ECOLOGY

Addresses

Acid Rain: Senator Byrd, 6957 [18AP]

———Senator Durenberger, 12514-12516 [20JN]

Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect: Senator Gore, 9076-9079 [12MY]

Broader View of U.S. National Interests—New Directions for U.S. Foreign Policy: Representative Beilenson, 6212-6215 [12AP]

Bucks County Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament's Tree Planting Ceremony: Paul D. Zimmerman, 1191 [27JA]

Effects of Alaska Oil Spill: Elenore McMullen, 24146 [11OC]

Environment, Population, and Sustainable Development: Barber B. Conable, Jr., 13488 [23JN]

Environmental Protection: Corazon Aquino, 30582 [20NO]

———President Bush, 11378 [8JN]

Global Change and Our Future: Gro H. Brundtland, 8283 [4MY]

Global Environment: Representative Wayne Owens, 7480-7482 [25AP]

———Senator Domenici, 11476 [13JN], 11657 [14JN]

Global Environment—Reassessing the Threat: Frazier Kellogg, 5111-5113 [21MR]

Loggers and Lumbermen—A Threatened and Endangered Species: Daniel Goldy, 3430 [3MR]

Science, Politics, and the Environment: Senator Kasten, 3781 [8MR]

Wilderness Revolution for the 1990s—Commemorating the Wilderness Act on Its 25th Anniversary: Representative Vento, 23653-23656 [5OC]

Agenda

Budget and the Region: Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, 4042 [13MR]

Agreements

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18377 [3AU]

Amendments

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: authorize competitive oil and gas leasing (S. 406), 2131 [9FE], 8573-8579 [9MY], 13168 [22JN], 13453 [23JN], 14605 [13JY]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), 26439 [27OC]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: prohibitions against oil and gas production (H.J. Res. 281), 15939, 15957 [24JY]

Global Climate Change Prevention Act: enact (S. 1610), 30471, 30571 [20NO]

Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 280), 28125, 28157 [9NO]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: enact (S. 804), 24999 [18OC], 29232, 29234, 29252, 29255 [15NO], 29943 [17NO]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18289-18301, 18311, 18315, 18317, 18358, 18360-18363, 18365, 18372, 18373, 18377, 18378, 18435, 18440-18444 [3AU], 18712-18715, 18717, 18719, 18723, 18725, 18726, 18728, 19017 [4AU]

Analyses

Air Toxics Control Act (H.R. 2585), 11385 [8JN]

Beverage Container Legislation: Gary Kimball and Jon Ross, 8502 [9MY]

Chlorofluorocarbons and Halon Reduction Act (S. 503), 3323 [2MR]

Clean Air Standards (S. 1490), 18246-18261 [3AU]

Coal Distribution and Utilization Act (S. 318), 1299 [31JA]

Colorado Wilderness Act (S. 1343), 15057 [18JY]

Comprehensive Ocean Assessment and Strategy (Coast) Act (S. 1179), 11718 [14JN]

Degradable Plastics Act (H.R. 1439), 4457 [15MR]

Global Forest Emergency Act (H.R. 3362), 22457 [28SE]

Indoor Air Quality Act (S. 657), 4843 [17MR]

Marine Protection Act (S. 1178), 11712 [14JN]

Marine Research Act (S. 587), 4378 [15MR]

National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act (H.R. 1268), 5105 [21MR]

National Recyclable Commodities Act (H.R. 3663), 29300 [16NO]

Office of Environmental Quality Appropriations (S. 1089), 10622 [1JN]

Oil Pollution Act (H.R. 3394), 26849-26862 [1NO]

Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act (S. 1461), 18291-18296 [3AU]

Pollution Prevention Act (S. 585), 4371 [15MR]

Regulation of Pesticide Chemical Residues in Food (H.R. 1725), 5789 [6AP]

Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act (S. 491), 3303 [2MR]

Toxic Pollution Detection Act (S. 1861), 28112 [9NO]

Wetlands No Net Loss Act (H.R. 1746), 5879 [10AP]

Wildlife Enhancement of Animal and Fish Resources (H.R. 1600), 5277 [23MR]

Appointments

International conference on global issues, 20602 [15SE]

Articles and editorials

``Absolutely Anathema'', 30411 [20NO]

Absurd Study, 23108 [3OC]

Accelerated Goals Urged on Ozone, 4634 [16MR]

After Rocky Flats, Can We Trust DOE?, 12217 [16JN]

Alaska Spill Energizes Vigilance in California, 8729 [9MY]

Alcohol Fuel—The One for the Road, 14683 [13JY]

Amazonian Peril—Myth and Reality, 4933 [17MR]

Another Environmental Summit Opens—Illustrating Issue's New Currency, 4631 [16MR]

Autopilot Led Ship to Reef, 5698 [6AP]

Beautification Program Made a Difference, 7866 [2MY]

Boom Towns, 30071 [17NO]

Bottle-Deposit Laws Fight Litter and Waste, 8504 [9MY]

Bountiful Woman Helps To Clean Up a Wasteful Image, 30699 [21NO]

Brazil Declines Invitation to Conference on Ecology, 4632 [16MR]

Broken Promises—Alyeska Record Shows How Big Oil Neglected Alaskan Environment, 15693-15695 [20JY]

Bush Backs Proposal To Eliminate Use of Ozone-Depleting Chemical, 4633 [16MR]

Bush Endorses Phasing Out CFC's by Year 2000, 4633 [16MR]

Bush ``Environmentalists''—Who's Watt, and Why, 9075 [12MY]

Bush Pollution Control a Matter of Life, Death, 13205 [22JN]

Bush Suggests Workshop on Global Warming, 9084 [12MY]

Bush White House To Pass Up Chance To Lead Fight on Greenhouse Effect, 8477 [9MY]

Bush's Real Problem—The Ruins of Reaganism, 7657 [1MY]

Can We Win With the Crisis-Oriented Approach?, 28353 [9NO]

Children's Cleanup Crusade, 7615 [27AP]

Choking on Throwaways, 14702 [13JY]

Clean Air Proposal Weakened, 14362 [12JY]

Clean-Air Package, Toxic Air Pollutants, 18700 [4AU]

Cleaning Up, 15308-15315 [19JY]

Coast Guard's Oil Sleuths Are Really Slick Operators, 24919 [17OC]

Conference Ends at Odds on Pace of Ozone Efforts, 4004 [9MR]

Cooling a Burning Issue—Amazon—U.S. Senators' Tour of Region Elicits Rare Praise by Brazilians, 6189 [12AP]

Danger Signals, From a Polluted Earth, 8723 [9MY]

Death in Brazil, 171 [3JA]

Degradable Plastics Show Promise in Fight Against Trash, 13122 [22JN]

Don't Risk Adding Oil to N.J. Shore Mess, 1355 [31JA]

Douglas Enveloped by Mexican Dust, 30534 [20NO]

Drawing the Line in the Arctic, 2361 [21FE]

Energy Technology for Survival, 7994 [3MY]

Environmental Ruin—A Swede's Perspective on the U.S.S.R., 2630 [23FE]

EPA Needs to Focus More on Education, Larry Dixon, 19493 [4AU]

Exxon Slips Away, 20239 [12SE]

Exxon's Failed Promises, 5700 [6AP]

Fabric of Life Worn Threadbare With Our Waste and Greed, 3783 [8MR]

For Recyclers, the News Is Looking Bad—Newspaper Glut Forces Towns to End Projects, 31282 [21NO]

Global Environmental Power Sought, 4631 [16MR]

Global Lukewarming, 27830 [8NO]

Grass-Roots Groups Show Power Battling Pollution Close to Home, 18210 [3AU]

Greenhouse Diplomacy, 4569-4571 [16MR]

``Greening'' of Thatcher Surprises Many Britons, 4632 [16MR]

Growing Profits, 26959 [2NO]

Heating Up?, 29043 [15NO]

High Ozone and Acid-Rain Levels Found Over African Rain Forests, 12930 [22JN]

Is There Still Hope for Waterfowl?, 24643 [13OC]

Islands Unto Themselves, 21408 [22SE]

Isles First To Ban Ozone-Damaging Chemicals, 9751 [18MY]

It's Good To See President Working for Clean Air, 13205 [22JN]

Lesson of Sullom Voe, 11306 [8JN]

Lobbyist for the Earth, 20637 [15SE]

Look at Cars—Not Behind Trees—If We Want Cleaner Air, 14918 [17JY]

Making Waste Work, 12449 [20JN]

Mars Is Nice To Visit, but Take a Look at Earth, 3194 [1MR]

Milk Carton Ads Will Be Used To Raise Funds for Park Recovery, 10751 [2JN]

Minerals and the Environment—We Don't Have To Choose Between Them, 28341 [9NO]

Month Amazonia Burns, 26958 [2NO]

Mr. Bush Clears the Air, 11805 [14JN]

Nations Pass Resolution on Environment—United States, Japan Accused of Blocking Progress, 27829 [8NO]

New Breeze in Soviet Union Is Fouled by Pollution, 25981-25983 [25OC]

Oceans—The Unknown Equation in Climate, 4945 [17MR]

Oil and Dirty Hands, 5699 [6AP]

Oil on the Water, Oil in the Ground, 5699 [6AP]

Oil Spill Damage, 27971 [8NO]

Oilspill, 30651-30653 [20NO]

Once Oil Hit the Water the Cause Was Lost, 20643-20645 [18SE]

One Way To Save the Cliff Walk, 5385 [4AP]

Pennsylvania Town Finds a Way To Get Locals To Recycle Trash, 13232 [22JN]

PM To Report on Global Warming, 8281 [4MY]

PM's Seminar Ends With Nuclear Hint, 8281 [4MY]

Polystyrene To Be Ousted at Interior—Food-Container Curb Also Urged for Parks, 26679 [31OC]

President Takes First Steps To Preserve Wetlands, 12210 [15JN]

President's Clean Air Plan, 11805 [14JN]

Putting Safety on CAFE Skids, 7558 [26AP]

Question of Rain, 16820 [28JY]

Representative Lent's Amendment Would Still Clean Air, 27813 [7NO]

Roger Diamond Sparkles as 1988 Citizen, 5178 [22MR]

Routine Outrage, 15102 [19JY]

Scientist Says Budget Office Altered His Testimony, 8476 [9MY]

Spill Would Devastate South Florida, 8459 [8MY]

Still Limping Along, 8475 [9MY]

Sununu Blocked Plan To Seek Convention on Global Warming, 8476 [9MY]

Survey Finds Saguaro Cacti Are Recovering, 21178 [20SE]

Symms Leads Way With Legislation To Protect Rain Forests, 14786 [17JY]

Taking Natural Gas for Test Drive, 11805 [14JN]

Telco, Vendor Aid in Oil Cleanup Effort, 12579 [20JN]

The Delaware—A Messy Past, 18381 [3AU]

Third World Demands for CFC's Raises Worries, 4124 [14MR]

To Save the Majestic Rain Forest, 6190 [12AP]

U.S. in a Shift—Seeks Treaty on Global Warming, 9084 [12MY]

U.S. To Oppose Global Warming Treaty, 24007 [11OC]

Unbearable Whiteness, 21376 [22SE]

United States, Japan and Soviets Prevent Accord To Limit Carbon Dioxide, 27828 [8NO]

Utahns Need To Recycle More, 30699 [21NO]

Valdez Connection, 7465-7469 [25AP]

VNRC Named 1988 Top Affiliate, 5430 [4AP]

Watering Down Clean Fuels, 31207 [21NO]

White House and the Greenhouse, 8474 [9MY]

Who'll Stop the Rain?, 12451 [20JN]

Why Bush Should Sweat, 27829 [8NO]

Why Plant Trees?, 1191 [27JA]

Why Wait 20 Years for Clean Air?, 12448 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Acid rain: control (see H.R. 144, 1470, 3188, 3794)

Aeronautics: environmental compliance relative to designations of special use airspace (see H.R. 3515)

Air pollution: clean air standards (see S. 1490; H.R. 3030)

———control hazardous pollutants (see H.R. 4, H. Res. 237)

———improve air quality along the U.S.-Mexico border (see S. 1929)

———reduction of carbon dioxide (see S.J. Res. 88)

———reduction of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides (see H.R. 2586, 3211, 3316)

———require certain incinerators to periodically reduce emissions (see H.R. 1577, 2063)

Alaska: compensation for loss of use and improvements to certain lands (see H.R. 1802)

———Exxon Corp. oil spill cleanup extension (see H. Res. 219)

American Conservation Corps: establish (see H.R. 1408)

Amtrak: prohibit disposing wastes from trains (see H.R. 3772)

Anderson, Clinton P.: efforts on behalf of National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 818)

Antarctic regions: encourage negotiations toward a new treaty (see H.J. Res. 415, 418)

———protection of ecological system (see S.J. Res. 206; S. Res. 186)

Architect of the Capitol: conduct a program for recycling materials disposed on Capitol grounds (see H. Con. Res. 188)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: Dept. of the Interior land lease (see H.R. 49)

———oil and gas leasing (see S. 684)

Arctic Research and Policy Act: amend (see S. 677)

Arizona: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2570)

Bainbridge, MD: environmental cleanup and restoration of the former naval training center (see H.R. 1151)

Biological diversity: national policy for conservation (see H.R. 1268)

Bowdoin College: construction of an environmental assessment center (see S. 1909; H.R. 3698)

Brazil: conservation of Amazon Forest (see S.J. Res. 101)

———U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (see H.J. Res. 431)

Bush, President: report to Congress on a national environmental strategy (see S. 1964)

California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (see H.R. 780)

———prohibit exploration of oil and gas in certain coastal areas (see S. 49)

California Ocean Sanctuary: establish (see H.R. 48)

Casco Bay, ME: priority consideration under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 1189)

Chemicals: reduce threat of catastrophic accidents (see H.R. 2585)

Chlorofluorocarbons and Halon Reduction Act: enact (see S. 503)

Civilian Conservation Corps II: establish (see H.R. 781)

Clean Air Act: air pollution control strategies (see H. Res. 237)

———amend (see H.R. 2909, 2950)

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (see S. 1630)

Clean Water Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 369)

Climate: development of national global change research plan (see H.R. 3332)

———international convention (see S. Res. 200)

———investigation into global changes (see S. 251)

Coal Distribution and Utilization Act: enact (see S. 318)

Coal mining: treating water supplies adversely affected (see H.R. 1315)

Coast Guard: oil and hazardous materials discharge response planning, equipment, and national contingency plan (see H.R. 3124)

Coast Guard Environmental Compliance Act: enact (see H.R. 1327)

Coastal Waters in Jeopardy—Reversing the Decline and Protecting America's Coastal Resources: authorizing printing (see H. Res. 107)

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act: enact (see S. 1731)

Coastal zone: state grants to control or prevent damage caused by chronic erosion and flooding (see H.R. 1004)

Coastal Zone Management Act: designate Sec. of Commerce as lead trustee for ocean and coastal resources (see S. 967)

Coastweeks '89: designate (see H. Res. 239)

Colorado Wilderness Act: enact (see S. 1343)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: amend relative to financial liability (see H.R. 2085)

Conservation of natural resources: environmental education and training (see H.R. 3684)

———preservation of coastal and Great Lakes environmental quality (see H.R. 2647)

Consumer Ozone Protection Act: enact (see S. 870)

Continental Shelf: regulation of air pollution (see S. 782; H.R. 3708)

———State disapproval of Federal offshore leasing decisions (see H.R. 1883)

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: designate (see S.J. Res. 139, 141)

———prohibitions against oil and gas production (see H.J. Res. 281)

Corporate Environmental Responsibility Act: enact (see S. 1378)

Council on Environmental Quality: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1113)

Degradable Commodity Plastics Procurement and Standards Act: enact (see S. 1237)

Department of Environmental Protection: establish (see S. 276; H.R. 296, 534)

Dept. of Energy: appropriations for environmental restoration and management of defense waste (see S. 1369; H.R. 765)

———establish an Officer for Environment, Safety, and Health (see H.R. 3527)

Dept. of Energy Nuclear Facilities Act: enact (see S. 1802)

Dept. of the Interior: study land and water areas on islands (see H.R. 3633)

Developing countries: restructuring of external debt relative to preservation of tropical ecosystems (see H.R. 1704)

Earth Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 159; H.J. Res. 338)

Endangered species: authorize grants and projects for the propagation of threatened species (see H.R. 2975)

———Prairie Bend unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for protection of migratory birds (see H.R. 2736)

Endangered Species Act: treatment of certain furskins (see H.R. 312)

Environmental impact statements: savings in the compilation and distribution (see H.R. 3643)

Environmental Infrastructure Act: enact (see S. 700)

Environmental Sector Lending Act: enact (see S. 1622)

EPA: impact of Federal actions on oceans, Great Lakes, atmosphere, and global environment (see H.R. 1003)

———inform Congress relative to environmental requirements in other nations (see H.R. 3409)

———Long Island Sound Office (see H.R. 3722)

———management of infectious medical wastes (see H.R. 353)

———municipal solid waste reduction programs (see H.R. 1804)

———reward funds for the identification and recovery of certain environmental cleanup costs (see H.R. 3786)

———rules relative to composition of certain plastic articles (see H.R. 1439)

———State and local research and assistance programs relative to solid waste (see H.R. 2676)

———State priority lists of wastewater construction projects relative to funding distribution within such State (see H.R. 1145)

———study suburban and rural growth and development (see H.R. 2457)

Ethanol: reduction of air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 32)

Exxon Corp.: obligation to clean up Alaskan oil spill caused by company tanker (see H. Con. Res. 175)

FAA: issuance of an environmental impact statement and conducting an air safety investigation (see H.R. 707)

Federal Facility Compliance Act: enact (see S. 1140)

Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Response Act: enact (see S. 1462)

Fish and fisheries: promote conservation (see H.R. 132)

———State assistance fund (see H.R. 544)

Florida: continental shelf oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 2945)

Fluorocarbons: require labeling to protect the Earth ozone layer (see H.R. 503)

Forests and forestry: improvement of certain tropical areas (see H.R. 2065)

———national and international policies (see H.R. 3362, 3420)

———students' tree planting program (see S. Res. 205)

———tropical forest resources (see S.J. Res. 125; H.J. Res. 271)

Genesee River, NY: protection (see H.R. 2333)

Global Ban on Dangerous Pesticides Act: enact (see S. 1989)

Global Climate Change Prevention Act: enact (see S. 1610)

Global degradation: response (see S. 201)

Global Environmental Protection Act: enact (see S. 333, 676)

Global Warming Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1078)

Global Warming Response Act: enact (see S. 603)

Great Lakes: control the influx of exotic species (see H.R. 1497)

Great Lakes Critical Programs Act: enact (see S. 1646)

Gulf of Mexico: conservation of marine and coastal resources (see H.R. 1070)

Hawaii: require pollution reports (see H.R. 1403)

Hazardous substances: control release of toxic air pollutants and reduce threat of catastrophic chemical accidents (see H.R. 3108)

———environmental crimes (see H.R. 3641)

———identify areas of concern relative to discharges into the environment (see S. 1517)

———marine and coastal waters (see S. 1178, 1179)

———monitor releases at storage, treatment, and disposal facilities (see H.R. 3702)

———prevention practices and technologies (see H.R. 3693)

———protection against interstate transport of pollutants (see H.R. 2379)

———reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.J. Res. 207)

———require State coastal zone management agencies to prepare water quality improvement plans for approval by Sec. of Commerce (see S. 1189)

———refundable tax credit for recycling wastes (see H.R. 3516)

———Superfund emergency plans (see H.R. 1915)

House of Representatives: recycling paper used in operation (see H. Res. 104)

———use of biodegradable food and beverage containers in the food service operations (see H. Res. 130)

Illegal Dumping Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1281)

IMF: management of natural resources (see S. 1144)

Indoor Air Quality Act: enact (see S. 657)

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: debt service reductions in exchange for protection of tropical rain forests (see H. Con. Res. 44)

International Tropical Forestry and Energy Efficiency Act: enact (see S. 1611)

International Tropical Timber Organization: funding for increased U.S. participation (see S. 361)

Lake Champlain: inclusion in Clean Lakes Demonstration Program (see S. 1539)

Lake Charles, LA: removal of hazardous substances stored in underground tanks or pipelines at Chennault Airpark (see H.R. 3233)

Lake Gaston, NC: environmental impact statement for water pipeline project with and Virginia Beach, VA (see H.R. 1551)

Lakes: uniform definition of Great Lakes (see H.R. 1002)

Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act: amend (see S. 1307; H.R. 2873)

Long Island Sound Improvement Act: enact (see S. 1722)

Louisiana: coastal wetlands conservation and restoration (see S. 630)

Marine Research Act: enact (see S. 587)

Marine resources: funding for programs (see H.R. 1554)

———pollution restoration program (see H.R. 2953)

———research on effects of oil spills (see H.R. 3224)

Mendes-Filho, Francisco: murder (see H. Con. Res. 38)

Mines and mineral resources: assessment of reclamation fees (see S. 599)

———reclamation of abandoned mined lands by active mining operations (see H.R. 2719)

Minidoka Project: reimbursement of certain expenditures (see H.R. 3694)

Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Ozone Depletion Act: enact (see S. 1052)

Motor vehicles: air pollution testing at high altitudes (see H.R. 2994)

———investment tax credit for using clean-burning substances (see H.R. 2269)

Multilateral development banks: national environmental policy (see H.R. 2777)

Municipal incinerators: control emissions of air pollutants (see S. 196)

National Arbor Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 40)

National Commission on Natural Resources Disasters: establish (see H.R. 1011)

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 230)

National Environmental Education Act: enact (see S. 1076)

National Environmental Institute: establish (see H. Con. Res. 202)

National Environmental Policy on International Financing Act: enact (see S. 1045)

National Forests: cutting practice restraints (see H.R. 2406)

National 4-H Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 185; H.J. Res. 381)

National Global Change Research Program: establish (see H.R. 2984)

National Indian Forest and Woodland Enhancement Act: enact (see S. 1289)

National parks: protection of certain resources (see S. 1360)

National Recyclable Commodities Act: enact (see S. 1884)

National Recyclable Commodities Financing Act: enact (see S. 1885)

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 102)

New Jersey: Dept. of Agriculture study of forest resources and open space (see H.R. 3803)

———study natural, historic, and recreational resources and open space (see H.R. 3804)

New York: Dept. of Agriculture study of forest resources and open space (see H.R. 3803)

———study natural, historic, and recreational resources and open space (see H.R. 3804)

Newspapers: tax incentives for construction of recycling facilities (see H.R. 3654)

Newsprint Recycling Act: enact (see S. 1764)

Newsprint Recycling Incentives Act: enact (see S. 1763)

Nobel Prizes: recognition for preservation of the world environment (see S.J. Res. 162, S. Res. 190; H. Res. 193)

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: enact (see S. 804)

Nuclear energy: environmental response programs for Federal facilities (see H.R. 3065)

———State authority to monitor environmental compliance at certain Dept. of Energy facilities (see H.R. 3246)

Ocean pollution: penalties for dumping of waste (see H.R. 1560)

Ocean Dumping Enforcement Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 3503)

Office of Environmental Quality: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1089)

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (see S. 686, 1066)

———enact (S. 686), return to Senate (see H. Res. 287)

Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act: enact (see S. 1223)

Onondaga Lake, NY: Federal program for conservation and management (see S. 27)

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to assessment of civil penalties (see H.R. 3081)

Ozone: restrict chlorofluorocarbon use (see H.R. 3257)

Ozone Layer Conservation Act: enact (see S. 871)

Patuxent River, MD: national water quality management demonstration site (see S. Res. 109)

Pennsylvania: Dept. of Agriculture study of forest resources and open space (see H.R. 3803)

———study natural, historic, and recreational resources and open space (see H.R. 3804)

Petroleum: authorizing demonstration projects involving oil terminal environmental oversight and monitoring (see S. 1474)

———compensation and liability scheme for discharges (see H.R. 3394)

———deny tax deductions relative to cleanup costs for oil spills (see H.R. 2073)

———effective oil spill cleanup planning (see S. 986)

———expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills (see S. 687)

———Federal review of oil discharge contingency plans (see S. 1372)

———liability, compensation and prevention of oil pollution (see H.R. 3027)

———oil spill research and development center and a coastal zone restoration fund (see S. 950)

———oil spill response teams (see H.R. 2291)

———prevent and disperse oil spills on the seas (see S.J. Res. 90)

———prohibit use of certain water routes for transport (see H.R. 1781)

———protect the used oil recycling system (see H.R. 1593)

———restoration following oil spill damage (see H.R. 3052)

———underground storage tank regulation (see S. 1560)

Pollution Prevention Act: enact (see S. 585)

Power resources: use of alternative fuels (see H. Res. 140)

Prince William Sound, AK: improve maritime safety (see H.R. 2158)

———study effects of oil spills (see S. 966)

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (see S. 941)

Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, WA: EPA grants (see H.R. 2670)

Radon: EPA appropriations for assessment and contamination studies (see H.R. 2004)

———tax credit for repair expenditures (see S. 643)

———tax deductions for home improvements to mitigate effects (see H.R. 2005)

Railroads: regulation on dumping of waste from trains (see S. 1833)

Real property: environmental remediation for transferred property (see H.R. 3658)

Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act: enact (see H.R. 2521)

———tax on the sale of paper products not containing an amount of recovered materials as specified by EPA (see H.R. 1691)

Recycling of waste products: collection, analysis, and dissemination of information to promote recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1652)

———municipal refuse (see H.R. 3663)

———promote (see H.R. 1810, 3032)

———percentage requirements for producers and importers of newsprint (see H.R. 3483)

———promote resource conservation (see H.R. 2845)

———requirements of the Federal Government (see H.R. 3463)

Refuse and refuse disposal: degradable or recycled materials (see H.R. 3264)

———interstate disposal of solid waste (see H.R. 3268)

———uniform penalties for illegal ocean dumping (see H.R. 1469)

Regional Marine Research Trust Fund: establish (see S. 588)

Research: competitive grants for agricultural, food, and environmental (see H.R. 3806)

———effects of changes in Earth system on climate and humans (see S. 169)

Research and development: appropriations (see H.R. 2153)

Science: national global research plan (see H.R. 980)

Senate: authorizing the appointment of a delegation to host an international conference on global environment (see S. Res. 171)

Soil conservation: alfalfa (see S. 545)

Solid waste: clarify the regulation of certain Federal facility waste (see H.R. 2708)

———recycling a certain percentage of used lubricating oil (see H.R. 2648)

Solid waste disposal: safe management of exports (see H.R. 2525)

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend (see S. 932)

———treatment of medical waste (see H.R. 3615)

Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act: enact (see S. 491)

Stratospheric Ozone Layer Protection Act: enact (see S. 1035)

Taxation: excise taxes on certain virgin materials and establish trust funds for recycling (see H.R. 3737)

———oil spill damages and cleanup (see H.R. 2223)

———sale of chemicals which deplete ozone layer (see H.R. 1112)

Tongass Timber Reform Act: enact (see S. 346)

Toxic Pollution Detection Act: enact (see S. 1861)

Toxics Release Prevention Act: enact (see S. 816)

Underground storage tanks: financial responsibility requirements relative to certain operators (see H.R. 2903)

Upper-Ozone Chemicals Act: enact (see S. 872)

U.S. influence (see H.R. 3189)

Water: aquatic sediment contamination (see S. 1210)

———long-term needs of insular areas (see H.R. 3596)

———overflows from combined storm and sanitary sewer systems (see H.R. 3120)

———research into ground water contamination and remediation (see S. 203)

Water pollution: allow flexibility to State in use of allocated funds (see H.R. 3431)

———clean up, prevention, containment, and dispersion of oil spills (see H.J. Res. 258)

———discharges into estuaries and oceans (see H.R. 2913)

———grant program for treatment (see H.R. 700)

———listing of available resources for responding to discharges of hazardous substances (see H.R. 2695)

———study pollution of New York Harbor, Delaware River and adjoining waters (see S. 987)

Water Resources Research Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 1101)

Wetlands: conservation of North America ecosystems and waterfowl (see H.R. 2587)

Wetlands Conservation Act: amend (see H.R. 1526)

White House Conference on Water Resources: convene (see S. Con. Res. 54; H. Con. Res. 158)

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 67)

———anniversary of National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.J. Res. 163)

Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act: enact (see S. 575)

Wood: prohibit burning on ocean waters (see H.R. 3345)

Year of Clean Water: designate (see S.J. Res. 181; H.J. Res. 369)

Yosemite National Park: centennial (see H.J. Res. 398)

Brochures

International Development Lending Reform: Sierra Club, 31436 [21NO]

Commentaries

Budget speech versus the budget plan, 3095 [1MR]

Documents

Emergency Climate Stabilization and Earth Regeneration Act, 30709-30712 [21NO]

Environmental Impact Assessment—What It Is and Why International Development Organizations Need It: Council on Environmental Quality, 31436 [21NO]

Factsheets

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act (S. 1066), 9886 [18MY]

Profiles of 25 Chemicals Emitted in the Largest Quantities, 6983-6985 [18AP]

Lecture

Global Change and Our Common Future, Gro H. Brundtland, 10289-10292 [31MY]

Letters

Air quality along U.S.-Mexican border: George Sayers, 30533 [20NO]

———Jose Luis de la Ossa, 30534 [20NO]

Alaska oil spill: Allison Dunn, 9432 [16MY]

———Berna Griffith, 9432 [16MY]

———Claire Reclosado, 9586 [17MY]

———Deborah Dickerson, 9586 [17MY]

———James J. Brogden, 9586 [17MY]

———Jason Patterson, 9432 [16MY]

———Kenitra Davis, 9586 [17MY]

———Mary Manaloto, 9586 [17MY]

———Rickey E. Medders, 9586 [17MY]

———Ricky Blair, 9432 [16MY]

———Senator Adams, 5519 [5AP]

———Senator Murkowski, 11307 [8JN]

———several Olympia, WA, students (excerpts), 7998 [3MY]

———Shannon Morlin, 9432 [16MY]

———Shawn Smith, 9586 [17MY]

———Zach Vogel, 9432 [16MY]

Atmospheric greenhouse effect: Jim Luning, 5469 [4AP]

Beverage container reuse and recycling: American Farm Bureau Federation, 8502 [9MY]

———American Fisheries Society, 8502 [9MY]

———American Hiking Society, 8505 [9MY]

———National Parks and Conservation Association, 8502 [9MY]

———Sierra Club, 8502 [9MY]

———Wilderness Society, 8502 [9MY]

———Wildlife Society, 8502 [9MY]

Bowers Elementary School's ozone study project: Adam Zakowicz, 8087 [3MY]

———Andy Baldassario, 8087 [3MY]

———Angela Pavelack, 8087 [3MY]

———Anna Bossidy, 8087 [3MY]

———Anne-Marie Brennan, 8394 [4MY]

———Bill Renard, 8087 [3MY]

———Brian Grady, 8394 [4MY]

———Darren Reitberg, 8394 [4MY]

———Donna Edwards, 8394 [4MY]

———Dorian Roye, 8087 [3MY]

———Emily Burrell, 8394 [4MY]

———Eric Bovee, 8087 [3MY]

———Erin Leary, 8394 [4MY]

———Erin Tedford, 8087 [3MY]

———Erlin O'Neil, 8087 [3MY]

———Jason Edlund, 8087 [3MY]

———Jason Stetson, 8394 [4MY]

———Jeff Eaxide, 8394 [4MY]

———Jeffrey J. Reid, 8394 [4MY]

———Jen Brown, 8394 [4MY]

———Jessica Hamelin, 8394 [4MY]

———Jessica Skoog, 8394 [4MY]

———Jocelyn Schneider, 8394 [4MY]

———Keith Islieb, 8087 [3MY]

———Kelly Grady, 8394 [4MY]

———Ken Dunnells, 8088 [3MY]

———Kurt Sibrinsz, 8087 [3MY]

———Laura Smith, 8394 [4MY]

———Lori Gosgrove, 8087 [3MY]

———Melanie Andrulot, 8087 [3MY]

———Melanie Fiske, 8087 [3MY]

———Michael Varni, 8087 [3MY]

———Michelle Reichle, 8087 [3MY]

———Patrick Graboski, 8088 [3MY]

———Rebecca Keeney, 8087 [3MY]

———Regina Giles, 8087 [3MY]

———Sara Blacker, 8394 [4MY]

———Sara Butler, 8394 [4MY]

———Sarah Clancy, 8394 [4MY]

———Sean Fletcher, 8394 [4MY]

———Shannon Blake, 8087 [3MY]

———Shannon Shirshue, 8394 [4MY]

———Toby Lloyd, 8394 [4MY]

———Tracy Devine, 8394 [4MY]

———Vincent Ferza, 8087 [3MY]

Carbon dioxide emission reductions: several Senators, 8287 [4MY]

Christopher Columbus Center of Marine Research and Exploration funding: EPA, 19526 [6SE]

———NOAA, 19526 [6SE]

Ecological research relative to the Florida Keys seascape: Florida Institute of Oceanography, 19525 [6SE]

Effects of global warming: several Senators, 14253 [12JY]

Eliminating pollution: Amy Breuer, 31733 [11DE]

———Mendi Winchester, 31733 [11DE]

———Lacarla Page, 28277 [9NO]

Environmental Infrastructure Act revenue estimate: Ronald A. Pearlman, 29430 [16NO]

Environmental priorities: Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 9932 [18MY]

Everglades National Park, FL: Manuel Lujan, Jr., Sec. of the Interior, 27736 [7NO]

Federal Facilities Compliance Act: Griffin B. Bell, 15118 [19JY]

Federal immunity from Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Duane Woodard, 15137 [19JY]

Federal-State relations: William Donald Schaefer, Governor of Maryland, 2155-2158 [9FE]

Forestry and wildlife preservation: Dave Buse, 9418, 9425, 9429 [16MY]

Funds for sewage treatment programs: Senator Lautenberg, 1080 [25JA]

Garfield Heights, OH, Rockside Sanitary Landfill: EPA, 5913 [10AP]

Global climate change: Senators Wirth and Johnston, 26381 [27OC]

Global climate convention: several Senators, 8286 [4MY]

Global environment, international law, and role of nongovernmental organizations: Durwood Zaelke, Sierra Club, 6613 [13AP]

Global Environmental Change: National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, 999 [25JA]

Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act: Bill Weeks, 15600 [20JY]

———Jay D. Hair, 15600 [20JY]

———Kathryn S. Fuller, 15600 [20JY]

Gold Medal Award to Procter & Gamble Cellulose Co.: Representative Ray, 29302 [16NO]

International environmental law: Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, 2007 [8FE]

Land remote-sensing commercialization: Manuel Lujan, Jr., Sec. of the Interior, 14488 [12JY]

Los Alamos National Laboratory radioactive waste incinerator: Richard Mitzelfelt, 16420 [26JY]

Municipal waste: Philip B. Wisman, 5904 [10AP]

National Environmental Policy on International Financing Act: Sierra Club, 31438 [21NO]

National Plumbing Products Efficiency Act: Betsy Reifsnider, 10386 [31MY]

———C. Wayne Jordan, 10387 [31MY]

———J. Leonard Ledbetter, 10386 [31MY]

———Peter Miller, 10386 [31MY]

National Recyclable Commodities Act: National Resources Defense Council, 29229 [15NO]

Office of Environmental Quality appropriations: Nicholas F. Brady, Sec. of the Treasury, 10622 [1JN]

———several Representatives, 10622 [1JN]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: Michael Fischer, 18369 [3AU]

Oil spill protocols: Senator Pell, 18730 [4AU]

Oil spills: Alaine Gozun, 10449 [31MY]

———Deon Whittemore, 10449 [31MY]

———Michelle Kahele, 10449 [31MY]

———Seven J. Eng Hung, 10449 [31MY]

———Tiffany Kiehn, 10449 [31MY]

———Tiffany Sims, 10449 [31MY]

Oil spills in Great Lakes: Senator Levin, 20871 [19SE]

Participation of scientists and authorities in White House Conference on Global Climate Change: several Senators, 13282 [23JN]

Recycled paper: David R. Cundiff, 26701 [31OC]

Renewable energy and clean coal technology: American Wood Energy Association, 31698 [21NO]

———National Wind Energy Association, 31697 [21NO]

———Solar Energy Industries Association, 31697 [21NO]

Small price for better environment: James Cameron and Wendy S. Dinner, 6613 [13AP]

Solid Waste Disposal Act amendments: David C. Shelton, 15137 [19JY]

Tongass National Forest, AK, lumber industry: Marcia Knapp, 1628 [2FE]

———Rick Kohrt, 1628 [2FE]

———Walter Maenhout, 1628 [2FE]

Washington's lumber industry and wildlife protection: Al and Patty Vaughan, 4207 [15MR]

———Darin P. Kingery, 4208 [15MR]

———Jim Gold, 4207 [15MR]

———Kristi Earley, 4208 [15MR]

Wetland policy: President Bush, 5879 [10AP]

Lists

Alaska communities identified as areas of special environmental value, 2216 [9FE]

Cosigners of Johnston-Wirth letter on global climate change, 26382 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense personnel assigned to Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, 9079 [12MY]

Environmental commitments for South Dakota water project construction and operations, 877 [25JA]

Environmental legislation deemed of importance by Representative Hamilton, 9151 [15MY]

Key modifications in H.R. 1600 and 100th Congress' H.R. 3601, 5278 [23MR]

Nebraska water development study projects, 20151 [12SE]

Organizations having appeared at hearings on Arctic National Wildlife, 5278 [23MR]

Memorandums

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: M. Lynne Corn, 5278 [23MR]

Environmental Standards at Federal Facilities: National Association of Attorneys General, 15108, 15115 [19JY]

Los Alamos National Laboratory Radioactive Waste Incinerator: Richard Mitzelfelt, 16419 [26JY]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 10959 [6JN], 16670 [27JY], 19921 [7SE]

California, 14017 [10JY], 17488 [1AU], 20774 [19SE], 23739 [6OC], 23835 [6OC], 27664, 27665 [7NO]

Hawaii, 9996 [22MY], 11898 [15JN]

Louisiana, 268 [19JA], 318, 319 [20JA]

Nevada, 7544 [26AP], 14017 [10JY], 17488 [1AU]

Ohio, 19331 [4AU], 19923 [7SE]

South Dakota, 26345 [26OC]

Texas, 19782 [7SE]

Utah, 5820 [7AP]

Messages

Arctic Research and Policy Act: President Bush, 17957 [2AU]

Council on Environmental Quality: President Bush, 13401 [23JN]

International Conference on Global Warming: White House, 9083 [12MY]

Motions

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 18310 [3AU]

Outlines

Arctic Research and Policy Act amendments (S. 677), 4903 [17MR]

Papers

Pacific Rim Trade and the Environment: David E. Ortman, 25160 [18OC]

Petitions

Cooper City, FL, City Council, 20519 [14SE]

Deerfield Beach, FL, 14018 [10JY]

Lakewood, OH, City Council, 27888 [8NO]

Lauderdale Lakes, FL, City Council, 14812 [17JY]

Margate, FL, City Council, 17488 [1AU]

Mississippi Manufacturers Association, 9525 [17MY]

Sangguniang Panlalawigan, 348 [24JA]

Poems

``America—In Contrast,'' Alice Presley, 26360 [26OC]

``Leaders of the Crowd,'' William B. Yeats (excerpt), 8385 [4MY]

Press conferences

International conference on global warming: President Bush, 27829 [8NO]

Proclamations

National Civilian Conservation Corps History Month, 6677 [17AP]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program: reauthorization, 7455 [25AP]

Acid rain: control, 5316 [23MR], 7075 [19AP], 12451 [20JN], 12735 [21JN], 13616 [27JN], 27930 [8NO]

———control (H.R. 144), 180 [3JA]

———control (H.R. 1470), 4706, 4707 [16MR]

———control strategies (H. Res. 237), 20221 [12SE]

Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 16552, 16555 [27JY], 19448 [4AU], 19467 [4AU], 23310 [4OC]

———clean air standards, 14469-14473 [12JY], 16350 [26JY], 16558, 16828 [28JY], 19455 [4AU], 27813 [7NO], 28600 [13NO], 31207 [21NO]

———premature enactment of acid rain legislation, 24032 [11OC]

Alaska: committee investigation of Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, AK, 15693 [20JY]

———Exxon Corp. obligation to clean up oil spill (H. Con. Res. 175), 20239 [12SE]

———Exxon Corp. oil spill cleanup extension (H. Res. 219), 16825 [28JY]

———oil spill, 5333 [3AP], 5363 [4AP], 5486 [5AP], 5674, 5675 [6AP], 5930-5937 [11AP], 5938 [12AP], 6234-6237 [12AP], 6336, 6341, 6358, 6360 [12AP], 6638, 6652, 6665, 6668 [13AP], 6842 [18AP], 7465 [25AP], 7589 [27AP], 7724, 7727 [2MY], 8010 [3MY], 8459 [8MY], 8729 [9MY], 9432 [16MY], 9586 [17MY], 20431, 20432 [14SE], 20590 [14SE], 20642-20645 [18SE], 20723, 20724 [19SE], 20952 [20SE], 24766 [17OC]

———effects of oil spill on energy development, 8008 [3MY]

American Conservation Corps: establish (H.R. 1408), 4143 [14MR]

American Heritage Trust: establish (H.R. 876), 1730-1731 [7FE]

Anderson, Clinton P.: efforts on behalf of National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 818), 29923 [17NO]

Antarctic regions: environmentally sensitive lands, 7575 [26AP]

Architect of the Capitol: conduct a program for recycling materials disposed on Capitol grounds (H. Con. Res. 188), 19476 [4AU]

Arizona: designate certain public lands as wilderness (H.R. 2570), 11251 [7JN]

Arkansas State University: Alternative Transportation Fuels and the Environment: conference at , 29043 [15NO]

Baltimore, MD: funding for the Christopher Columbus Center of Marine Research and Exploration, 19526-19530 [6SE]

Biological diversity: national policy for conservation (H.R. 1268), 5105 [21MR]

Bountiful, UT: local recycling efforts, 30698 [21NO]

Bowdoin College: construction of an environmental assessment center (H.R. 3698), 30067 [17NO]

Brazil: destruction of Amazon tropical forests, 6629 [13AP]

———U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest (H.J. Res. 431), 26958 [2NO]

Bryce Canyon National Park: protection, 17104 [31JY]

Bucks County, PA: tribute to Perkasie recycling program, 13232 [22JN]

Bucks County Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament: tree planting ceremony, 1190 [27JA]

Burlington County Federation of Sportsmen, NJ: trash cleanup, 8008 [3MY]

Bush, President: clean air proposal, 11451 [12JN], 11554, 11582 [13JN], 11804 [14JN], 11954, 11955 [15JN], 12448, 12451 [20JN], 13205 [22JN]

———environmental policy, 10731 [1JN]

California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (H.R. 780), 1661, 1663 [2FE]

Canada: acid rain control, 30093 [19NO]

———environmental problems, 2025 [9FE]

Catawba River, SC: error in National Wildlife Federation's Toxic 500 report, 19970 [11SE]

Chemicals: reduce threat of catastrophic accidents (H.R. 2585), 11384 [8JN]

Chesapeake Bay: pollution from agricultural pesticide, 16436 [26JY]

Chevron Oil Co.: methanol fuel pump technology, 13500 [27JN]

Chlorofluorocarbons: labeling of products, 233 [4JA]

———taxation, 4124 [14MR]

Clean Air Act: amend (H.R. 4), 91 [3JA]

———amend (H.R. 99), 110 [3JA]

———amend (H.R. 2909), 15082 [18JY]

Climate: effects of global warming, 8605 [9MY], 29590-29593 [16NO], 29626, 29632 [17NO]

———global warming convention, 8813 [10MY], 27826 [7NO]

Coal: clean burning technology, 6875 [18AP], 11749 [14JN]

Coast Guard Environmental Compliance Act: enact (H.R. 1327), 3830 [8MR]

Coastal Waters in Jeopardy—Reversing the Decline and Protecting America's Coastal Resources: authorizing printing (H. Res. 107), 4485 [16MR]

Coastweeks '89: designate (H. Res. 239), 21363 [21SE]

Conservation of natural resources: environmental education and training (H.R. 3684), 29635 [17NO]

———preservation of coastal and Great Lakes environmental quality (H.R. 2647), 11808 [14JN]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: prohibitions against oil and gas production (H.J. Res. 281), 13554-13557 [27JN], 16194 [25JY]

Council Bluffs, IA: trails interpretation center (H.R. 952), 2028 [9FE], 14851 [17JY]

Council on Environmental Quality: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1113), 23950-23952 [10OC]

Delaware River, PA: protection of islands, 21408 [22SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish an Office for Environmental Health and Safety (H.R. 3527), 25814 [25OC], 26106 [25OC]

Developing countries: restructuring of external debt relative to preservation of tropical ecosystems (H.R. 1704), 14967 [18JY], 18544 [3AU]

Dingell, Representative: tribute on anniversary of National Environmental Policy Act, 4016 [9MR]

Earth Day: designate (S.J. Res. 159), 29585 [16NO]

Endangered Species Act: court ruling on Dept. of the Interior application, 6064 [11AP]

———enforcement, 16962 [31JY]

Environmental and Energy Study Conference: election of executive committee, 14488 [12JY]

———elections, 18702 [4AU]

Environmental impact statements: savings in the compilation and distribution (H.R. 3643), 28472 [13NO]

Environmental standards: equality, 2505 [22FE]

EPA: education on emission standards, 19492 [4AU]

———impact of Federal actions on oceans, Great Lakes, atmosphere, and global environment (H.R. 1492), 5002 [20MR]

———implementation of congressional instructions relative to leaking storage tanks, 26515 [31OC]

———inform Congress relative to environmental requirements in other nations (H.R. 3409), 23318 [4OC]

———monitoring of ocean sludge dumping, 6796 [17AP]

———municipal solid waste reduction programs (H.R. 1804), 6358 [12AP]

———regulate toxic materials in sewage sludge, 15970 [24JY]

———rules relative to composition of certain plastic articles (H.R. 1439), 4456 [15MR]

European summit: discussion on the ecology, 14927, 14930 [18JY]

Everglades National Park, FL: modify boundaries and provide protection (H.R. 1727), 27732-27738 [7NO]

Eximbank Act: ecology provisions of H.R. 2494, 25111 [19OC]

Exxon Valdez (vessel): transport to San Diego, CA, for repairs, 14929 [18JY]

Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Program: review, 24031 [11OC]

Florida: continental shelf oil and gas leasing (H.R. 2945), 15709 [20JY], 24031 [11OC], 29617 [16NO]

———impact of oil and gas development in the Keys area, 23108 [3OC]

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: establish (H.R. 3719), 30659 [20NO]

Foreign trade: long-term ecological impact, 25160 [18OC]

Forests and forestry: improvement of certain tropical areas (H.R. 2065), 7089 [19AP]

———inter-American cooperation in rain forest protection (H.J. Res. 271), 9452 [16MY]

———Japanese purchase of U.S. timber, 24233 [12OC]

———national and international policies (H.R. 3362), 22457 [28SE]

Garfield Heights, OH: Rockside Sanitary Landfill, 5912 [10AP]

Genesee River, NY: protection (H.R. 2333), 8885 [11MY]

Global Warming Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 1078), 2592-2594 [22FE], 29622 [17NO]

Great Lakes: control the influx of exotic species (H.R. 1497), 4998 [20MR]

———toxic pollutants, 4121 [14MR]

Gulf of Mexico Marine and Coastal Resources Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1070), 2514 [22FE]

Hamilton Air Force Base, CA: environmental cleanup, 19109 [4AU]

Hawaii: ban on release of ozone-damaging chemicals, 9458 [17MY]

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management and Materials Reclamation Act: enact, 18209 [3AU]

Hazardous substances: control release of toxic air pollutants and reduce threat of catastrophic chemical accidents (H.R. 3108), 18700 [4AU]

———environmental response programs for Federal nuclear facilities (H.R. 3065), 17591 [1AU]

———Government facility compliance with the law, 11395 [8JN]

———model Depts. of Defense and State memorandum of agreement on cleanup policy, 15102 [19JY]

———monitor releases at storage, treatment, and disposal facilities (H.R. 3702), 30087 [17NO]

House of Representatives: recycling paper used in operation (H. Res. 104), 17171 [1AU]

———use of biodegradable food and beverage containers in the food service operations (H. Res. 130), 6819 [17AP]

Illegal Dumping Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 1281), 3667 [7MR]

International and South Pacific Forestry Cooperation Act: enact (H.R. 3420), 23627 [5OC]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: debt service reductions in exchange for protection of tropical rain forests (H. Con. Res. 44), 4058 [14MR]

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: U.S. participation, 24548 [13OC]

Jefferson City, MO: use of degradable trash bags, 5194 [22MR]

Lake Charles, LA: removal of hazardous substances stored in underground tanks or pipelines at Chennault Airpark (H.R. 3233), 19954 [7SE]

Lake Gaston, NC: environmental impact statement for water pipeline project with Virginia Beach, VA (H.R. 1551), 5091 [21MR]

Lakes: uniform definition of Great Lakes (H.R. 1002), 2179 [9FE]

Land and Water Conservation Program: funding, 14407 [12JY]

Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act: amend (H.R. 2873), 14488 [12JY], 15776 [21JY]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Conservation Corps, 21170 [20SE]

Long Island Sound, NY: ecological condition, 3048 [28FE]

Long Island Sound Conservancy Act: enact, 30218 [19NO]

Los Alamos, NM: incineration of radioactive waste, 16458 [27JY]

Lumber trade: effects of environmental protection campaigns, 9418 [16MY]

Manchester, CT: Bowers Elementary School's ozone study project, 8087 [3MY]

Marin County, CA: anniversary of Conservation League, 20941 [19SE]

Marine resources: funding for programs (H.R. 1554), 5107 [21MR]

———research on effects of oil spills (H.R. 3224), 19679 [6SE]

———review protection policy, 27051 [2NO]

Massachusetts: emergency standards for plumbing products, 3186 [1MR]

Mines and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned mined lands by active mining operations (H.R. 2719), 13227 [22JN]

Moody AFB, GA: dedication of Grand Bay Matching Aid to Restore State's Habitat project, 30054 [17NO]

Motor vehicles: contributors to air pollution, 12930 [22JN]

———recycling equipment when servicing air conditioners, 19668 [6SE]

———use of alternative fuels, 11805 [14JN]

———use of ethanol, 2793 [27FE], 14683 [13JY]

National Commission on Natural Resources Disasters: establish (H.R. 1011), 28495-28498 [13NO]

National Environmental Institute: establish (H. Con. Res. 202), 21764 [27SE]

National Forests: cutting practice restraints (H.R. 2406), 9977 [18MY]

National Global Change Research Program: establish (H.R. 2984), 15977 [24JY], 26357 [26OC]

National Recycling Month: designate (H.J. Res. 102), 5180 [22MR], 5259 [23MR], 5326 [23MR], 9019 [11MY]

National Wilderness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 163), 3069 [28FE]

New Jersey: shore protection, 1355 [31JA]

Newspapers: tax incentives for construction of recycling facilities (H.R. 3654), 28958 [14NO]

NOAA: expand fleet of vessels (H.R. 897), 1867 [7FE]

———specifications for contracts for construction and repair of vessels (H.R. 896), 1872 [7FE]

Nobel Prizes: recognition for preservation of the world environment (H. Res. 193), 13958 [29JN]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: enact (S. 804), 29939-29943 [17NO]

North Wind Undersea Institute: tribute, 22765 [2OC]

Ocean Dumping Enforcement Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3503), 25321 [19OC]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), return to Senate (H. Res. 287), 28271 [9NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: exploration and development, 2556 [22FE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to assessment of civil penalties (H.R. 3081), 18208 [3AU]

Ozone layer: depletion, 4004 [9MR], 8604 [9MY], 13219 [22JN], 27181 [6NO]

———production of certain chemicals, 7554 [26AP]

Petroleum: compensation and liability scheme for discharges (H.R. 3394), 26849 [1NO], 27930 [8NO], 30078 [17NO]

———deny tax deductions relative to cleanup costs for oil spills (H.R. 2073), 7402 [25AP]

———offshore drilling, 14375, 14392, 14397-14400, 14402, 14404-14406, 14409-14412, 14424 [12JY], 15100 [19JY]

———oil spill accountability, 20724 [19SE], 30088 [17NO]

———oil spill response teams (H.R. 2291), 8689 [9MY], 17123 [1AU]

———protect the used oil recycling system (H.R. 1593), 5300 [23MR]

Plastics: promote development of degradable products (H.R. 683), 1190 [27JA]

Pollution: cleanup, 18540 [3AU]

———international environmental problems, 8723 [9MY]

———prevention practices and technologies (H.R. 3693), 29628 [17NO]

———reduction of greenhouse gases (H.J. Res. 207), 4701 [16MR]

Power resources: preserving earth's ecosystem, 28353 [9NO]

———use of alternative fuels (H. Res. 140), 7552 [26AP], 7886 [2MY]

Prince William Sound, AK: improve maritime safety (H.R. 2158), 7629 [27AP]

Procter & Gamble Cellulose Co.: World Environment Center's Gold Medal Award, 29302 [16NO]

Programs: appropriations, 5316 [23MR]

Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, WA: EPA grants (H.R. 2670), 12204 [15JN]

Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act: enact (H.R. 2521), 10446 [31MY]

Recycling of waste products: collection, analysis, and dissemination of information to promote recycling of municipal solid waste (H.R. 1652), 5180 [22MR], 5321 [23MR]

———municipal refuse (H.R. 3663), 29298-29300 [16NO]

———percentage requirements for producers and importers of newsprint (H.R. 3483), 24769 [17OC]

———promote activities and use of goods (H.R. 1810), 6339 [12AP]

———promote resource conservation (H.R. 2845), 14005 [29JN]

———requirements of the Federal Government (H.R. 3463), 24178 [12OC]

———tax on the sale of paper products not containing an amount of recovered materials as specified by EPA (H.R. 1691), 5656 [5AP], 23664 [6OC]

Refuse and refuse disposal: degradable or recycled materials (H.R. 3264), 20586 [14SE]

———incinerator ash management, 8602 [9MY]

———interstate disposal of solid waste (H.R. 3268), 20369 [13SE]

———relationship to restoration of ecology, 5904 [10AP]

———uniform penalties for illegal ocean dumping (H.R. 1469), 4710 [16MR]

Rhode Island: promoting preservation of wetlands, 22195 [27SE]

Riverside County, CA: funding for multispecies habitat preserve, 26899 [1NO]

Saguaro cactus: recovering, 21178 [20SE]

Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to Tooele Army Depot, 14707 [13JY]

Santa Barbara Beautiful: tribute, 23632 [5OC]

Science: national global research plan (H.R. 980), 2176 [9FE]

Selma, AL: tribute to Butterfly Capital, 5119 [21MR]

Sewage disposal: wastewater treatment plant funding, 25898, 25899 [25OC]

Solid waste: recycling a certain percentage of used lubricating oil (H.R. 2648), 11756 [14JN], 11840 [14JN], 14623 [13JY]

Solid waste disposal: safe management of exports (H.R. 2525), 10465, 10470, 10474, 10475 [31MY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: treatment of medical waste (H.R. 3615), 28029 [8NO]

Soviet Union: devastation of the environment, 21459 [25SE], 23642 [5OC], 25320 [19OC]

Space-based research: funding, 3194 [1MR]

State Energy Conservation Programs Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 711), 1185 [27JA]

Stratospheric Ozone Layer Protection Act: freeze production of certain chemicals, 7404 [25AP]

Tinicum National Environmental Center: funding, 14407 [12JY]

Tongass National Forest, AK: management and conservation of timber, 1628 [2FE]

Tropical rain forests: protection (H. Con. Res. 44), 1692 [6FE]

University of Texas: oil spill cleaning technology, 25157 [18OC]

Urban and Community Forestry Act: enact, 8604 [9MY]

Valdez, AK: meeting with French mayors affected by oil spills, 24146 [11OC]

Vernon, CA: hazardous waste incinerator permit, 1191 [27JA]

Washington: protection from oil spills, 22272 [28SE]

Waste Reduction Act: enact (H.R. 1457), 4156 [15MR], 4462 [15MR]

Water: clean oceans and protect Great Lakes, 13496 [27JN]

———long-term needs of insular areas (H.R. 3596), 27769 [7NO]

———overflows from combined storm and sanitary sewer systems (H.R. 3120), 19458 [4AU], 25509 [23OC]

———taxpayer subsidies for environmental and resource management, 20705 [18SE]

Water Awareness Week: California observance, 10472 [31MY]

Water pollution: develop a fish and wildlife response plan (H.R. 3296), 21190 [21SE]

———listing of available resources for responding to discharges of hazardous substances (H.R. 2695), 12625 [20JN]

———oilspill liability, 1185 [27JA]

Water Resources Research Act: extend authorization (H.R. 1101), 2766 [23FE], 10822-10825 [6JN]

West Virginia: funding of public works under H.R. 2788, 22824 [4OC]

Wetlands: conservation of North American ecosystems and waterfowl (H.R. 2587), 11821 [14JN], 23952-23959 [10OC]

Wetlands Conservation Act: amend (H.R. 1526), 5121 [21MR]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, 29270 [15NO]

———anniversary (S.J. Res. 67), 19122 [4AU]

Yellowstone National Park: PBS documentary on encroaching development, 8809 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Acid rain: control, 6957 [18AP], 12514 [20JN], 16668 [27JY], 23885 [7OC], 26152 [26OC]

———control (S. 57), 651-653 [25JA]

———distributing incurred costs of regulation, 22898 [3OC]

———health effects, 7341 [19AP]

Air pollution: carbon dioxide emission levels, 27660 [7NO]

———clean air standards, 14362 [12JY], 16218 [26JY], 18896, 19048 [4AU]

———clean air standards (S. 1490), 18246-18272, 18389 [3AU]

———emissions from coal-fired utilities, 31697 [21NO]

———health effects, 5805 [7AP], 6205 [12AP]

———House committee agreement on motor vehicle emission standards, 22877 [3OC]

———improve air quality along the U.S.-Mexico border (S. 1929), 30532 [20NO]

———reduction of of carbon dioxide, 8280-8288 [4MY]

———reduction of carbon dioxide (S.J. Res. 88), 4630 [16MR]

Alaska: oil spill, 5384, 5385 [4AP], 5698 [6AP], 5804, 5807, 5817-5819 [7AP], 7893, 7997 [3MY], 8384 [4MY], 9079, 9096 [12MY], 10781 [2JN], 10950, 10951 [6JN], 11305 [8JN], 20241 [13SE], 20597, 20625 [15SE], 25631 [24OC]

Anderson, Clinton P.: efforts on behalf of National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 818), 6991 [18AP], 18031 [2AU]

Antarctic regions: ecological outlook, 21375-21376 [22SE]

———protection of ecological system (S.J. Res. 206), 21724-21726 [26SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: authorize competitive oil and gas leasing (S. 406), 2100 [9FE], 8596-8598 [9MY], 13485 [23JN], 14606 [13JY]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: amend (S. 677), 4902 [17MR]

Bowdoin College: construction of an environmental assessment center (S. 1909), 29760 [17NO]

Boy Scouts: environmental projects, 31659 [21NO]

Brazil: conservation of Amazon Forest (S.J. Res. 101), 6188 [12AP]

———preservation of rain forests, 17 [3JA], 14785 [17JY]

Bush, President: clean air proposal, 11467 [13JN]

———report to Congress on a national environmental strategy (S. 1964), 31477 [21NO]

California: prohibit exploration of oil and gas in certain coastal areas (S. 49), 630 [25JA]

———protection of continental shelf, 14510-14512 [13JY]

Canada: treaty on cooperation in the event of oil spills in the Arctic Ocean, 15222, 15254-15256 [19JY]

Chlorofluorocarbons and Halon Reduction Act: enact (S. 503), 3321 [2MR]

Clark County, WA: Arbor Day observance, 6210 [12AP]

Clean Air Act: reauthorization, 11408 [9JN]

———schedule for consideration of amendments, 2905-2916 [28FE]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), 20535-20560 [14SE], 20624-20625, 20630-20633 [15SE], 21163 [20SE], 26439 [27OC], 29649 [17NO], 30428 [20NO], 31661 [21NO], 31727 [11DE]

Climate: altered atmospheric greenhouse effect testimony by NOAA scientist, 8467 [9MY]

———effects of global warming, 9082 [12MY], 10513 [1JN], 14252-14257 [12JY], 15236-15245 [19JY], 24004-24007 [11OC], 26068 [25OC], 26161 [26OC], 26380 [27OC], 26682 [31OC], 27598 [7NO], 27827-27830 [8NO]

———global environment, 4944 [17MR]

———global warming, 27886 [8NO]

———global warming convention, 8467, 8468, 8472, 8595 [9MY], 9074, 9084 [12MY], 9519 [17MY], 27580-27582, 27583 [7NO], 28127 [9NO]

———investigation into global changes (S. 251), 998, 999 [25JA]

———Netherlands convention on global warming, 25645, 25647 [24OC]

Coal Distribution and Utilization Act: enact (S. 318), 1296 [31JA]

Coast Guard: environmental programs for the Great Lakes, 20299 [13SE]

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act: enact (S. 1731), 23589-23596 [5OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: designate Sec. of Commerce as lead trustee for ocean and coastal resources (S. 967), 8788 [10MY]

Colorado Wilderness Act: enact (S. 1343), 15053-15055 [18JY]

Columbia River: Comprehensive River Conservation Study participation, 16303, 16304 [26JY]

Consumer Ozone Protection Act: enact (S. 870), 7680 [1MY]

Continental shelf: regulation of air pollution (S. 782), 7951 [3MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: designate (S.J. Res. 139), 9917 [18MY]

———prohibitions against oil and gas production (H.J. Res. 281), 15957 [24JY]

Corporate Environmental Responsibility Act: enact (S. 1378), 15639 [20JY]

Council Bluffs, IA: trails interpretation center (H.R. 952), indefinitely postponed, 30144 [19NO]

Degradable Commodity Plastics Procurement and Standards Act: enact (S. 1237), 13119 [22JN], 15068 [18JY]

Department of Environmental Protection: establish (S. 276), 1031-1033 [25JA], 1343 [31JA], 1578 [2FE]

Dept. of Commerce: maintain a staff of experts to respond to oil spills, 18717-18719 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: environmental restoration activities at facilities, 16227 [26JY]

———waste and environmental restoration activities funding, 16605 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: appropriations for environmental restoration and management of defense waste (S. 1369), 17360-17363 [1AU]

———defense waste management for national security programs, 17376 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: forest management, 16258-16261 [26JY]

———Forest Service budget, 16288-16298 [26JY]

Desert Research Institute, NV: contributions to ecology, 5948 [11AP]

Developing countries: link environmental protection to debt trepayment plan, 423 [25JA]

———promote debt-for-nature exchanges, 15474-15476 [20JY]

Earth Day: designate (S.J. Res. 159), 12568 [20JN], 25379 [20OC]

Environmental and Energy Study Conference: election of executive committee, 14360 [12JY]

———Senate leadership, 18024 [2AU]

Environmental Infrastructure Act: enact (S. 700), 5577 [5AP], 29429 [16NO]

Environmental Sector Lending Act: enact (S. 1622), 20522 [14SE]

Ethanol: increase utilization, 12286 [19JN]

Federal Facility Compliance Act: enact (S. 1140), 11120 [7JN]

Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Response Act: enact (S. 1462), 17508 [1AU]

Foreign countries: international environment provisions of S. 1160, 15598 [20JY]

Forests and forestry: deforestation in Europe, 18448 [3AU]

———lumber industry and protection of wildlife, 4205-4208 [15MR]

———Pacific Northwest spotted owl protection, 16265-16267 [26JY]

———students' tree planting program (S. Res. 205), 27921 [8NO]

———threat to rain forests, 4933 [17MR]

Genesee River Protection Act: enact (S. 931), 8350 [4MY]

Global Ban on Dangerous Pesticides Act: enact (S. 1989), 31577 [21NO]

Global Climate Change Prevention Act: enact (S. 1610), 20073 [12SE], 30470-30479 [20NO]

Global environment, 2006 [8FE]

Global Environmental Protection Act: enact (S. 333), 1520, 1531 [2FE]

———enact (S. 676), 4893 [17MR]

Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment: welcome, 28653 [14NO]

Global Warming Response Act: enact (S. 603), 4560 [16MR]

Good Grooming Month: observance, 8582 [9MY]

Great Lakes: EPA funding, 20870-20872 [19SE]

Great Lakes Critical Programs Act: enact (S. 1646), 21137-21140 [20SE]

Groundwater: authorize research into contamination and remediation (S. 203), 878, 897, 901-904 [25JA]

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act: enact, 13485 [23JN]

Hawaii: ban on ozone-damaging chemicals, 9750 [18MY]

Hazardous substances: identify areas of concern relative to discharges into the environment (S. 1517), 18417 [3AU]

Hungary: environmental concerns, 28372 [13NO]

IMF: environmental impact of certain decisions on developing countries, 21121 [20SE]

———management of natural resources (S. 1144), 11122 [7JN]

Indoor Air Quality Act: enact (S. 657), 4836, 4844-4846 [17MR]

Institute for International and Comparative Environmental Law: establish, 6612 [13AP]

International Energy Conference: convene, 15241 [19JY]

International issues, 11657 [14JN]

International Tropical Timber Organization: funding for increased U.S. participation (S. 361), 1811 [7FE]

Iowa: FMC Corp. plant emission standard, 30411 [20NO]

Lake Champlain: inclusion in Clean Lakes Demonstration Program (S. 1539), 18942 [4AU], 31333 [21NO]

Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act: amend (S. 1307), 14354 [12JY]

Long Island Sound Improvement Act: enact (S. 1722), 22991-22995 [3OC]

Louisiana: coastal wetlands conservation and restoration (S. 630), 4606 [16MR]

Marine Research Act: enact (S. 587), 4373, 4379 [15MR]

McDonald's Restaurant: recycling program, 26687 [31OC]

Mead, NE: Corps of Engineers investigation of soil and water contamination at former Army ordnance plant, 16227 [26JY]

Mines and mineral resources: assessment of reclamation fees (S. 599), 4397 [15MR]

Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Ozone Depletion Act: enact (S. 1052), 9861 [18MY], 23418 [5OC]

Municipal incinerators: control emissions of air pollutants (S. 196), 852, 859, 861 [25JA]

National Arbor Day: designate (S.J. Res. 40), 1304 [31JA], 2485 [22FE], 2988 [28FE]

National Environmental Education Act: enact (S. 1076), 9899, 9903 [18MY]

National Environmental Policy on International Financing Act: enact (S. 1045), 9845 [18MY]

National 4-H Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 185), 16930 [31JY]

National Indian Forest and Woodland Enhancement Act: enact (S. 1289), 14170 [11JY]

National Recyclable Commodities Act: enact (S. 1884), 29220-29222 [15NO]

National Recyclable Commodities Financing Act: enact (S. 1885), 29220-29222 [15NO]

National Recycling Month: designate (H.J. Res. 102), committee discharged from further consideration, 5778 [6AP]

Natural resources: international system of accounting of depletion, 10604 [1JN]

———sustainable use of reusable resources, 21119 [20SE]

Nevada: disposal of radioactive waste, 12216 [16JN]

———Still Marshes, 5853 [10AP]

Newsprint Recycling Act: enact (S. 1764), 24882 [17OC]

Newsprint Recycling Incentives Act: enact (S. 1763), 24882 [17OC], 31279-31283 [21NO]

Nobel Commission: support Nobel Prize for Environmental Preservation

Nobel Prize for Environmental Preservation: establish (S. Res. 190), 22076 [27SE], 23043 [3OC]

———establish (S.J. Res. 162), 13158 [22JN], 22648 [2OC], 23044 [3OC]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: enact (S. 804), 6704-6709 [17AP], 24643 [13OC], 26726 [1NO], 29245-29261 [15NO], 30151, 30152 [19NO]

Northbrook, IL: tribute to Sager Solomon Schechter Day School effort to preserve rain forests, 10383 [31MY]

Office of Environmental Quality: authorizing appropriations (S. 1089), 10620 [1JN]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: enact (S. 686), 5402, 5403 [4AP], 5847 [10AP], 18285-18313, 18314-18328, 18358-18381 [3AU], 18712-18733, 18749, 18877 [4AU]

———enact (S. 1066), 9884 [18MY]

Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act: enact (S. 1223), 13062 [22JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: environmental fair at Westminster Day School, 30586 [20NO]

Onondaga Lake, NY: Federal program for conservation and management (S. 27), 574 [25JA], 3163 [1MR]

Ozone layer: global warming trend, 14514 [13JY]

Ozone Layer Conservation Act: enact (S. 871), 7680-7684 [1MY]

Patuxent River, MD: national water quality management demonstration site (S. Res. 109), 7326 [19AP]

Petroleum: authorizing demonstration projects involving oil terminal environmental oversight and monitoring (S. 1474), 17968 [2AU]

———effective oil spill cleanup planning (S. 986), 9089 [12MY]

———expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills (S. 687), 5409 [4AP], 9304 [16MY]

———Federal funding for the removal of spilled oil, 18715-18717 [4AU]

———increase liability for oil spills, 18719-18728 [4AU]

———offshore drilling, 16267-16275 [26JY]

———oil spill research and development center and a coastal zone restoration fund (S. 950), 8522 [9MY]

———prevent and disperse oil spills on the seas (S.J. Res. 90), 5416 [4AP]

———receipt of spill removal costs by political subdivisions of the State, 18713 [4AU]

———underground storage tank regulation (S. 1560), 18973 [4AU]

Poland: environmental concerns, 28372 [13NO]

Pollution: marine and coastal waters (S. 1178), 11704, 11741 [14JN]

———marine and coastal waters (S. 1179), 11712, 11741 [14JN]

———require State coastal zone management agencies to prepare water quality improvement plans for approval by Sec. of Commerce (S. 1189), 11732 [14JN]

Pollution Prevention Act: enact (S. 585), 4367, 4371, 4372 [15MR]

Polystyrene: ban use, 26678 [31OC]

Power resources: reducing energy consumption, 7994 [3MY]

Prince William Sound, AK: study effects of oil spills (S. 966), 8788 [10MY]

Prince William Sound Oil Spill Emergency Response Act: enact, 8596-8598 [9MY]

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act: enact (S. 941), 8522, 8527 [9MY]

Public lands: management, 3428 [3MR]

Puget Sound, WA: protection against oil spills, 5518 [5AP]

Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act: enact (S. 839), 7266 [19AP]

R.E.M. (musical group): benefit, 21735 [26SE]

Railroads: regulation on dumping of waste from trains (S. 1833), 27040 [2NO]

Refuse and refuse disposal: State regulatory authority, 27197 [6NO]

Regional Marine Research Trust Fund: establish (S. 588), 4373 [15MR]

Research: effects of changes in Earth system on climate and humans (S. 169), 817, 819 [25JA]

Senate: authorizing the appointment of a delegation to host an international conference on global environment (S. Res. 171), 19065-19067 [4AU]

———bipartisan compromise, 382 [25JA]

Soil conservation: alfalfa (S. 545), 3778 [8MR]

Solid Waste Compact Act: enact (S. 1585), 19615 [6SE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend (S. 932), 8500, 8504 [9MY]

Soviet Union: environmental conditions, 2630 [23FE], 11409 [9JN]

Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act: enact (S. 491), 3301 [2MR], 24503-24506 [12OC]

Stratospheric Ozone Layer Protection Act: enact (S. 1035), 9810, 9811 [18MY]

Tongass Timber Reform Act: enact (S. 346), 1555-1557 [2FE]

Toxic Pollution Detection Act: enact (S. 1861), 28111 [9NO]

Toxics Release Prevention Act: enact (S. 816), 6971-6990 [18AP], 14362 [12JY]

Tropical forests: trade and conservation of resources (S.J. Res. 125), 8789 [10MY]

Upper-Ozone Chemicals Act: enact (S. 872), 7680 [1MY]

U.S. policy, 6211 [12AP]

———support for programs of development, environmental protection, and debt reduction, 14741 [14JY]

Vermont Natural Resources Council: National Wildlife Federation's Affiliate of the Year Award recipient, 5430 [4AP]

Water: aquatic sediment contamination (S. 1210), 12566 [20JN]

Water pollution: study pollution of New York Harbor, Delaware River and adjoining waters (S. 987), 9089 [12MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorizing (S. 714), 5736 [6AP]

Wetlands: preservation, 9737 [18MY]

White House Conference on Water Resources: convene (S. Con. Res. 54), 15062 [18JY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (S.J. Res. 67), 2982 [28FE]

Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act: enact (S. 575), 4334 [15MR], 4646 [16MR]

World Environmental Policy Act: enact (S. 201), 872, 875 [25JA]

Year of Clean Water: designate (S.J. Res. 181), 15287-15289 [19JY], 25380 [20OC]

Reports

Antarctic Region's Environmentally Sensitive Lands: Library of Congress, 7575 [26AP]

Canadian Acid Rain Control Program, 30094 [19NO]

Coastal Waters Pollution: OTA (excerpt), 11704 [14JN]

Conference on European Forests: Richard E. Benedick, 18448 [3AU]

Energy and Natural Resources, 3172 [1MR]

Marine and Coastal Waters Protection: OTA (excerpts), 4373 [15MR]

Project 88: Senators Heinz and Wirth (excerpt), 11722-11724 [14JN]

Solid Rocket Motor Demilitarization: Committee on Armed Services (excerpt), 22407 [28SE]

Solid Waste: Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, 5641 [5AP]

Special Isotope Separation Plant: Committee on Armed Services, 16863 [31JY]

Reports filed

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Leasing: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 684) (S. Rept. 101-10), 5397 [4AP]

Conservation of North America Wetland Ecosystems and Waterfowl: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 804) (S. Rept. 101-161), 23579 [5OC]

———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2587) (H. Rept. 101-269), 23413 [5OC]

Council on Environmental Quality Appropriations: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 101-219), 19327 [4AU]

Dept. of Energy Appropriations for Environmental Restoration and Management of Defense Waste: Committee on Armed Services (S. 1369), 15623 [20JY]

Earth Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 159), 24993 [18OC]

EPA Regulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB): Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 101-118), 13959 [29JN]

Improving Maritime Safety in Prince William Sound, AK: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 101-200), 17096 [31JY]

Improving Tropical Forest Management: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2065) (H. Rept. 101-205), 17333 [1AU]

Include Lake Champlain in the Clean Lakes Demonstration Program: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1539), 30531 [20NO]

International Framework Convention on Climate Change: Committee on Foreign Relations (S. Res. 200), 27028 [2NO]

National Arbor Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 40), 2646 [23FE]

National Assessment of the Nature and Extent of Aquatic Sediment Contamination: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1210), 30531 [20NO]

National Commission on Natural Resources Disasters: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 101-333), 27807 [7NO]

Nobel Prize for Preservation of World Environment: Committee on Foreign Relations (S.J. Res. 162), 20880 [19SE]

Oil Pollution Liability Limitations: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 1465) (H. Rept. 101-242), 20647 [18SE]

———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 1465) (H. Rept. 101-242), 20647 [18SE]

Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 686) (S. Rept. 101-94), 16915 [31JY]

Oil Pollution Damage Liability, Compensation, and Prevention: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 3027) (H. Rept. 101-241), 20402 [13SE]

———Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 3027) (H. Rept. 101-241), 21407 [22SE]

Scientific Research Into Effects of Changes in Earth System on Climate and Humans: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 169) (S. Rept. 101-40), 10327 [31MY]

Tribute to Clinton P. Anderson: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 818) (S. Rept. 101-88), 16672 [27JY]

Water Resources Research Act Authorization: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1101) (H. Rept. 101-76), 10867 [6JN]

Wilderness Act Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 67), 11350 [8JN]

Year of Clean Water: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 181), 24993 [18OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal Immunity From Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: National Association of Attorneys General, 15109 [19JY]

Statements

Alaska Oil Spill: Frank Young, FDA, 8384 [4MY]

———Martyn Smith, 8384 [4MY]

———Richard Jackson, National Academy of Science, 8384 [4MY]

Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect: Great Britain's U.N. Representative, 8477 [9MY]

Climate Change: President Bush, 9083 [12MY]

Data Collection: Joseph Stamp, 999 [25JA]

Ecological Perestroika: Fyodor Morgun, 2631 [23FE]

Effects of Air Quality Violations on Forests: American Forestry Association, 2908 [28FE]

Environmental Concerns: President Bush, 1430 [2FE]

Environmental Standards at Federal Facilities: President Bush, 15107, 15112 [19JY]

Federal Oil Spill Legislation: Senator Mitchell, 5403 [4AP]

National Recyclable Commodities Act: several environmental organizations, 29230 [15NO]

North American Wetlands Conservation: President Bush, 23956 [10OC]

Potential of Oil Spill in Puget Sound: Warren G. Magnuson, 6236 [12AP]

Reduction of Acid Rain: Brian Mulroney, 13617 [27JN]

Special Isotope Separation Plant: (sundry), 16864 [31JY]

———Troy E. Wade II, 16868 [31JY]

Stabilizing Emissions: William Reilly, 28127 [9NO]

Violations of Federal Air Quality Standards: Morton Lippman, 2907 [28FE]

White House Conference on Environment: President Bush, 27581 [7NO]

Wilderness Preservation: Clinton P. Anderson, 2983 [28FE]

World Ecology (excerpts), 11409 [9JN]

Studies

Boston Harbor Cleanup—Use or Abuse of Regulatory Authority? Donald R.F. Harleman, 10058 [23MY]

Design of Oil Tanker Exxon Valdez: Dept. of Transportation, 18305-18308 [3AU]

Summaries

Acid Deposition Control Act (H.R. 1470), 4706 [16MR]

Air Toxics Control Act (H.R. 2585), 11384 [8JN]

Civil Air Patrol Activity Relative to Alaska Oil Spill, 5675 [6AP]

Clean Air Act Amendments Relative to the Use of Clean Fuels, 15083 [18JY]

Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act (S. 1630), 20556-20559 [14SE]

Clean Air Standards (H.R. 3030), 16555 [27JY]

Coastal Defense Initiative of 1989: Representative Studds, 11809 [14JN]

Coastal Zone Improvement Act (S. 1189), 11736 [14JN]

Competitive Wholesale Electric Generation Act (S. 406), 14607-14608 [13JY]

Consumer Ozone Protection Act (S. 870), 7683 [1MY]

Dept. of Energy's Office for Environmental Health and Safety (H.R. 3527), 26107 [25OC]

Federal Facilities Compliance Act (H.R. 1056), 15119-15126 [19JY]

Global Warming Prevention Act (H.R. 1078), 29622-29625 [17NO]

Ground Water Research, Management, and Education Act (S. 203), 898-901 [25JA]

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act, 13486 [23JN]

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management and Materials Reclamation Act, 18210 [3AU]

National Environmental Education Act (S. 1076), 9902 [18MY]

National Indian Forest and Woodland Enhancement Act (S. 1289), 14173 [11JY]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act (H.R. 2322), 8912 [11MY]

Oil Spill Research and Development Center and a Coastal Zone Restoration Fund (S. 950), 8527 [9MY]

Ozone Layer Conservation Act (S. 871), 7684 [1MY]

Prince William Sound Oil Spill Emergency Response Act, 8598 [9MY]

Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act (S. 941), 8526 [9MY]

Upper-Ozone Chemicals Act (S. 872), 7688 [1MY]

Wetlands Conservation Act (H.R. 1526), 5121 [21MR]

World Environmental Policy Act (S. 201), 874 [25JA]

Tables

Duck breeding populations in North America, 23956 [10OC]

EPA appropriations under H.R. 2916, 15359 [20JY]

Outer continental shelf oil production and spills versus tankering spills, 16273 [26JY]

U.S. global change research program budget, by budget function, 8286 [4MY]

Testimonies

Aerosols and Ozone: American Lung Association, 7342 [19AP]

American Landscape in the 21st Century: Representative Kostmayer, 9963 [18MY]

Coastal Waters Pollution: Kenneth M. Curtis, 11704 [14JN]

Offshore Drilling and Testing: John R. Huff, 2556 [22FE]

Preserving the Gulf of Maine: Ken Curtis, 4373 [15MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 104, House of Representatives use of recycled paper, 17172 [1AU]

H. Res. 107, authorizing printing of Coastal Waters in Jeopardy—Reversing the Decline and Protecting America's Coastal Resources, 4485 [16MR]

H. Res. 219, Exxon Corp. oil spill cleanup extension, 16825 [28JY]

H. Res. 237, air pollution control strategies, 20221 [12SE]

H. Res. 287, return S. 686, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, to the Senate, 28271 [9NO]

H.J. Res. 102, National Recycling Month, 5259 [23MR]

H.J. Res. 271, inter-American cooperation to protect tropical forests, 9452 [16MY]

H.J. Res. 281, designate Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 13554 [27JN]

H.J. Res. 431, U.S. policy to encourage conservation of Amazon forest in Brazil, 26959 [2NO]

H.R. 952, trails interpretation center in Council Bluffs, IA, 14851 [17JY]

H.R. 1011, National Commission on Natural Resources Disasters, 28495 [13NO]

H.R. 1056, Federal Facilities Compliance Act, 15117 [19JY]

H.R. 1101, extend Water Resources Research Act authorization, 10821 [6JN]

H.R. 1113, Council on Environmental Quality appropriations, 23950 [10OC]

H.R. 1551, environmental impact statement from Sec. of the Army for water pipeline project between Lake Gaston, NC, and Virginia Beach, VA, 5091 [21MR]

H.R. 1593, Used Oil Recycling Act, 5301 [23MR]

H.R. 1727, modify boundaries and provide protection for Everglades National Park, FL, 27732-27733 [7NO]

H.R. 1746, Wetlands No Net Loss Act, 5880-5881 [10AP]

H.R. 2587, Northern American Wetlands Conservation Act, 23952-23955 [10OC]

H.R. 3268, Solid Waste Transportation Act, 20370 [13SE]

H.R. 3596, long-term water needs of insular areas, 27769 [7NO]

S. 27, conservation and management program for Onondaga Lake, NY, 575 [25JA]

S. 49, California Ocean Sanctuary Act, 631 [25JA]

S. 57, National Acid Rain Control Act, 653-661 [25JA]

S. 169, National Global Change Research Act, 818 [25JA]

S. 196, Municipal Waste Combustion Control Act, 853-859 [25JA]

S. 203, Ground Water Research, Management, and Education Act, 878-897 [25JA]

S. 251, investigation into global changes in climate, 999-1001 [25JA]

S. 276, Dept. of Environmental Protection, 1031 [25JA]

S. 318, Coal Distribution and Utilization Act, 1296-1299 [31JA]

S. 333, Global Environmental Protection Act, 1520-1531 [2FE]

S. 346, Tongass Timber Reform Act, 1557 [2FE]

S. 491, Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Protection Act, 3303-3307 [2MR]

S. 503, Chlorofluorocarbons and Halon Reduction Act, 3322 [2MR]

S. 575, Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act, 4334 [15MR]

S. 585, Pollution Prevention Act, 4368-4371 [15MR]

S. 587, Marine Research Act, 4374-4378 [15MR]

S. 588, Regional Marine Research Trust Fund, 4378 [15MR]

S. 603, Global Warming Response Act, 4560 [16MR]

S. 657, Indoor Air Quality Act, 4837-4843 [17MR]

S. 676, Global Environmental Protection Act, 4894-4902 [17MR]

S. 677, Arctic Research and Policy Act, 4902 [17MR]

S. 686, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, 5404-5409 [4AP], 18274-18283 [3AU], 18733-18749 [15AU]

S. 687, expand authority for penalties relative to oil spills, 5410 [4AP]

S. 700, Environmental Infrastructure Act, 5579 [5AP]

S. 804, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, 6705-6709 [17AP], 29245-29248, 29257-29260 [15NO], 29939-29943 [17NO]

S. 816, Toxics Release Prevention Act, 6973-6979 [18AP]

S. 818, Clinton P. Anderson's efforts on behalf of National Wilderness Preservation System, 18031 [2AU], 29923 [17NO]

S. 839, Puget Sound Tanker Safety Act, 7266-7268 [19AP]

S. 870, Consumer Ozone Protection Act, 7680-7683 [1MY]

S. 871, Ozone Layer Conservation Act, 7683 [1MY]

S. 872, Upper-Ozone Chemicals Act, 7684-7688 [1MY]

S. 931, Genesee River Protection Act, 8351 [4MY]

S. 932, amend Solid Waste Disposal Act, 8500 [9MY]

S. 941, Prince William Sound Oil Tanker Navigation Safety Act, 8523-8526 [9MY]

S. 950, oil spill research and development center and a coastal zone restoration fund, 8526 [9MY]

S. 986, oil spill cleanup planning, 9090 [12MY]

S. 987, study water pollution of New York Harbor, Delaware River and adjoining waters, 9091 [12MY]

S. 1035, Stratospheric Ozone Layer Protection Act, 9811 [18MY]

S. 1045, National Environmental Policy on International Financing Act, 9844 [18MY]

S. 1052, Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Ozone Depletion Act, 9862 [18MY]

S. 1066, Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act, 9884-9886 [18MY]

S. 1076, National Environmental Education Act, 9900-9902 [18MY]

S. 1089, authorizing Office of Environmental Quality appropriations, 10622 [1JN]

S. 1140, Federal Facility Compliance Act, 11120 [7JN]

S. 1144, IMF management of natural resources, 11123 [7JN]

S. 1178, marine and coastal waters pollution, 11705-11712 [14JN]

S. 1179, marine and coastal waters pollution, 11714, 11718 [14JN]

S. 1189, require State coastal zone management agencies to prepare water quality improvement plans for approval by Sec. of Commerce, 11733-11736 [14JN]

S. 1210, National Sediment Contamination Survey Act, 12566 [20JN]

S. 1223, Oil Spill Cleanup and Enforcement Act, 13063-13065 [22JN]

S. 1237, Degradable Commodity Plastics Procurement and Standards Act, 13120 [22JN]

S. 1289, National Indian Forest and Woodland Enhancement Act, 14171-14173 [11JY]

S. 1307, amend the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act, 14354 [12JY]

S. 1343, Colorado Wilderness Act, 15055 [18JY]

S. 1378, Corporate Environmental Responsibility Act, 15639 [20JY]

S. 1462, Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Response Act, 17510-17514 [1AU]

S. 1517, identify areas of concern relative to discharges into the environment, 18418 [3AU]

S. 1539, include Lake Champlain in Clean Lakes Demonstration Program, 18942 [4AU], 31334 [21NO]

S. 1585, Solid Waste Compact Act, 19615 [6SE]

S. 1610, Global Climate Change Prevention Act, 30473-30479 [20NO]

S. 1622, Environmental Sector Lending Act, 20522 [14SE]

S. 1630, Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act, 20536-20556 [14SE]

S. 1646, Great Lakes Critical Programs Act, 21137-21139 [20SE]

S. 1684, Large-Scale Drift Net Fishing on the High Seas Prohibition Promotion Act, 22415 [28SE]

S. 1722, Long Island Sound Improvement Act, 22991-22994 [3OC]

S. 1731, Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, 23590-23596 [5OC]

S. 1763, Newsprint Recycling Incentives Act, 31281 [21NO]

S. 1764, Newsprint Recycling Act, 24883 [17OC]

S. 1861, Toxic Pollution Detection Act, 28112 [9NO]

S. 1884, National Recyclable Commodities Act, 29222-29228 [15NO]

S. 1885, National Recyclable Commodities Financing Act, 29228 [15NO]

S. 1909, construction of an environmental assessment center at Bowdoin College, 29760 [17NO]

S. 1964, Presidential report to Congress on a national environmental strategy, 31478 [21NO]

S. Con. Res. 54, convene a White House Conference on Water Resources, 15062 [18JY]

S. Res. 109, Patuxent River, MD: national water quality management demonstration site, 7326 [19AP]

S. Res. 171, authorizing the appointment of a Senate delegation to host an international conference on global environment, 19017, 19066 [4AU]

S. Res. 186, protection of Antarctic regions ecological system, 21728 [26SE]

S. Res. 190, Nobel Prize for Preservation of World Environment, 22997, 23044 [3OC]

S. Res. 200, international relations convention on climate change, 26675 [31OC]

S. Res. 205, students' tree planting program, 27904 [8NO], 27922 [8NO]

S.J. Res. 40, National Arbor Day, 1304 [31JA], 2950 [28FE]

S.J. Res. 67, Wilderness Act anniversary, 11438 [9JN], 19122 [4AU]

S.J. Res. 88, policy to reduce carbon dioxide, 4631 [16MR]

S.J. Res. 101, conservation of the Amazon Forest in Brazil, 6189 [12AP]

S.J. Res. 125, tropical forest trade and conservation of resources, 8790 [10MY]

S.J. Res. 159, Earth Day, 25379 [20OC], 29585 [16NO]

S.J. Res. 162, Nobel Prize for Preservation of World Environment, 22648 [2OC]

S.J. Res. 181, Year of Clean Water, 15288 [19JY], 25380 [20OC]

S.J. Res. 185, National 4-H Awareness Week, 16930 [31JY]

S.J. Res. 206, protection of Antarctic regions ecological system, 21725 [26SE]