AIR POLLUTION related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Pollution
Addresses
Symposium on Global Warming: Geoffrey Palmer, E1623 [2JN]
Articles and editorials
Beware of False Gods in Rio, S7517 [4JN], E1695 [5JN]
Chill Out, S4888 [7AP]
Clean Air Act Overkill, S2794 [4MR]
Deregulation in Rio, S7520 [4JN]
Earth Summit Nears, Consensus Still Lacking on Global Warming's Cause, S7522 [4JN]
Earth Summitry—How Bush Achieved Global Warming Pact With Modest Goals, S7457 [3JN]
End Is Not at Hand, E1780 [11JN]
Global Snub on Global Warming, S1532 [18FE]
Global Warming Pact Talks to Resume, S1533 [18FE]
Has the Globe Really Warmed?, S4887 [7AP]
Heat Is on for World's Fridges, E2946 [3OC]
High Costs of Going California, S2794 [4MR]
Hot Night in the Greenhouse, S6268 [7MY]
``It Started in Rio''—International Environmental Law After the Earth Summit, H10827 [2OC]
``Life-Threatening'' Air Pollution Becomes Everybody's Problem, H1765 [25MR]
Loads of Media Coverage, S6267 [7MY]
Making Things Happen in Rio, S7267 [2JN]
News Plays Fast and Loose With the Facts, S6266 [7MY]
Ozone Catastrophe—Warning From the Skies, S1551 [18FE]
Ozone Hole, Conditions Spreading, S945 [5FE], S1241 [6FE]
Pollutant Haze Cools the Greenhouse, S6267 [7MY]
Protecting the Earth's Genetic Library, S7268 [2JN]
Protecting the Sky, S1532 [18FE]
Question Rio Forgets, S7382 [2JN]
Rio Agenda—Soak the West's Taxpayers, S7519 [4JN]
Rust-Belt Emissions Cloud Earth Summit, S7458-S7460 [3JN]
Save the People, E1696 [5JN]
Throwing in the Towel on Warming?, S6693 [14MY]
U.N. Group Offers Plan To Control Pollution Through a Quota System, S1612 [18FE]
U.N. Treaty on Global Warming Fizzles Under U.S. Pressure, S6271 [7MY]
U.S. Indicates Readiness To Accept Nonbinding, S6271 [7MY]
United States May Seek to Hasten Action to Protect Ozone—Signs of Atmospheric Damage Alarm Officials, S1241 [6FE]
Washington, Odd Man Out, May Shift on Climate, S1532 [18FE]
Bills and resolutions
Clean Air Act: use of certain inspection and maintenance programs in State implementation plans (see H. Con. Res. 381), H11628 [5OC]
Climate: stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide to protect global climate (see S. 2668), S6349 [7MY]
Earth Charter: adopt (see S.J. Res. 308), S7027 [20MY]
Ecology and environment: implementation of Earth Summit decisions and U.S. participation in U.N. Sustainable Development Commission (see H. Con. Res. 353), H7532 [5AU]
———stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H2290 [2AP]
Health: nondiscriminatory compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws (see S. 2806; H.R. 5326), S7480 [3JN], H4157 [4JN]
Mexico: establish a bilateral commission on the environment with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 325), H3834 [27MY]
———establish environmental protection procedures for U.S. border region (see H.R. 6060), H10013 [30SE]
Motor vehicles: EPA proposals relative to centralized emissions inspection facilities (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2942 [5MY]
———strengthen emission standards (see H.R. 4579), H1777 [25MR]
Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (see H. Res. 350), H329 [5FE]
Taxation: credits for removing older, polluting passenger automobiles (see H.R. 5722), H7060 [30JY]
Tobacco products: protection of children from exposure to smoke in the provision of children's services (see S. 3169; H.R. 5815), S12346 [11AU], H8021 [11AU]
Books
``How Science Can Help Us Deal With Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone, and Nuclear Waste, Among Other Things,'' Dixy Lee Ray (excerpts), H3448, H3449 [19MY]
``Trashing the Planet,'' Dixy Lee Ray, S6284 [7MY]
Communiques
Global warming: Dept. of State, S1516 [18FE]
Letters
Global warming: Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future, S6269 [7MY]
Global Warming Convention: Bush administration, S6473 [12MY]
Motor vehicle fleet requirements: National Association of Fleet Administrators, H11430 [5OC]
Stabilization of carbon dioxide emission levels: James D. Watkins, Sec. of Energy, Council on Environmental Quality, and Dept. of State, S1194 [6FE]
———Natural Resources Defense Council and Union of Concerned Scientists, S1196 [6FE]
Memorials of legislature
California, S13417 [14SE]
Rhode Island, S8656 [23JN]
Messages
Council on Environmental Quality: President Bush, S4094-S4096 [24MR]
Papers
After Rio—Survival's Sharp Edge: Stephen A. Vosti, International Food Policy Research Institute, E3013 [4OC]
Climate Change: Executive Office of the President, S6260-S6262 [7MY]
———Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change, S6269-S6271 [7MY]
———Stephen H. Schneider, S6262-S6266 [7MY]
Remarks in House
Bush, President: environmental policy, H3380, H3381 [19MY], H3454 [20MY]
Business and industry: public notice of increasing amount released, E1755 [10JN]
Clean Air Act: economic consequences on Midwest region of the U.S., H2396-H2401 [7AP]
———use of certain inspection and maintenance programs in State implementation plans (H. Con. Res. 381), E3104 [9OC]
Climate: administration policy on global warming convention, H1722 [25MR]
———effect of chlorofluorocarbons on global warming, H3178 [13MY], E2945 [3OC]
———global warming convention, H3180 [13MY], H3444-H3450 [19MY], H3969 [3JN], H4317 [5JN], H4344, H4431 [9JN], H4453, H4579, H4582 [10JN], H4673 [11JN], E1235 [5MY], E1623 [2JN], E1695 [5JN], E1740 [9JN], E1764, E1780 [11JN], E1817 [12JN], E2025 [30JN], E3013 [4OC]
Ecology and environment: clean air standards, H3379 [19MY], H4429 [9JN]
———implementation of Earth Summit decisions and U.S. participation in U.N. Sustainable Development Commission (H. Con. Res. 353), H10825-H10828 [2OC], E2387 [5AU]
———stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (H.R. 4750), E950 [2AP]
———use of ethanol to reduce air pollution, E2920 [2OC]
IBM: tribute to San Jose, CA, manufacturing facility for pollution prevention efforts, E1445 [19MY]
Kaufman and Broad (construction company): tribute to vanpool program, E1103 [28AP]
Mexico: establish environmental protection procedures for U.S. border region (H.R. 6060), E2864 [30SE]
Motor vehicles: EPA proposals relative to centralized emissions inspection facilities (H. Con. Res. 315), E1257 [5MY]
———strengthen emission standards (H.R. 4579), H1764 [25MR]
Ozone: phase-out of ozone-destroying substances (H. Res. 350), E219 [6FE]
Power resources: ethanol, H2424, H2425 [8AP]
Synthetic fuels: government regulations, H4341 [9JN]
Taxation: credits for removing older, polluting passenger automobiles (H.R. 5722), E2312 [30JY]
———impose on fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (H.R. 1086), E3299 [29OC]
———investment tax credit for vehicles fueled by clean-burning substances (H.R. 1497), E1358 [12MY]
Tobacco products: protection of children from exposure to smoke in the provision of children's services (H.R. 5815), E2463 [12AU]
University of Iowa: symposium on global warming, E1623 [2JN]
Remarks in Senate
Clean Air Act: Bush administration abandonment of certain auto pollution abatement requirements, S3689 [13MR]
———Bush administration policy on implementation, S3729, S3730 [17MR], S7018 [20MY]
———industrial plant pollution, S9554 [1JY]
Climate: administration policy on global warming convention, S6258-S6276, S6281, S6283-S6285, S6287-S6301 [7MY], S7526 [4JN], S10068, S10069 [22JY]
———effects of chlorofluorocarbons on global warming, S944 [5FE], S1531, S1551, S1611 [18FE], S4879-S4896 [7AP]
———global warming convention, S1515, S1518 [18FE], S6472, S6477 [12MY], S6591 [13MY], S6691-S6693 [14MY], S7265, S7341 [2JN], S7455-S7457 [3JN], S7509-S7513, S7515-S7524 [4JN], S7638 [9JN], S7729-S7731, S7783, S7784 [10JN], S8137, S8140 [12JN], S8222, S8224 [16JN], S8375 [17JN], S8542 [18JN], S8656 [23JN], S17067, S17069 [5OC], S17149-S17156 [7OC]
———stabilization of carbon dioxide emission levels, S1190-S1197 [6FE]
———stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide to protect global climate (S. 2668), S6243, S6258-S6276, S6281, S6283-S6285, S6287-S6301, S6413 [7MY]
———U.N. Conference on Environment and Development, S18236 [8OC]
Commonwealth of Independent States: development of clean coal technologies, S9613-S9615 [2JY]
———technical assistance relative to environmental and health protection, S9469 [1JY]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program appropriations, S16076, S16077 [1OC]
Earth Charter: adopt (S.J. Res. 308), S7041-S7045 [20MY]
Ecology and environment: comprehensive environmental policy, S4141, S4143, S4145 [25MR]
———effects of population growth, S7382 [2JN]
———international efforts to reduce pollutants, S5928, S5929 [5MY]
———international policy, S4257 [26MR]
———ozone depletion, S1235, S1240 [6FE]
EPA: operation permits for businesses which contribute to air pollution, S9053 [26JN]
Hazardous substances: phase out the production of ozone destroying substances (S. Res. 95), indefinitely postponed, S2669 [3MR]
Health: nondiscriminatory compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws (S. 2806), S7489 [3JN]
———threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (S. 455), S14709 [22SE]
National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program: funding, S12893 [8SE]
Ozone: commend Bush administrations' speed-up of chlorofluorocarbons elimination, S1686 [19FE]
———phase-out of ozone-destroying substances, S1032-S1034 [5FE]
———stratospheric depletion, S854 [4FE], S1101 [5FE], S1128-S1138 [6FE]
Petroleum: reformulated gasoline, S12948-S12951 [8SE]
Power resources: purchase of energy efficient cars, S1197 [6FE]
———use of ethanol to reduce air pollution, S13312 [10SE]
Synthetic fuels: ethanol industry relative to EPA regulations on reformulated gasolines, S15435 [28SE]
Taxation: deductions for vehicles fueled by clean-burning fuels, S1220 [6FE]
Tobacco products: protection of children from exposure to smoke in the provision of children's services, S16468 [3OC]
———protection of children from exposure to smoke in the provision of children's services (S. 3169), S12354 [11AU]
Reports
Strategic Approach to Global Environmental Partnership: Senator Gore and Kazuo Aichi, S7638-S7641 [9JN]
U.N. Conference on Environment and Development: Senators Gore and Chafee, S18237-S18240 [8OC]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Lee H.: Earth Summit, E1966 [24JN]
Statements
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program: Senators Gorton and Burns, S16077 [1OC]
Fuel Tax To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Christopher Flavin, E3299 [29OC]
———Lester R. Brown, E3300 [29OC]
———Sandra Postel, E3300 [29OC]
Global Warming: Government Accountability Project, Institute for Policy Studies, H3448 [19MY]
———Jean Ripert, S6258 [7MY]
———John Gibbons, S17152 [7OC]
———Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, S6295-S6299 [7MY]
———Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S6289-S6291 [7MY]
———NASA, S6291-S6295 [7MY]
———Paul Ehrlich, H3448 [19MY]
———Richard Benedick, H3448 [19MY]
———Robert A. Reinstein, S6476 [12MY]
———Union of Concerned Scientists, H3448 [19MY]
Key Issues at the Earth Summit: several environmental organizations, S7268 [2JN]
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: National Academy of Sciences, S1134 [6FE]
———OTA, S1134 [6FE]
Tables
Baseline gasoline fuel properties, S12949 [8SE]
Contribution to annual global greenhouse gas emissions, S4879 [7AP]
Global warming effects, S6266 [7MY]
Greenhouse gas emission contributions, S4258 [26MR]
Model year 1991—motor vehicle purchases by fleets, H11430 [5OC]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 353, implementation of Earth Summit decisions and U.S. participation in U.N. Sustainable Development Commission, H10825 [2OC]
H.R. 4750, Global Climate Protection Act, E951 [2AP]
S. 2668. stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide to protect global climate, S6243 [7MY]
S. 3169, protect children and youth from exposure to smoke in the provision of children's services, S12354 [11AU]
S.J. 308, adopt Earth Charter, S7043 [20MY]