POLLUTION related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Addresses

Climate Change: E. John Browne, E1055-E1058 [23MY]

Climate Treaty—The Right Answer to the Wrong Question: J. Kenneth Blackwell, E2359 [13NO]

Global Warming: President Clinton, S11019-S11021 [23OC]

International Freshwater Symposium: Representative George Miller, E2051 [22OC]

Amendments

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S8101 [24JY]

Analyses

Children's Environmental Protection Act (S. 599), S3291 [16AP]

Appointments

Global Climate Change Observer Group, S8482 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

. . . Not Scientific Consensus, S8114 [25JY]

Carol Browner, Master of Mission Creep, S11005-S11007 [23OC]

Clean Air Rules—Taking a Bite Out of All Paychecks?, E1590 [1AU]

Global Warming and Population Growth, E1311 [24JN]

Hummingbirds and Other Prey of EPA, E434 [11MR]

New Gasoline Formula Is Fueling Air-Pollution Decline—It Dramatically Cuts Smoggy Day Numbers, E196 [10FE]

Slighting Nature in Chile, H1968 [29AP]

This Is CNN?, S10309 [3OC]

Treaty Built on Hot Air. . ., S8114 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]

———establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants (see H.R. 1910), H3864 [17JN]

———regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 557; H.R. 679), S3011 [10AP], H452 [11FE]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see S. 971; H.R. 2094), S6496 [26JN], H4835 [26JN]

CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086), H4834 [26JN]

———require polluters to cleanup hazardous substances (see H.R. 2087), H4834 [26JN]

———Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (see H.R. 2727), H9501 [23OC]

Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328), H3864 [17JN], H6703 [31JY]

———reduce acid deposition (see S. 1097; H.R. 2365), S8531 [31JY], H6705 [31JY]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific nations and U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 157), H7830 [24SE]

Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see H.R. 2945), H10419 [8NO]

———establish limited privileges and immunities for certain information relative to compliance with environmental laws (see H.R. 1884), H3796 [12JN]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities (see S. 769), S4748 [20MY]

———improve protection of wetlands and watersheds (see H.R. 2762), H9729 [29OC]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4646 [25JN]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see S. 599; H.R. 2451), S3269 [16AP], H7199 [10SE]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 706, 1732), H522 [12FE], H3202 [22MY]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873, 1206), H700 [27FE], H1260 [20MR]

EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 1392), H1705 [17AP]

———implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (see S. 1348), S11448 [30OC]

———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299; H.R. 2627), S10882 [21OC], H8633 [7OC]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see S. 1084; H.R. 1863, 1984), S8262 [29JY], H3720 [11JN], H4086 [19JN]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see S. Con. Res. 28; H. Con. Res. 91), S5002 [22MY], H3203 [22MY]

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see S. 1299), S10882 [21OC]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221, 2968; H. Con. Res. 113), H5021 [9JY], H5569 [22JY], H10420 [8NO]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 1523), S12506 [12NO]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping off the coast at the Mud Dump Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex (see H.R. 244), H147 [9JA]

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (see H.R. 238), H147 [9JA]

Public Health Service: implement national program to reduce health threat from exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952), H10419 [8NO]

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 953), S6186 [24JN]

Recycling: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see S. 215), S726 [28JA]

———require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H2589 [13MY]

Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398), H152 [9JA]

San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]

States: expand the coverage of the single transport region established to control interstate pollution (see S. 733), S4285 [9MY]

Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 461), H243 [21JA]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (see S. 829), S5253 [3JN]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see S. Res. 98; H. Res. 211), S5596 [12JN], H6706 [31JY]

———prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268), H8833 [9OC]

Water: facilitate the remediation of contaminated sediments in U.S. waters (see S. 1386), S11863 [6NO]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1260 [20MR]

———establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 550), H284 [4FE]

———estuary conservation and management programs funding (see S. 1222, 1321; H.R. 2374, 2670), S9969 [25SE], S11289 [28OC], H6715 [1AU], H8833 [9OC]

———Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 1194), H1260 [20MR]

Letters

Children's Environmental Protection Act: Carol M. Browner, EPA, S3292 [16AP]

Right-To-Know-More and Pollution Prevention Act: Carol M. Browner, EPA, S4758 [20MY]

———Carolyn Hartmann and Andrea Askowitz, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S4758 [20MY]

———Philip E. Clapp, Environmental Information Center, S4759 [20MY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: several agricultural associations, S8121 [25JY]

Messages

Environmental Quality Report: President Clinton, S2552 [19MR], H1156 [19MR]

Notices

Public comment period relative to deletion of Harrisburg International Airport from Superfund list: EPA, E1420 [14JY]

Outlines

National Institute for the Environment establishment (H.R. 2914), E2254 [8NO]

Petitions and memorials

Georgia: National Ambient Air Quality Standards, E1651 [4SE]

Michigan: EPA standards for ozone or particulate matter, S8374 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (H.R. 630), E196 [10FE]

———establish minimum nationwide nitrogen oxide pollution standards for fossil-fuel fired electric powerplants (H.R. 1910), H3809 [17JN]

———regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (H.R. 679), E204 [11FE]

Brosnan, Pierce: Global Green USA (organization) Entertainment Industry Environmental Leadership Award recipient, E2050 [22OC]

Brower, David: Global Green USA (organization) Individual Environmental Leadership Award recipient, E2050 [22OC]

Children and youth: indoor causes of asthma attacks, H3172 [22MY]

Cinergy Corp.: tribute, H7737 [24SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (H.R. 2365), E1577 [1AU]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (H.R. 2222), E1479 [23JY]

Climate: effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific nations and U.S. interests (H. Con. Res. 157), H8857 [21OC]

———global warming, H8446 [7OC], H8638, H8699 [8OC], E1055 [23MY], E1310 [24JN]

Coast Guard: Ports and Waterways Safety System Program funding, H8895 [21OC]

Corps of Engineers: Sediment Remediation Technology Program funding, H5754 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H5119-H5123 [10JY]

Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (H.R. 2945), E2283 [9NO]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (H.R. 1636), H2796 [16MY], E948 [16MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H1113 [19MR], E434 [11MR]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (H.R. 1732), E1041 [22MY]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (H.R. 1206), H2173 [6MY]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (H.R. 873), E349 [27FE]

EPA: air quality standards, H1345, H1368 [9AP]

———deletion of Harrisburg International Airport from Superfund list, E1419 [14JY]

———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (H.R. 2627), H8695 [8OC], H8809 [9OC]

———ozone regulations and standards, H676 [27FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H3559-H3564 [5JN], H3668, H3669 [11JN], H3916-H3921 [18JN], H4076, H4077 [19JN], H4650, H4822 [26JN], H4907 [8JY], H5025 [10JY], H5328-H5335 [16JY], H5409 [17JY], H7837 [25SE], H8678 [8OC], E1651, E1664 [4SE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (H.R. 1984), H4213 [23JN], H4637-H4644 [25JN], H5006 [9JY], E1286 [20JN], E1590 [1AU], E2122 [29OC]

———proposed air quality regulations for wood furniture and related industries, H3666 [11JN]

———recommended measures relative to air quality standards, H2616 [14MY]

———Superfund funding, H6724 [3SE]

Farmland Industries (business): EPA Pollution Prevention Award recipient, E1572 [31JY]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential, H8481 [7OC]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (H. Con. Res. 113), H4839 [8JY], E1387 [10JY]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (H.R. 2221), H8838 [21OC], E1574 [31JY], E1766 [16SE], E2213 [7NO]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (H.R. 2968), E2283 [9NO]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (H.R. 659), H2009 [30AP]

Loeb, Valeria: tribute to research efforts relative to effects of global warming on Antarctic regions, E1673 [5SE]

National Geographic Society: Global Green USA (organization) International Environmental Leadership Award recipient, E2050 [22OC]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (H.R. 2914), E2254 [8NO]

Natural Resource Summit of America: tribute, E1180 [11JN]

Petroleum: improve prevention of, response to, and compensation to communities affected by oil spills (H.R. 238), E14 [7JA]

Potomac River: efforts to reduce pollution in West Virginia, H3216 [3JN]

Quinn, James: Global Green USA (organization) Entertainment Industry Environmental Leadership Award recipient, E2050 [22OC]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (H.R. 2980), E2303 [10NO]

San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (H.R. 882), E341 [27FE]

Ships and vessels: regulations relative to double-hulled oil tankers, H4211 [23JN], E1393 [10JY]

Simon, Diane Meyer: Global Green USA (organization) Founder's Award recipient, E2050 [22OC]

Taxation: eliminate payroll taxes and increase taxes on energy and pollutants, E2024 [21OC]

———improve and expand treatment of environmentally distressed buildings and lands, E49 [7JA]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, E2347, E2359 [13NO]

———conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (H. Res. 211), E1608 [1AU]

———effect of global warming treaty on U.S. businesses, H7736 [24SE]

———prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (H. Res. 268), H8697 [8OC]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (S. 557), S3033 [10AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 971), S6505 [26JN]

Boston, MA: Boston Harbor cleanup funding, S10747 [9OC]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (S. 1097), S8547-S8550 [31JY]

———requirements relative to clean up of coal-fired powerplants, S12567 [13NO]

Climate: global warming, S8143 [25JY], S8283 [29JY], S10308-S10311 [3OC], S10871-S10876 [21OC], S10920 [22OC], S11004-S11011 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: Hydrocarbon Fuel Tagging Program funding, S7443 [15JY]

Ecology and environment: expand the public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities (S. 769), S4753 [20MY]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement, S8626 [31JY]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (S. 599), S3290 [16AP]

EPA: cost of regulations relative to clean air standards, S2624 [20MR]

———implementation of alternative compliance plans and market-based trading programs relative to controlling pollutants (S. 1348), S11457-S11459 [30OC]

———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S10876, S10882 [21OC], S11176 [24OC]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, S6382 [25JN], S8373 [30JY], S10813 [9OC]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (S. 1084), S8312-S8314 [30JY], S10876 [21OC]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (S. Con. Res. 28), S5016 [22MY]

FDA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (S. 1299), S10876, S10882 [21OC], S11176 [24OC]

———proposal to designate use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers, S7944 [23JY]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 1523), S12507 [12NO]

Great Lakes: anniversary of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada, S12641 [13NO]

National Park Service: funding, S7650-S7652 [17JY], S11265 [28OC]

Native Americans: contamination of ground water on the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho, S9611 [18SE]

Potomac River: efforts to reduce pollution in West Virginia, S5392 [9JN], S7991 [24JY]

Power resources: demonstration project to replace diesel engines with modern fuel cell technology at snow production facilities, S7478, S7479 [15JY]

Real property: private property owner rights (S. 953), S6187-S6190 [24JN]

Recycling: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (S. 215), S745 [28JA]

States: expand the coverage of the single transport region established to control interstate pollution (S. 733), S4285 [9MY]

Taxation: treatment of clean-fuel vehicles (S. 829), S5259 [3JN]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), S5623-S5626 [12JN], S5887 [17JN], S6056, S6084 [23JN], S8113-S8139 [25JY], S8482 [31JY], S10871-S10876 [21OC], S11004-S11011, S11019-S11022 [23OC], S11189 [24OC]

———conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res. 98), star print, S5945 [18JN]

U.N.: limit use of U.S. funds relative to conventions on enviromental standards, S5740 [17JN]

Water: facilitate the remediation of contaminated sediments in U.S. waters (S. 1386), S11871 [6NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (S. 1222), S9975, S9976 [25SE], S10095 [26SE]

———estuary conservation and management programs funding (S. 1321), S11290 [28OC]

Reports filed

Conditions for the U.S. Becoming a Signatory to Any International Agreement on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 98) (S. Rept. 105-54), S7767 [21JY]

Statements

Conditions for the U.S. Becoming a Signatory to Any International Agreement on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: James B. Edwards, S5887 [17JN]

Deletion of Harrisburg International Airport From Superfund List: Representative Gekas, E1421 [14JY]

Summaries

Deletion of Harrisburg International Airport From Superfund List: Federal Register, E1420 [14JY]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act (S. 1222), S9975 [25SE]

Testimonies

Conditions for the U.S. Becoming a Signatory to Any International Agreement on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Representative Dingell, S6057 [23JN]

———Senator Byrd, S6056 [23JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 157, effects of global warming relative to certain Pacific nations and U.S. interests, H8858 [21OC]

S. 557, regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses, S3033 [10AP]

S. 599, Children's Environmental Protection Act, S3290 [16AP]

S. 733, Acid Deposition and Ozone Control Act, S4286 [9MY]

S. 769, Right-To-Know-More and Pollution Prevention Act, S4754-S4758 [20MY]

S. 829, Clean-Fuel Vehicle Act, S5259 [3JN]

S. 953, Private Property Owners' Bill of Rights, S6188 [24JN]

S. 971, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S6505 [26JN]

S. 1097, Acid Deposition Control Act, S8548-S8550 [31JY]

S. 1299, Asthma Inhaler Regulatory Relief Act, S10883 [21OC]

S. 1321, estuary conservation and management programs funding, S11290 [28OC]

S. 1348, Innovative Environmental Strategies Act, S11459-S11462 [30OC]

S. 1386, facilitate the remediation of contaminated sediments in U.S. waters, S11872 [6NO]

S. 1523, investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S12508 [12NO]

S. Con. Res. 28, request EPA take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury, S5016 [22MY]

S. Res. 98, conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5622 [12JN], S8138 [25JY]