ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycling

Amendments

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S775 [7FE], S786, S869, S870 [8FE], S880, S957, S968, S982, S983, S1022, S1028, S1035, S1036, S1037 [9FE], S1074, S1075 [10FE], S1183, S1184, S1185, S1186, S1187, S1192, S1193, S1194, S1199, S1200, S1231, S1264, S1265, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271, S1272, S1273, S1274, S1306, S1307, S1308, S1309, S1310, S1311, S1312, S1313, S1315, S1316, S1317, S1318 [14FE]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2588 [12MY], H2667, H2673, H2675, H2677, H2679 [17MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2012), S5509 [6JN], S6025, S6065 [19JN]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (S. Res. 301), S7357 [11JY]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (H. Res. 842), H3380 [6JN]

Analyses

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Potential Claims: CBO, S895 [9FE]

Articles and editorials

Aiming at Asbestos Bill, S753 [7FE]

Asbestos Debate, S1049, S1069 [10FE]

Forward on Asbestos, S1049, S1069 [10FE]

Holtz-Eakin Delivers Blow on Asbestos, S6553 [27JN]

Justice for Asbestos Victims, S754 [7FE]

North Slope Oil Spill Raises New Concerns Over Pipeline Maintenance, H3239 [25MY]

State of Energy, H137 [1FE]

U.S. Probes Alaska Pipeline Repairs—EPA, FBI Check Allegations of Improper Repair Work on Two Big Storage Tanks, H3240 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5267), H1979 [2MY]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 2724), S4050 [4MY]

Biomass Research and Development Board: prepare a biobased fuel action plan to increase the use of biobased fuel as a ground transportation fuel (see H.R. 5259), H1979 [2MY]

Bitterroot National Forest: grant rights-of-way to owners of dams (see S. 2633), S3420 [24AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 5715), H4914 [29JN]

———create a partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (see S. 3646), S7415 [12JY]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4947), H972 [14MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see S. 2432), S2312 [16MR] (see H.R. 5006), H1129 [16MR]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (see S. 2567), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5149), H1678 [6AP]

———encourage design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal (see S. 3638), S7331 [11JY]

———provide transition to a more restrictive timber sale program in the Giant Sequoia National Monument and promote the Kings River Research Project in the Sierra National Forest (see H.R. 5760), H5046 [11JY]

———remediate contamination in water sources caused by perchlorates (see S. 2298), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4798), H388 [16FE]

Clean Air Act: exclude from the definition of renewable fuel any fuel that is imported or derived from any matter that is imported (see H.R. 5398), H2641 [16MY]

———reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5700), H4794 [28JN]

———require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see S. 3553), S6283 [21JN]

———require that gasoline contain a certain amount of renewable fuel by the year 2012 (see H.R. 5370), H2585 [11MY]

Climate: establish a market-driven system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and promote advanced energy research and technology development and deployment (see H.R. 5049), H1320 [29MR]

———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 5642), H4327 [20JN]

Coastal zones: recognize the effects of harmful algal blooms on the environment (see H. Res. 824), H2961 [19MY]

Colleges and universities: authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies (see H.R. 5644), H4327 [20JN]

Colorado: address forest and watershed emergency exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, reduce risk of wildfire and flooding, reinvigorate forest products industry, and encourage use of biomass fuels for energy (see S. 2604), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5305), H2174 [4MY]

———establish a pilot project for remediation of abandoned and inactive hardrock mines in the Upper Animas River basin (see H.R. 5071), H1389 [30MR]

Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund: establish (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Conservation of energy: coordinate governmental efforts within GSA and EPA to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 3591), S6634 [28JN]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4788), H388 [16FE] (see H.R. 5622), H4133 [15JN]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water resources projects and activities for the Louisiana coastal area (see H.R. 5461), H3137 [23MY]

———provide beach nourishment for a water resources development project (see H.R. 5241), H1916 [27AP]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 3274), S5341 [26MY]

Crop Science Society of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 446), S3588 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 5313), H2337 [9MY]

———restore discretion to waive or reduce the non-Federal cost share requirements of the emergency watershed protection program (see H.R. 4888), H644 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see S. 2649), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5213), H1852 [26AP]

———provide grants to States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to improve understanding of coastal areas (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of Federal support for local governments that establish Clean Energy Bond Acts (see H.R. 4990), H1128 [16MR]

———prohibit obligation of funds for appropriation earmarks in the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program (see H.R. 5127), H1677 [6AP]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see S. 3620), S6786 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District (see S. 3189), S5229 [25MY] (see H.R. 5516), H3307 (see H.R. 5516), H3360 [25MY]

———authorize grants and cooperative agreements to advance the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States (see S. 2561), S3211 [6AP]

———authorize participation in the Southern California Desert Region Integrated Water and Economic Sustainability Plan (see H.R. 5282), H2101 [3MY]

———improve water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States through cooperative cost-shared grants (see H.R. 5192), H1741 [25AP]

———participate in implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the central and lower Platte River basin and modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir (see S. 3611), S6786 [29JN]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 5340), H2502 [10MY]

———provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District (see S. 3619), S6786 [29JN]

———reauthorize appropriations for Northwestern salmon run restoration programs (see S. 3522), S5950 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Energy Freedom Bonds to finance programs to facilitate research, development, and deployment of clean renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 5395), H2641 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize setting of fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles based on one or more vehicle attributes (see H.R. 5359), H2584 [11MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), consideration (see H. Res. 816), H2640 [16MY]

EPA: advance cooperative conservation efforts, ease use of partnerships to enable environmental stewardship agencies to meet goals and obligations, and promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see S. 2780), S4339 [10MY] (see H.R. 5404), H2705 (see H.R. 5404), H2757 [17MY]

———establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (see S. 2700), S3893 [2MY] (see H.R. 5124), H1677 [6AP]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to Cabinet-level position (see H.R. 5078), H1451 [4AP]

Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: amend relative to labeling of cigarette packages with anti-littering messages (see S. 2758), S4155 [8MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 2783), S4468 [11MY]

———reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (see S. 3630), S7284 [10JY]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize various fisheries management laws (see H.R. 4686), H153 [1FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: amend (see H.R. 4940), H874 [13MR]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 5018), H1195 [28MR] (see H.R. 5051), H1388 [30MR]

Food: ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 5270), H1979 [2MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2364), S1644 [2MR]

Forests: implement hazardous fuels reduction projects in Colorado, extend stewardship contracts, and extend tax credits for electricity produced from biomass (see H.R. 5756), H5046 [11JY]

Government regulations: ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations (see S. 3515), S5874 [14JN]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 2545), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (see S. 2430), S2312 [16MR] (see H.R. 4953), H972 [14MR]

———prevent acid mine drainage from sulfide mining (see H.R. 4933), H867 [9MR]

Great Lakes Fishery Commission: investigate effects of migratory birds on sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern in the Great Lakes (see S. 3605), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5089), H1452 [4AP]

Great Lakes Interagency Task Force: establish (see S. 2912), S4836 [19MY]

Great Lakes Regional Collaboration: establish (see S. 2912), S4836 [19MY]

Hawaii: monitor off-shore sites where chemical munitions were disposed by the Army, research the impact of chemical munition disposal in the ocean, and report on remediation of such sites (see S. 2295), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4778), H388 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, protect public health and safety, and ensure territorial integrity and security of Yucca Mountain repository (see S. 2589), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5360), H2584 [11MY]

———implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see H.R. 4800), H388 [16FE]

———prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury and prohibit the export of elemental mercury (see S. 3627), S6787 [29JN]

Health: require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities (see S. 2506), S2799 [4AP] (see H.R. 5088), H1452 [4AP]

House of Representatives: encourage Members to use alternative fuel vehicles in their professional and personal lives (see H. Res. 879), H4327 [20JN]

India: promote global energy security through increased cooperation with India on diversification, alternative fuels, clean coal technologies, and energy efficiency (see H.R. 5580), H3723 [9JN]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]

Los Angeles River: revitalize (see H.R. 5244), H1916 [27AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance to provide any vehicle which does not use alternative fuels (see H.R. 5338), H2501 [10MY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve surface mining control and reclamation (see S. 2616), S3378 [7AP]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 3543), S6154 [20JN]

———require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (see H.R. 4673), H24 [31JA]

———require that automobiles and light trucks are able to operate on a fuel mixture that has a certain percentage of ethanol (see S. 2263), S978 [9FE]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5235), H1916 [27AP]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1679 [6AP]

National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 368), S769 [7FE] (see S. Res. 402), S2202 [15MR]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3704 [27AP]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 4999), H1129 [16MR]

———prepare and strengthen biodefenses against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness (see S. 2564), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5533), H3423 [6JN]

———take actions to detect, prevent, and minimize consequences of terrorist or criminal attacks on chemical facilities (see S. 2486), S2603 [30MR]

Native Americans: settle court claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe and restore, improve, and develop reservation lands and natural resources (see S. 3648), S7415 [12JY]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (see S. 2751), S4051 [4MY] (see H.R. 5136), H1677 [6AP]

———recognize National Marine Sanctuaries Program as critical to managing the ocean and Great Lakes resources (see H. Res. 856), H3642 [8JN]

———reorganize (see H.R. 5450), H3016 [22MY]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 3617), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5539), H3496 [7JN]

Nuclear energy: require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (see S. 2348), S1579 [1MR] (see H.R. 4825), H508 [1MR]

Oil Pollution Act: strengthen and provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities (see S. 2440), S2313 [16MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see S. 2294), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4782), H388 [16FE]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see S. 2239), S446 [1FE] (see H.R. 4783), H388 [16FE]

Petroleum: establish requirements relative to transfer of oil to or from an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity of over 250 barrels in U.S. waters (see H.R. 4724), H224 [8FE]

———expedite consideration of permits for refineries (see S. 3649), S7415 [12JY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 5254), H1979 [2MY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (see H. Res. 842), H3306 (see H. Res. 842), H3358 [25MY]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of energy products by pipeline (see H.R. 5678), H4554 [26JN]

Power resources: authorize energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 5656), H4423 [21JN]

———enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas (see S. 2747), S4051 [4MY]

———establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (see S. 2613, 2614), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5346), H2502 [10MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 5429), H2961 [19MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (see H. Res. 835), H3225 [24MY]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for alternative energy and accelerate the use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 5208), H1852 [26AP]

———promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2571), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5331), H2338 [9MY]

———promote renewable fuel and energy security (see S. 2817), S4617 [16MY]

———provide incentives to reduce dependence on foreign oil (see H.R. 5375), H2585 [11MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 2446), S2313 [16MR]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H387 [16FE]

———support goals to achieve complete energy independence (see H. Res. 843), H3308 (see H. Res. 843), H3360 [25MY]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see S. Con. Res. 97), S5599 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1320 [29MR] (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3496 [7JN]

———suspend Federal highway fuels tax and authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 5462), H3137 [23MY]

Railroads: clarify that State and local permitting requirements relative to the processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers (see H.R. 4930), H867 [9MR]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see S. 2781), S4339 [10MY]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements (see H.R. 5030), H1196 [28MR]

———require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]

Smith, Damu A.I.: tribute (see H. Res. 827), H2961 [19MY]

St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works: study feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the Works and the Milk River Project, authorize rehabilitation and improvement, and develop emergency response plan (see S. 3563), S6457 [23JN] (see H.R. 5705), H4795 [28JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to homeowners for Energy Star qualified homes (see H.R. 4856), H564 [2MR]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 4672), H24 [31JA]

———encourage use of alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5251), H1916 [27AP]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3503), S5779 [13JN]

———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3137 [23MY]

———facilitate increased use of alternative fuels for motor vehicles (see S. 2680), S3704 [27AP]

———increase credits for certain alternative motor vehicles assembled in the U.S. (see H.R. 5239), H1916 [27AP]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 5650), H4327 [20JN]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4918), H866 [9MR]

———provide a credit for the purchase of qualified flexible fuel motor vehicles (see H.R. 5703), H4794 [28JN]

———provide a credit to certain concentrated animal feeding operations for the cost of complying with environmental protection regulations (see S. 3596), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5775), H5128 [12JY]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 4716), H223 [8FE]

———provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources (see S. 2187), S123 [25JA] (see S. 3603), S6786 [29JN]

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see S. 3509), S5874 [14JN]

———treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 3422), S5490 [6JN]

Transportation: set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (see S. 2675), S3704 [27AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services: incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2101 [3MY]

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Res. 703), H509 [1MR]

Water: modernize water resources planning (see S. 2288), S1353 [15FE]

———provide standards and procedures for the review of water reclamation and reuse projects (see S. 3639), S7415 [12JY] (see H.R. 5768), H5127 [12JY]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H24 [31JA]

Cloture motions

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S1122 [13FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), motion to proceed, S718 [6FE], S765 [7FE]

Cost Estimates

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 852): CBO, S888-S894 [9FE]

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act (H.R. 4200): CBO, H2658 [17MY]

Factsheets

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Transparency, S886 [9FE]

Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (S. 3522), S5962 [15JN]

Sacramento Region Is at Greater Risk of Flooding Than Any Other Major U.S. Metropolitan Area—Full Federal Partnership Is Critical to Protecting This Vital Region, S3883 [2MY]

Letters

Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary: Alexander B. Kuzma, Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund (organization), H1405 [4AP]

———Kathy Ryan, Chernobyl Children's Project International, Inc., H1406 [4AP]

Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act: Joe Geever, Surfrider Foundation, H1939 [2MY]

Environmental and natural resources programs funding: several environmental organizations, S2256 [16MR]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE], S1150 [14FE]

———Carter G. Phillips, S949 [9FE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S714 [6FE], S754 [7FE]

———Donald B. Marron, CBO, S1146 [14FE]

———Douglas Holtz-Eakin, CBO, S894 [9FE]

———Financial Institutions for Asbestos Reform (organization), S1148 [14FE]

———James A. Grogan, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE]

———James A. Grogan, Terry Lynch, and James P. McCourt, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE]

———James A. Grogan and James P. McCourt, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S1149 [14FE]

———James A. Williams, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, S713 [6FE], S848 [8FE], S1149 [14FE]

———James D. Randles, Military Order of the Purple Heart, S714 [6FE]

———John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S712 [6FE]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S948 [9FE]

———National Governors Association, S714 [6FE]

———Senator Specter, S6553 [27JN]

———several asbestos victims groups, S782 [8FE]

———several military and veterans organizations, S714 [6FE], S754 [7FE]

———several organizations, S755 [7FE]

Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act: Ted Kulongoski, Governor of Oregon, S5962 [15JN]

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act: Casey Judd, Federal Wildland Fire Service Association, H2652 [17MY]

———several forestry management associations and corporations, H2653 [17MY]

———several scientists, H2650-H2652 [17MY]

———William D. Killen, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H2652 [17MY]

High-Performance Green Buildings Act: Carol Werner, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, S6643 [28JN]

———Christine W. McEntee, American Institute of Architects, S6642 [28JN]

———Claire L. Barnett, Healthy Schools Network, Inc., S6642 [28JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund State assistance program funding: several Representatives, H2767 [18MY]

NOAA funding: James D. Watkins and Leon E. Panetta, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (organization), H4699 [28JN]

Prohibit EPA implementation and enforcement of the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers: Tom Kiernan and Andy Buchsbaum, Healing Our Waters Coalition, H2854 [18MY]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, H2786 [18MY]

———Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2864 [18MY]

Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act: Eddie Terrill, State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (organization), and John A. Paul, Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, H2003 [3MY]

———Leonard Bernstein, National Association of Pupil Transportation, and John D. Corr, Jr., National School Transportation Association, H2002 [3MY]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2006 [3MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2007 [3MY]

———Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, H3473 [7JN]

Sacramento River Bank Protection Project funding: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, S3883 [2MY]

Lists

Studies on impact of global warming, S6365 [22JN]

Motions

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S956, S960 [9FE]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H3477 [7JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3258 [25MY]

Petitions

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: asbestos victims and families, S763 [7FE]

Press releases

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Bates White, LLC, S763 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (H.R. 5267), E687 [2MY]

Air pollution: monitor and control fine particulate matter emissions, H2800 [18MY]

Albany, CA: tribute to Green Albany Project, E1023 [6JN]

Altoona, PA: prohibit funding for Juanita Ultra Low Emission Locomotive Demonstration, H3206, H3207 [24MY]

Bergen County (NJ) Record: tribute to investigative series on Ford Motor Co., E577 [25AP]

BLM: suspension of funding for Oregon State University study on the impact of logging in national forests burned by wildfires, H159 [7FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H201 [8FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (H.R. 2720), H1936-H1938 [2MY]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (H.R. 5149), E543 [6AP]

Caribbean nations: environmental challenges, E238 [1MR]

Chesapeake Bay: restore watershed, E737 [5MY]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (H.R. 4357), H1956 [2MY], H2480 [10MY]

Clean Ocean Action (organization): tribute, E34 [31JA]

Climate: establish a market-driven system to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and promote advanced energy research and technology development and deployment (H.R. 5049), H1399 [4AP], H2829 [18MY], E446 [29MR]

———global warming, H946, H947 [14MR], H1200, H1293 [29MR], H2481 [10MY], H2784, H2785, H2826 [18MY], H3913 [14JN], H4209 [19JN], E899 [19MY]

———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (H.R. 5642), E1213 [20JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3346-H3348 [25MY]

Congressional Ukrainian Caucus: sponsorship of events relative to anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, H1711 [25AP]

Conservation of natural resources: environmental and natural resources programs funding, H1599, H1600 [6AP]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5622), E1167 [16JN]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1712), H2782 [18MY]

Denton Biodiesel Industries, Inc.: EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program Project of the Year award recipient, E217 [28FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (H.R. 5313), H2314 [9MY]

———Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program funding, H3051, H3052 [23MY]

———Office of the Under Sec. for Natural Resources and Environment funding, H3070 [23MY]

Dept. of Commerce: global warming impact study funding, H4701, H4702 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct epidemiological study to determine health impact of ocean disposed chemical munitions on human populations, H2447, H2448 [10MY]

———conduct study to determine scope of perchlorate contamination in formerly utilized defense sites, H2521, H2522 [11MY]

———effect of oil and gas leasing activities in Outer Continental Shelf on military training operations, H2858, H2863, H2865 [18MY]

———prohibit funding for wind demonstration project, H4275 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education, H1267 [29MR]

Dept. of Energy: Biomass and Biorefinery Systems Research and Development Program funding, H3163 [24MY]

———Clean Cities Program funding, H3208 [24MY]

———Geothermal Technology Program funding, H3179 [24MY]

———implement accelerated research, development, and demonstration program for advanced clean coal technologies and provide financial incentives to encourage early commercial deployment, H143 [1FE], H1984 [3MY]

———prohibit using funding from the Nuclear Waste Fund to carry out activities of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, H3184 [24MY]

———tribute to employees participating in the cleanup of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility, E12 [31JA]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields, H3845-H3847 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, CA (H.R. 3929), H1938, H1939 [2MY]

———authorize participation in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project (H.R. 122), H4920, H4921 [10JY]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of Austin, TX (H.R. 2341), H1689 [25AP]

———State Wildlife Grants programs funding, H2842 [18MY]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs, H1063 [16MR], H3531, H3535-H3537 [8JN]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2659-H2680, H2687 [17MY], H2819 [18MY], E869, E870 [18MY], E898, E908 [19MY], E1094 [9JN]

———improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), amendment process, H2553 [11MY]

———improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 816), H2648-H2659 [17MY]

———require consideration of the effect of any recovery or research project on fire risk and forest regeneration, H2679, H2680 [17MY]

Drought: assessment of drought status for several States, H4376 [21JN]

Earth Day: observance, E586 [25AP], E637 [27AP]

EcoMedia (company): tribute to EcoZone program, E1219 [21JN]

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: acquire additional adjacent lands, H2784 [18MY]

Elizabeth River/Arthur Kill Watershed Association: tribute, E657 [27AP]

Endangered Species Act: exclude Preble's meadow jumping mouse from lists of endangered species and threatened species, H2803 [18MY]

EPA: conduct study of pollution in Newton Creek caused by underground oil spills in Brooklyn, NY, H4527 [26JN]

———definition of ``fill material'' relative to water pollution, E900 [19MY]

———exempt small public water systems from compliance with arsenic and radionuclide standards for drinking water, H2855 [18MY]

———global warming programs funding, H2826-H2829 [18MY]

———National Clean Diesel Initiative funding, H2815 [18MY]

———prohibit funding to implement or enforce the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers, H2850-H2855 [18MY]

———Toxics Release Inventory Program proposed rule implementation funding, H2816, H2817 [18MY]

Eximbank: prohibit funding for making any loans or loan guarantees for oil and gas field development projects, H3693-H3695 [9JN]

FEMA: global warming impact study funding, H3292 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon, H2807 [18MY]

———reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 1578), H652, H653 [8MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5018), E432 [28MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5051), E472 [30MR]

Flagler County, FL: complete feasibility study and cooperate with Corps of Engineers to restore beach and secure coastal highway, H3208 [24MY]

Florida: Everglades restoration funding, E915 [19MY], E1001 [26MY]

———State and Tribal Wildlife grants for alligator control programs funding, H2796, H2797 [18MY]

Food: ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

Foreign countries: use of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) to draft environmental policies, E1036 [7JN]

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act: strike waivers of existing conservation laws, H2673, H2674 [17MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas, H2677-H2679 [17MY]

Forests: allow emergency procedures to be used on land managed for timber production and incorporate salvage and restoration activities in management plans for other land to handle post-catastrophe recovery, H2675-H2677 [17MY]

Global Environment Facility (organization): funding, H3529, H3530 [8JN]

Great Lakes: invasive species eradication funding, H3170 [24MY]

Great Lakes Legacy Act: funding, H2797, H2798 [18MY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1712), H2782 [18MY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit funding for promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H3184, H3185 [24MY]

———terminate promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H1323, H1368 [30MR]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H278 [15FE], H1456 [5AP], H3160 [24MY]

Higel family: Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Landowner Stewardship Award recipient, E789 [10MY]

Hurricanes: establish a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H.R. 4139), H361 [16FE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States, H952 [14MR]

Idaho: rural water infrastructure upgrade funding, H3165 [24MY]

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research: tribute to alternative fuels research, H3894 [13JN]

Kirkland, Keith: International Paper Co., Conservation Partnership Award recipient, E1198 [19JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H2790 [18MY]

Los Alamos, NM: Los Alamos National Laboratory Defense Environmental Cleanup funding, H3169 [24MY]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, H4525 [26JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance to provide any vehicle which does not use alternative fuels (H.R. 5338), H2493 [10MY], E791 [10MY]

Mesa Verde National Park: anniversary, E116 [8FE]

Missouri: prohibit funding for Missouri Forest Foundation, H3205 [24MY]

Motor vehicles: require an increasing percentage of new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles and revise the method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for such vehicles (H.R. 4673), E33 [31JA]

Mystic, CT: prohibit funding for Research and Environmental Center at Mystic Aquarium, H3201 [24MY]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 383), H1889 [27AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 2231), H4224 [20JN], E309 [8MR], E805 [11MY], E879 [18MY], E886, E916 [19MY]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (H.R. 2828), H1640 [6AP], H4207-H4212 [19JN]

Natural gas: establish a rational process for the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities off the Northeast U.S. coast, H3338 [25MY]

Nevada: require Defense Threat Reduction Agency to research possibility of relocating the planned detonation of a 700-ton explosive at the nuclear test site, H1368 [30MR]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (H.R. 5136), E544 [6AP], E559 [7AP]

———U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy recommendations implementation funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4697-H4699 [28JN]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5539), E1034 [7JN]

Ocala National Forest: proposal to sell forest lands, H1170 [28MR], H1425 [4AP], H5050 [12JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions and provide oil companies with incentives to renegotiate certain leases, H4871, H4872 [29JN]

———open oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H4866 [29JN], E911 [19MY]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida, H4835 [29JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H141-H143 [1FE], H1900-H1902 [27AP], H2624 [16MY], H2766, H2769, H2783-H2789, H2797, H2811-H2813, H2855-H2866 [18MY], H4510 [22JN], H4564 [27JN], E909 [19MY], E920 [22MY], E1159 [15JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities within a certain distance of a State's coastline unless the State requests leasing, H4812, H4873-H4875 [29JN]

Petroleum: designate closed military bases as sites for oil refineries, H3472, H3475, H3477 [7JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2161 [4MY]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S., H1748 [26AP], H1984 [3MY]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy, H1685 [25AP]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H1718, H1736 [25AP], H1836 [26AP], H1873, H1874 [27AP], H3377 [6JN]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H1366 [30MR]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H1999-H2007 [3MY], H2345 [10MY], H3431, H3432, H3467-H3476 [7JN], H3645 [9JN], E736 [5MY], E845 [16MY], E1100, E1106 [9JN], E1127 [13JN]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), consideration (H. Res. 842), H3376-H3380 [6JN]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), motion to recommit, H3477 [7JN]

Portland State University: EPA P3 (People, Prosperity, and the Planet) Award recipient, E910 [19MY]

Power resources: diesel emissions reduction programs funding, H2794 [18MY]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, H1842 [26AP]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3245-H3259 [25MY], E1020 [6JN], E1097 [9JN], E1159 [15JN]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3236-H3245 [25MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), motion to recommit, H3259 [25MY]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, H2874 [18MY], H3219 [24MY]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H1169 [28MR], H1902-H1905 [27AP], H2480, H2492, H2493 [10MY], H3124, H3132 [23MY]

———increase the renewable fuel content of gasoline and require Federal agencies to use ethanol and biodiesel in government vehicles (H.R. 4573), H1747 [26AP], H2645 [17MY]

———national energy policy, H132, H141-H145 [1FE], H213, H220 [8FE], H269 [14FE], H316, H317 [15FE], H1201 [29MR], H1325 [30MR], H1748, H1749, H1750, H1821, H1823, H1824-H1826, H1836 [26AP], H1873, H1892, H1898-H1905 [27AP], H1925 [2MY], H1984, H1985, H1986, H1988, H2094-H2099 [3MY], H2162, H2163 [4MY], H2182, H2307 [9MY], H2342, H2346 [10MY], H2626 [16MY], H3012 [22MY], H3020, H3024, H3025, H3124, H3133 [23MY], H3218 [24MY], H3725 [12JN], H4185 [16JN], H4685 [28JN], H4966 [11JY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, H144, H148 [1FE], H2334 [9MY], E40 [1FE]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (H.R. 4409), H1293 [29MR], H2342 [10MY], H3345 [25MY], H4373 [21JN]

———reduce emission levels of carbon dioxide, H2767, H2768, H2770, H2787 [18MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (H.R. 1398), H1823 [26AP]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel, H3720 [9JN]

Public buildings: prohibit funding for contravention of Federal buildings energy performance or reporting requirements, H3935 [14JN]

Recycling: promote, H4786 [28JN]

Ross, John: Land Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E297 [7MR]

Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (H.R. 4771), E186 [17FE]

60 Minutes (television program): report on Bush administration treatment of global warming, H1135 [28MR]

Smith, David H.: Colorado Water Congress Wayne N. Aspinall Water Leader of the Year Award recipient, E104 [8FE]

Solid waste: sewage pipeline construction between Sioux City, IA, and Sioux City, NE, H2790 [18MY]

South Carolina: Savannah River Site mixed oxide (MOX) fuel facility funding, H3146, H3148, H3164 [24MY], E735 [5MY]

Stanford University: Green Dorm team recipient of the EPA P3 award, E1009 [6JN]

Stewart-Wright, Jennifer: Harpeth River Watershed River Steward Award recipient, E297 [7MR]

Storm Lake, IA: lake restoration project funding, H2790 [18MY]

Strom, Ken: National Audubon Society Golden Egret Award recipient, E11 [31JA]

Taxation: allow a credit to homeowners for Energy Star qualified homes (H.R. 4856), H648 [8MR]

———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (H.R. 5453), E930 [23MY]

———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (H.R. 5650), E1228 [21JN]

Texas: Bahia Grande Restoration Project recipient of the Dept. of the Interior Cooperative Conservation Award, E722 [4MY]

———removal of carrizo cane along the Rio Grande to eliminate the concealing of illegal activities, H3288 [25MY]

Texas Institute of Applied Environmental Research: funding, H2791 [18MY]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H2840-H2842 [18MY]

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, H1711 [25AP], E740 [5MY]

———anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident (H. Res. 703), H1403-H1407, H1421 [4AP], E527 [6AP], E561 [7AP]

University of Colorado at Denver: tribute to Wirth Chair Award recipients, E842 [16MY]

Urban areas: reforestation funding, H2866 [18MY]

Washington County, NC: opposition to Navy landing field in wildlife refuge, H1298 [29MR]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (H.R. 5558), H4586 [27JN], E1086 [8JN]

World Harmony Foundation: tribute to launch of Global Recycling for Peace and Harmony program, E1231 [21JN]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 658), H1948-H1950 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 879), S4645, S4646 [16MY]

Bitterroot National Forest: grant rights-of-way to owners of dams (S. 2633), S3424 [24AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: create a partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration objectives (S. 3646), S7420 [12JY]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (S. 2567), S3229 [6AP]

———encourage design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal (S. 3638), S7337 [11JY]

———remediate contamination in water sources caused by perchlorates (S. 2298), S1418 [16FE]

Camp Lejeune, NC: require Marine Corps to notify affected persons of drinking water contamination, provide benefits to those exposed, and require a study on the health effects of such exposure, S6004 [16JN]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (S. 3553), S6287 [21JN]

Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (S. Res. 312), S4962 [23MY]

———encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S.J. Res. 5), S6365 [22JN]

———global warming, S2795 [4AP], S6365 [22JN], S6593 [28JN], S7261 [10JY]

Coastal zones: hurricane protection and conservation programs funding, S2242 [16MR]

Colorado: address forest and watershed emergency exacerbated by the bark beetle infestation, reduce risk of wildfire and flooding, reinvigorate forest products industry, and encourage use of biomass fuels for energy (S. 2604), S3383 [7AP]

Conservation of energy: coordinate governmental efforts within GSA and EPA to promote high-performance green buildings (S. 3591), S6637 [28JN]

Conservation of natural resources: environmental and natural resources programs funding, S2233, S2234, S2256, S2257 [16MR]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 880), S1958 [9MR]

Corps of Engineers: develop plan for deauthorization of deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and address wetland losses and other issues relative to the Outlet, S3944 [3MY]

———Sacramento River Bank Protection Project funding, S3880-S3886 [2MY]

Courts: establish medical criteria for asbestos exposure victims seeking compensation, S944-S957 [9FE]

———limit asbestos victims trust fund contributions from companies with annual gross revenues of less than $1 billion or if full contributions would force bankruptcy, S959, S960 [9FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 3274), S5344-S5347, S5388, S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN], S6553 [27JN]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S38, S40 [25JA], S506 [2FE], S766, S774 [7FE], S781, S825-S853 [8FE], S875-S877, S879-S898, S944-S968 [9FE], S1047-S1050, S1054, S1058, S1065-S1067 [10FE], S1078, S1121 [13FE], S1140-S1170 [14FE], S1372, S1373 [15FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), motion to proceed, S697, S699-S720 [6FE], S738-S758, S761-S766 [7FE]

Crop Science Society of America: anniversary (S. Res. 446), S3631 [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize and revise the Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program (S. 1093), S6610 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure greater security for high-risk chemical facilities, S7388, S7390 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (S. 3620), S6804 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District (S. 3189), S5256 [25MY]

———authorize grants and cooperative agreements to advance the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States (S. 2561), S3218 [6AP]

———reauthorize appropriations for Northwestern salmon run restoration programs (S. 3522), S5961 [15JN], S7281 [10JY]

Earth Day: observance, S3585 [26AP]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2006, S2007 [13MR]

———establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (S. 2700), S3931 [2MY], S3994 [3MY]

———Hawaii water assessment and monitoring funding, S3966 [3MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 912), S1531 [28FE], S6410 [22JN]

———expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (S. 2783), S4522 [12MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S112 [25JA]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (S. 2012), S5486 [6JN], S5946 [15JN], S6025-S6043, S6049 [19JN]

Forest Service: forest health projects funding, S3878 [2MY]

———Forest Legacy Program funding, S3373 [7AP]

———hazardous fuels and forest health projects funding, S3668 [27AP]

———protection of certain roadless areas (S. 2364), S1655 [2MR]

Government regulations: ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations (S. 3515), S5878 [14JN]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (S. 2545), S2908-S2910 [5AP]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (S. 2430), S2321 [16MR], S7358 [11JY]

Great Lakes Fishery Commission: investigate effects of migratory birds on sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern in the Great Lakes (S. 3605), S6791 [29JN]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, S1958 [9MR]

———expand boundaries (S. 880), S1958 [9MR]

Hawaii: monitor off-shore sites where chemical munitions were disposed by the Army, research the impact of chemical munition disposal in the ocean, and report on remediation of such sites (S. 2295), S1416 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, protect public health and safety, and ensure territorial integrity and security of Yucca Mountain repository (S. 2589), S3237 [6AP]

———increase efforts to clean up Superfund sites, S6593 [28JN]

———prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury and prohibit the export of elemental mercury (S. 3627), S6807 [29JN]

Health: require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities (S. 2506), S2805 [4AP]

Indy Racing League: tribute for use of ethanol in race cars, S4691 [17MY]

International Polar Year: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 199), S6776 [29JN]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, S4185-S4187 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: encourage the availability and use of vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency, S3855 [2MY]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (S. 3543), S6159 [20JN]

———require that automobiles and light trucks are able to operate on a fuel mixture that has a certain percentage of ethanol, S3547 [26AP]

Natchitoches, LA: anniversary of Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, S7283 [10JY]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (H.R. 5235), S5433 [5JN]

National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 368), S704 [6FE], S774 [7FE]

———designate (S. Res. 402), S2222 [15MR]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (S. Res. 301), S7357 [11JY]

National Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 450), S3722 [27AP], S5027 [23MY]

National security: take actions to detect, prevent, and minimize consequences of terrorist or criminal attacks on chemical facilities (S. 2486), S2606-S2612 [30MR]

Native Americans: settle court claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe and restore, improve, and develop reservation lands and natural resources (S. 3648), S7422, S7424 [12JY]

New Mexico: assessment of drought and water supply situation, S6630 [28JN]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (S. 2751), S4073-S4075 [4MY], S6630 [28JN]

———gulf coast fishing industry restoration programs funding, S3670, S3671 [27AP]

———National Marine Fisheries Service seafood promotion strategies funding, S3669, S3670, S3672, S3673 [27AP], S3873 [2MY]

Nuclear energy: require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (S. 2348), S1581 [1MR]

Oil Pollution Act: strengthen and provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities (S. 2440), S2329 [16MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (S. 2294), S1415, S1416 [16FE], S1958 [9MR]

———prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (S. 2239), S453 [1FE], S854 [8FE], S943 [9FE]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, S6771 [29JN]

Petroleum: reduce price of gasoline through Federal fuel tax suspension, S3486 [25AP]

Power resources: enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas (S. 2747), S4059 [4MY]

———establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems, S7385 [12JY]

———establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (S. 2613), S3489 [25AP], S3637 [27AP]

———establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (S. 2614), S3387 [7AP]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), S5322, S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and decrease energy dependence, S2230 [16MR]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, S1860 [8MR], S4106 [5MY]

———national energy policy, S391, S439 [1FE], S973 [9FE], S1322 [15FE], S1376 [16FE], S1666 [3MR], S1811 [7MR], S2086-S2090, S2095 [14MR], S3552, S3553, S3555-S3557 [26AP], S3636-S3638 [27AP], S3781-S3787 [1MY], S3854-S3857 [2MY], S4243, S4244 [10MY], S6609-S6611 [28JN]

———promote energy production and conservation, S3863 [2MY]

———promote energy production and conservation (S. 2571), S3231-S3234 [6AP], S3783 [1MY]

———promote renewable fuel and energy security (S. 2817), S4625 [16MY]

———provide for research and development of advanced nuclear reactors, S702 [6FE]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, S3529-S3532 [26AP], S3855 [2MY], S3933 [3MY], S4006 [4MY], S6771 [29JN]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (S. 2025), S2089 [14MR], S3783 [1MY], S4691 [17MY], S6610 [28JN]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel, S4106 [5MY]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (S. Con. Res. 97), S5605 [7JN]

Rocky Flats Coalition of Local Governments: tribute, S1787 [6MR]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 2781), S4340 [10MY]

St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works: study feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the Works and the Milk River Project, authorize rehabilitation and improvement, and develop emergency response plan (S. 3563), S6458 [23JN]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (S. Con. Res. 37), S976 [9FE]

Supreme Court: decision on Clean Water Act wetlands protection, S6410 [22JN]

Taxation: treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 3422), S5493 [6JN]

Transportation: set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (S. 2675), S3716 [27AP]

U.S. Geological Survey: Hawaii critical reservoirs and dams assessment funding, S3966, S3967 [3MY]

Water: modernize water resources planning (S. 2288), S1354-S1359 [15FE]

———provide standards and procedures for the review of water reclamation and reuse projects (S. 3639), S7417-S7420 [12JY]

Williams, Craig: Goldman Environmental Prize recipient, S3692 [27AP]

Reports

EcoZone District of Columbia: EcoMedia (company), E1219 [21JN]

Worldwide Environmental Rankings—Will Nations Compete To Be Green? Yale University and Columbia Earth Institute, E1036 [7JN]

Reports filed

Address Global Climate Change Through the Negotiation of Fair and Effective International Commitments: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 312), S5226 [25MY]

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2145), S6492 [26JN]

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1215) (S. Rept. 109-224), S2415 [27MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 816) (H. Rept. 109-467), H2640 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 842) (H. Rept. 109-482), H3306, H3358 [25MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 835) (H. Rept. 109-480), H3225 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 122) (H. Rept. 109-423), H1740 [25AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2012) (S. Rept. 109-229), S2799 [4AP]

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4200) (H. Rept. 109-451), H2173 [4MY]

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2430) (S. Rept. 109-270), S6559 [27JN]

Multi-State and International Fisheries Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4686) (H. Rept. 109-444), H1915 [27AP]

National Audubon Society Anniversary: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Res. 301), S5116 [24MY]

National Integrated Drought Information System Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 5136) (H. Rept. 109-503), H4133 [15JN]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 5450) (H. Rept. 109-545), H4957 [10JY]

Setting of Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Automobiles Based on One or More Vehicle Attributes: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5359) (H. Rept. 109-475), H3015 [22MY]

U.S.-India Energy Security Cooperation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1950), S5226 [25MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1631 [6AP]

Statements

Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident Anniversary: Ukrainian American Community of Southeast Michigan, E741 [5MY]

Methyl Bromide—Are U.S. Interests Being Served by the Critical Use Exemption Process? Representative Kucinich, E168 [15FE]

Post 9/11 Pollution: Kimberly Flynn, 9/11 Environmental Action (organization), E1306 [28JN]

Prohibit Oil and Gas Leasing Activities on Certain Portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: Representative Kucinich, E920 [22MY]

Summaries

Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act (H.R. 5267), E688 [2MY]

Real Solutions to World Hunger Act (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, relative to S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S1157 [14FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5672): impact of Committee on Appropriations (House) mark on NOAA funding, H4699 [28JN]

Testimonies

Role of Local Governments in Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts: Penelope A. Gross, E737 [5MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 383, support goals and ideals of National Arbor Day, H1889 [27AP]

H. Res. 658, support goals and ideals of World Water Day, H1948 [2MY]

H. Res. 703, Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident anniversary, H1403 [4AP]

H. Res. 816, consideration of H.R. 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, H2648 [17MY]

H. Res. 835, consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3236 [25MY]

H. Res. 842, consideration of H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act, H3376 [6JN]

H.R. 122, Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project, H4920 [10JY]

H.R. 2341, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of Austin, TX, H1689 [25AP]

H.R. 2720, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act, H1936 [2MY]

H.R. 3929, Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act, H1938 [2MY]

H.R. 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, H2667-H2673 [17MY]

H.R. 5254, Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act, H1999 [3MY], H3467 [7JN]

H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3245-H3247 [25MY]

S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S786-S825 [8FE]

S. 879, Arctic Research and Policy Act improvement, S4646 [16MY]

S. 1578, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs reauthorization, H652 [8MR]

S. 2012, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6025-S6041 [19JN]

S. 2288, Water Resources Planning and Modernization Act, S1356-S1358 [15FE]

S. 2298, California Perchlorate Contamination Remediation Act, S1419 [16FE]

S. 2364, Roadless Area Conservation Act, S1655-S1657 [2MR]

S. 2400, Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act, S2330-S2334 [16MR]

S. 2430, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, S2321-S2323 [16MR], S7358 [11JY]

S. 2486, Chemical Security and Safety Act, S2606-S2611 [30MR]

S. 2561, Bureau of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act, S3218 [6AP]

S. 2564, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act, S3222-S3227 [6AP]

S. 2589, Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act, S3237-S3239 [6AP]

S. 2747, Enhanced Energy Security Act, S4060-S4068 [4MY]

S. 2751, National Integrated Drought Information System Act, S4074 [4MY]

S. 3189, allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Redwood Valley Country Water District, S5256 [25MY]

S. 3274, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S5347-S5388 [26MY]

S. 3422, tax treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S5494 [6JN]

S. 3522, Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act, S5961 [15JN]

S. 3543, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act, S6160-S6162 [20JN]

S. 3553, 10 by 10 Act, S6288 [21JN]

S. 3591, High-Performance Green Buildings Act, S6638-S6642 [28JN]

S. 3620, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act, S6804 [29JN]

S. 3627, Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act, S6808 [29JN]

S. 3638, Water Recycling and Riverside-Corona Feeder Act, S7337 [11JY]

S. 3639, Reclaiming the Nation's Water Act, S7418-S7419 [12JY]

S. 3646, North Bay Water Reuse Program Act, S7421 [12JY]

S. 3648, Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act, S7423 [12JY]

S. Con. Res. 97, support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025, S5605 [7JN]

S. Res. 301, National Audubon Society anniversary, S7357 [11JY]

S. Res. 368, National Asbestos Awareness Day, S774 [7FE]

S. Res. 402, National Asbestos Awareness Day, S2207, S2223 [15MR]

S. Res. 446, Crop Science Society of America anniversary, S3598, S3631 [26AP]

S. Res. 450, National Safety Month, S3722 [27AP], S5027 [23MY]

Tributes

Smith, Damu A.I., E828 [12MY], E857 [17MY]