[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
AIR POLLUTION related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment;
Pollution
Amendments
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), S11497 [5OC], S11512 [5OC]
Appointments
Global Climate Change Observer Group, S5401 [22MY]
Articles and editorials
Bilbray, Bliley Prep Smog Bill for Quick Floor Vote, H5897 [20JY]
Bilbray Pushes for Law on Border Emission Standards, H5896 [20JY]
Bilbray Urges Crackdown on Transborder Polluters--Bill Would Stop
Vehicles at Border To Protect Air, H5895 [20JY]
Border Smog Bill Wins Bipartisan Backing in House Commerce Markup,
H5897 [20JY]
Border Tour Boosts Bill To Compel Registration of Mexican Cars Here,
H5895 [20JY]
House Panel OKs Bill To Bar U.S. Entry of Cars Into Ozone
Nonattainment Areas, H5897 [20JY]
Imported Smog--Vehicles From Mexico Add to Problem, H5895 [20JY]
Industrial Group Plans To Battle Climate Treaty, H2325 [27AP]
Kyoto Pact Includes a Pentagon Exemption--Armed Forces Permitted To
Pollute During Some Overseas Missions, S198 [29JA]
Panel OKs Bill To Curb Border's Smog-Belchers, H5896 [20JY]
Smog Intervention--Bill Would Aim at Nabbing Mexican Polluters,
H5898 [20JY], H5899 [20JY]
Ten Natural Treasures, E1664 [9SE]
Third World, EU Knock U.S. Effort on Global Warming, S7165 [25JN]
Who's Really Full of Hot Air?, S88 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions
California: application of State regulations relative to
reformulated gasoline in certain areas, (see S. 1576), S113
[28JA]
Clean Air Act: authorize the President to enter into agreements to
provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate
greenhouse gas emissions, (see S. 2617), S12309 [10OC]
------ modify application of certain provisions relative to
inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within
nonattainment areas, (see H.R. 4157), H5403 [25JN]
------ proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in the eastern
U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen, (see H.R.
3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
------ provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of
areas that fail to attain clean air standards, (see H.R. 4136),
H5297 [24JN]
EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter
standards, (see H.R. 3505), H1335 [19MR]
FDA: conduct assessments relative to the transition from the use of
chloroflurocarbons in metered-dose inhalers, (see S. 2026),
S4035 [1MY]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and
incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see S. 1915), S3120
[2AP], (see H.R. 3791), H2813 [5MY]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
S9425 [30JY]
Taxation: provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
(see H.R. 3466), H1168 [16MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see S. 2019), S3919 [30AP], (see H.R. 3807), H3013
[7MY]
Letters
Border Smog Reduction Act: Larry Bowden, Mojave Desert Air Quality
Management District, H5894 [20JY]
------ R. Michael Magee, American Federation of Government
Employees, H5893 [20JY]
------ Robert Clark, National Treasury Employees Union, H5893 [20JY]
------ Roger F. Honberger, Riverside County, CA, Board of
Supervisors, H5895 [20JY]
Conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international
agreement on greenhouse gas emissions: Senator Byrd, S198
[29JA]
EPA funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
matter standards: Dan Danner, National Federation of
Independent Business, S1329 [4MR]
----- Dean Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1503 [6MR]
----- Duane Parde, American Legislative Exchange Council, S1330
[4MR]
----- George V. Voinovich and Thomas R. Carper, National Governors'
Association, S1329 [4MR]
----- R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1329 [4MR]
----- Timothy J. Method and Bruce S. Anderson, S1503 [6MR]
Implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions:
several Ohio organizations, E1473 [30JY]
Limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline: Harold P. Reheis, Georgia
Dept. of Natural Resources, S9436 [30JY]
Lists
Countries exempt from binding commitments under the Kyoto Protocol,
E1451 [27JY]
Memorandums
Global Climate Science Communications Plan: Joe Walker, H2325-H2327
[27AP]
Newsletters
Climate change and the Kyoto Protocol: Representative Hamilton, E67
[3FE]
Petitions and memorials
Riverside County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Border Smog Reduction
Act, H5895 [20JY]
Press releases
Supervisors Endorse Bill Requiring Vehicles Crossing U.S. Border To
Be Smog-Certified: San Diego County, CA, Board of Supervisors,
H5894 [20JY]
Remarks in House
Children and youth: effects of air pollution on asthma and other
respiratory conditions, H539 [24FE]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
Improvement Program funding, H1912 [1AP], H1916 [1AP], H3963
[22MY]
Ecology and environment: exempt educational outreach or information
seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6219-H6225 [23JY]
------ reduction of oxides of nitrogen emissions, E1843 [28SE]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
H5645 [16JY], H5865 [20JY], H6219-H6225 [23JY], H6242 [23JY],
H6243 [23JY], H6565 [29JY], H6574 [29JY], H6575 [29JY],
E1450-E1451 [27JY], E1473 [30JY]
Gore, Vice President: assessment of environmental proposals, H7499
[10SE]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and
incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 3791), E797 [7MY]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), H5891-H5901 [20JY]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), H9900-H9902 [7OC]
National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, E1812 [25SE]
Reno, NV: tribute to the Gunnerman Foundation's ReNOx '98
Conference, E1379 [22JY]
San Francisco, CA: tribute to individuals for environmental
efforts, E1664 [9SE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, H1151 [12MR], H1175 [17MR], H1239 [18MR], H1240
[18MR], H1241 [18MR], H1242 [18MR], H1243 [18MR], H2323-H2325
[27AP], H4918 [22JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (H.R. 3807),
H2821 [6MY], H2936 [7MY], H3031 [12MY], H3494 [20MY], E790 [7MY]
------ conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol, H9612 [6OC],
H9623 [6OC], E2008 [9OC], E2023 [10OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: impact of treaty on
economy, E76 [3FE]
Weather: interagency Government cooperation on programs dealing
with the effects of high temperatures, H6029 [21JY], H6030
[21JY]
Remarks in Senate
California: application of State regulations relative to
reformulated gasoline in certain areas (S. 1576), S114 [28JA]
Clean Air Act: authorize the President to enter into agreements to
provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate
greenhouse gas emissions (S. 2617), S12309-S12312 [10OC]
Climate: global warming, S88 [28JA], S8515 [17JY], S9524-S9526
[31JY]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
Improvement Program funding, S1752 [11MR]
Ecology and environment: clean air standards, S5414 [22MY], S5415
[22MY]
EPA: air quality standards, S1841 [12MR], S1842 [12MR]
------ funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
matter standards, S1323-S1325 [4MR], S1329 [4MR], S1434 [5MR],
S1502 [6MR]
------ Great Waters Program funding, S8370 [16JY]
------ implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
S8432 [17JY], S8434 [17JY], S8440 [17JY]
------ review of nitrogen oxide standards, S10254 [11SE]
FDA: conduct assessments relative to the transition from the use of
chloroflurocarbons in metered-dose inhalers, S8435 [17JY]
----- conduct assessments relative to the transition from the use of
chloroflurocarbons in metered-dose inhalers (S. 2026), S4036
[1MY], S4412 [6MY]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and
incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, S3409 [22AP], S8433
[17JY], S8436 [17JY]
----- require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to
reduce mercury emissions (S. 1915), S3130 [2AP]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), S11512 [5OC]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 2377), S9435
[30JY], S9436 [30JY]
Power resources: energy efficient technology programs funding,
S3095 [2AP]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas
emissions, S7164 [25JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res.
98), S194-S198 [29JA], S3370 [21AP], S7247 [26JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol, S3240-S3246
[20AP], S3247 [20AP]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (S. 2019),
S3936 [30AP]
------ impact on employment and the economy relative to U.S.
becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to
Kyoto Protocol, S12482 [14OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ratification, S3902
[30AP], S3903 [30AP]
Reports
Kyoto Protocol--A Flawed Treaty Puts America at Risk: Dept. of
Energy, E2023 [10OC]
Reports filed
Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8)
(H. Rept. 105-634), H5956 [20JY]
------ Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 8)
(S. Rept. 105-355), S11042 [28SE]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Global Warming and the Kyoto Summit, E29
[28JA]
Resolutions by organizations
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Oakland County, MI,
Board of Commissioners, E76 [3FE]
Statements
Pollution Standards: Kayla Gildersleeve and Tess Gross, E1526 [3AU]
Summaries
Kyoto Protocol--A Gap Analysis, E2008 [9OC]
Tables
Countries with binding commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, E1451
[27JY]
State impact of Kyoto Protocol, E1451 [27JY]
Texts of
H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act, H5891 [20JY], H9900 [7OC]
S. 1576, application of California State regulations relative to
reformulated gasoline in certain areas, S115 [28JA]