: superfund reauthorization (H.R. 2817), 35635 [10DE]
Water Quality Renewal Act: enact (H.R. 8), 20051 [23JY]
Schedule
Superfund cleanup, 4605 [6MR]
Statements
Acid Rain Legislation: Senator Mitchell, 1026 [24JA]
Assistance to Victims of Exposure to Toxic Substances: Senator Simpson, 24436 [20SE]
Cache la Poudre River: Representative Hank Brown (excerpt), 30307 [1NO]
California Outer Continental Shelf Protection Agreement, 19468 [17JY]
Clean Water Act (S. 1128): Senator Stafford, 15324 [12JN]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: Senator Lautenberg (additional views), 132 [3JA]
Continental Shelf Leasing Policy: Senator Cranston, 24372 [19SE]
Control of Acid Rain: John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire, 16306 [19JN]
Cost Recovery from Public Works Projects: CBO, 1555 [31JA]
Designation of Integral Vistas on Public Lands: Edmund S. Muskie, 29100 [25OC]
Ecosystem Management Requires Flexible Silviculture in Eastern Hardwood Forests: Leon Minckler, 31220 [7NO]
Effects of Acid Rain: Wade Morse, 4589 [6MR]
Effects of Toxic Contamination: Verna Courtemanche, 25071 [26SE]
Enough Water?: Representative Whitehurst, 7499 [3AP]
EPA Enforcement Authority: Corps of Engineers, 15659 [13JN]
———Dept. of Justice, 15659 [13JN]
EPA Pollution Control Allotment Formula: Robert J. Sugarman (excerpt), 15645 [13JN]
———Senator Chafee, 15648, 15652 [13JN]
Farm Use of Leaded Fuel: EPA, 26446 [7OC]
Funding Level for the Superfund: Lee M. Thomas, 24436 [20SE]
Helsinki Accord Principles: Charlotte Saikowski, 21563 [30JY]
Importance of Natural Resources: Theodore Roosevelt, 6585 [28MR]
International Whaling Commission Meeting Regarding Agreements Relative to Economic and Punitive Sanctions: Representative Dymally, 20688 [25JY]
Lead Poisoning: Helen E. Kelly, American Council on Science and Health, 16103 [18JN]
New York State and the Acid Rain Tragedy: Louis Greppo, 23075 [9SE]
Nomination of Robert K. Dawson as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works: Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, and the National Wildlife Foundation, 33660-33664 [2DE]
Potomac River: Gilbert Gude, 36197 [12DE]
Protection of Wetlands: EPA, 34105 [4DE]
———Howard H. Baker, Jr., 34109 [4DE]
———James G. Watt, 33658 [2DE]
———Robert K. Dawson, 34097 [4DE]
———William Clark, 33659 [2DE]
Safeguarding the Environment: John F. Kennedy, 24461 [20SE]
Water and Public Land Management: Representative Strang, 2883 [21FE]
Water Crisis Expected: Representative Whitehurst, 7499 [3AP]
Water Quality Renewal Act (H.R. 8) (excerpt), 19846 [22JY]
Water Quality Variance Request: Alaska Lumber & Pulp Co. (excerpt), 27916 [17OC]
Wisconsin Electric Co. Technology Improvement Program: Charles McNeer, 37495 [17DE]
Studies
Health Aspects of the Disposal of Waste Chemicals: Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology (excerpt), 24635, 24640, 24649 [23SE]
Legal Compensation for Harm Caused by Release of Hazardous Substances: American Law Institute, ABA, American Trial Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Attorneys General (excerpt), 24638 [23SE]
Summaries
Coastal Resource and Economic Development Grant Act, 839 [22JA]
Hazardous Substance Response Act (S. 14), 56 [3JA]
Hazardous Waste Reduction Act (S. 886), 7620 [4AP]
Requirements for Hazardous Waste Sites (S. 517), 3692 [27FE]
Research Project for Managing Subsurface Agricultural Drainage Water in the San Joaquin Valley in an Environmentally and Economically Sound Manner, 27782 [17OC]
Rudman-Inouye Gray Market Compromise, 38654 [19DE]
Safe Drinking Water Amendments (H.R. 1650), 5979 [21MR]
Superfund Improvement Act (S. 51) (excerpt), 23952 [17SE]
Superfund Reauthorization (H.R. 1342), 4183 [28FE]
Tall Stacks—A Decade of Illegal Use; a Decade of Damage Downwind: National Resources Defense Council, 18866 [11JY]
Tall Stacks—A Decade of Illegal Use—A Decade of Damage Downwind: Natural Resources Defense Council, 6099 [25MR]
Tables
Comparison of potential allotment formula to current Clean Water Act formula, 6739 [28MR]
Comparisons of proposed EPA pollution control allotment formulas, 15644 [13JN]
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act funding levels, 23867 [17SE]
EPA pollution control per capita allotment, 15644 [13JN]
EPA's acid rain damage estimates, 34066, 34070 [4DE]
Excise tax on manufacturers who contribute hazardous waste to dumps, 35622 [10DE]
Funding levels and location of proposed safety projects for nuclear facilities, 22157 [1AU]
Hazardous waste sites at which work has been halted due to uncertainty of superfund reauthorization, 23138 [10SE]
Highly erodible cropland in the U.S., 3772 [27FE]
Pollution control potential of new coal technologies, 35424 [9DE]
Potential 1985 EPA research projects, 16629 [21JN]
Rate for waste management practices impact on the environment, 6587 [28MR]
Summary of major issues concerning exposures to airborne acidity and their human health effects, 114 [3JA]
Superfund excise tax formula, 8373 [18AP]
Superfund tax structure, 6586 [28MR]
Waste isolation pilot project, 28537 [23OC]
Telegrams
EPA innovative technology grant program: Ernesta B. Barnes, 27918 [17OC]
———Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, 27910 [17OC]
Testimonies
Nuclear Waste Disposal Dump Siting: Representative Boulter, 4292 [4MR]
Texts of
Clean Air Act—acid rain provisions, 1992 [6FE]
H. Con. Res. 158, support of the U.N. Environment Program, 14046 [4JN]
H. Res. 222, provide for consideration of Water Quality Renewal Act, 19634 [18JY]
H.R. 8, Water Quality Renewal Act, 20088-20112 [23JY]
H.R. 463, National Topsoil Preservation Act, 28124 [21OC]
H.R. 1025, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act appropriations, 5514 [19MR]
H.R. 1650, regulation and protection of drinking water supplies, 15818-15824 [17JN]
H.R. 2005, Superfund Improvement Act, 25091-25116 [26SE]
H.R. 2255, amend superfund provisions of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 9548 [25AP]
H.R. 2467, issue certain permits for Lake Gaston, NC, in connection with proposed water pipeline prior to completion of environmental impact statement, 11630 [9MY]
H.R. 2483, preserve ecology of the Nassau River Valley marshlands, FL, 35212 [9DE]
H.R. 2754, Clean Coal Technology Authorization Act, 15767 [13JN]
H.R. 2865, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act amendments, 17242 [25JN]
H.R. 2957, protect tropical forests in developing countries, 19465 [17JY]
H.R. 2958, protect biological diversity in developing countries, 19466 [17JY]
H.R. 3355, Methanol Energy Policy Act, 24170 [18SE]
H.R. 3453, extend the superfund taxes, 25468-25471 [1OC]
H.R. 3917, extend period for compliance with certain financial responsibility requirements applicable to land disposal facilities, 36555 [16DE]
S. 14, tax on disposal and storage of hazardous substances, 54 [3JA]
S. 24, protection of certain ground water supplies, 82 [3JA]
S. 27, employment of youths in conservation and rehabilitation projects on public lands, 86-89 [3JA]
S. 30, limit discharge of raw sewage by city of New York, 94 [3JA]
S. 51, reauthorize superfund, 115-120 [3JA]
S. 52, acid rain control, 120-122 [3JA]
S. 53, reauthorize Clean Water Act, 123-130 [3JA]
S. 69, designate certain Colorado land as wilderness, 170 [3JA]
S. 124, regulation and protection of drinking water supplies, 15829-15834 [17JN]
S. 124, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, 12378-12384 [16MY]
S. 124, Safe Drinking Water Act authorization, 214-219 [3JA]
S. 252, construction of the Lake Andes-Wagner irrigation project, South Dakota, 780 [22JA]
S. 283, Acid Deposition Control Act, 1026 [24JA]
S. 303, Smaller Communities Water Resources Assistance Act, 1222 [29JA]
S. 309, increase environmental protection under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 1227-1232 [29JA]
S. 360, convey land to Nebraska National Forest, 1549 [31JA]
S. 362, authorize use of certain land located at Manteo Bay, NC, 1551 [31JA]
S. 382, waive eligibility standards for water and waste facility grants, 1775 [5FE]
S. 493, reauthorization of superfund, 3458-3466 [25FE]
S. 503, control of acid rain, 3385-3387 [25FE]
S. 517, requirements for hazardous waste sites, 3692-3694 [27FE]
S. 523, prohibit incentive payments to farmers producing on highly erodible lands, 3772 [27FE]
S. 533, improve operations of the Corps of Engineers, 3788 [27FE]
S. 534, authorize Corps of Engineers to construct certain river and harbor projects, 3789-3794 [27FE]
S. 543, designate the Phillip Burton Wilderness Area, CA, 4043 [28FE]
S. 565, conveyance of lands by Dept. of Agriculture, 4457 [5MR]
S. 567, conveyance of lands by Dept. of Agriculture, 4458 [5MR]
S. 590, designate certain land in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as wilderness, 4481 [5MR]
S. 596, reauthorize superfund (excerpt), 4606-4607 [6MR]
S. 598, prohibit incentive payments to farmers producing on highly erodible lands, 4610 [6MR]
S. 602, authorize erosion prevention project at Fort Toulouse National Historic Landmark, AL, 4614 [6MR]
S. 603, authorize erosion prevention project at Mound State Park, AL, 4614 [6MR]
S. 606, notification to local governments of presence of hazardous substances in jurisdiction, 4616 [6MR]
S. 652, reauthorize EPA's wastewater construction grant program (S. 652), 4896-4897 [7MR]
S. 720, Acadia National Park, ME, permanent boundary, 33949 [3DE]
S. 740, Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, 6181-6184 [26MR]
S. 747, Marine Fisheries Improvement Act, 6192 [26MR]
S. 765, Great Lakes Management Act, 6692-6694 [28MR]
S. 793, Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments, 6728-6733 [28MR]
S. 816, designate certain land in Nebraska as wilderness, 6804 [28MR]
S. 817, authorizing appropriations under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act, 16935 [24JN]
S. 824, revitalization of New York Bight Apex and Hudson-Raritan Estuary, 6953 [1AP]
S. 870, State Comprehensive River Planning Act, 7364 [3AP]
S. 886, Hazardous Waste Reduction Act, 7617-7620 [4AP]
S. 904, Water Research Foundation Act, 7817-7818 [15AP]
S. 921, ban importation of automobiles not in compliance with certain U.S. standards, 7931 [16AP]
S. 954, Steelhead Trout Protection Act, 8360 [18AP]
S. 957, Superfund Excise Tax Act, 8370-8371 [18AP]
S. 958, authorizing appropriations for Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 8373 [18AP]
S. 968, improve contracting procedures on Federal water projects, 8579 [22AP]
S. 990, consolidate and authorize NOAA programs, 16248 [19JN]
S. 991, authorize and consolidate NOAA fisheries programs, 25628 [2OC]
S. 1004, Uranium Mill Tailings Reclamation Act, 9447-9450 [25AP]
S. 1039, Ocean Incineration Research Act, 10109 [1MY]
S. 1050, Agricultural Export Enhancement and Soil Conservation Act, 10288 [2MY]
S. 1128, amend and reauthorize the Clean Water Act, 15664-15678 [13JN]
S. 1128, Clean Water Act amendments, 20074-20088 [23JY]
S. 1136, authorizing public works project in Vermont, 12143 [15MY]
S. 1245, reauthorizing the Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing, 14414 [5JN]
S. 1303, pesticides health and safety testing information from manufacturers, 15891-15897 [17JN]
S. 1393, study use of unleaded fuel in farm equipment, 17655 [27JN]
S. 1426, reverse EPA decision on smokestack heights, 18864 [11JY]
S. 1494, Highway Beautification Act, 20426 [25JY]
S. 1502, Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act amendments, 20498 [25JY]
S. 1531, improved emergency planning and notification of release of hazardous substances, 21766-21767 [31JY]
S. 1553, Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act, 22281 [1AU]
S. 1561, superfund contribution, 22322 [1AU]
S. 1607, extend deadline for withdrawal of approval of the Westway highway project, New York, 23045 [9SE]
S. 1668, California Outer Continental Shelf Protection and Development Act, 24375 [19SE]
S. 1747, assistance to developing countries for protection of tropical forests, 26773 [8OC]
S. 1748, assistance to developing countries for protection of biological diversity, 26774 [8OC]
S. 1761, compensation of public for accidents arising from activities of licensees or undertaken pursuant to Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 27272-27274 [10OC]
S. 1838, restrict dumping in 106-Mile Ocean Waste Dump Site to authorities currently using New York Bight Apex, 31151 [7NO]
S. 1839, disallow tax deductions and credits for certain activities within designated environmental zones, 31153 [7NO]
S. 1920, superfund tax extension, 35541 [10DE]
S. 1967, EPA regulation of genetically engineered microorganisms, 36910 [17DE]
S. Res. 130, funding for the Sport Fish Restoration Trust Fund, 7388 [3AP]
S. Res. 131, funding for the Sport Fish Restoration Trust Fund, 7671 [4AP]
S. Res. 144, commemorate John James Audubon's bicentennial, 9637 [26AP]
S. Res. 144, recognition of John J. Audubon, 12526 [17MY]
S.J. Res. 122, designate National Arbor Day, 16786 [21JN]
Transcripts
Committee on Public Works Meeting on the Clean Air Act (excerpt), 23559 [12SE]