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Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 1689), H3833 [24MR]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 1010), H1517 [12FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to ensure prompt and orderly compensation for potential damages relating to the storage of carbon dioxide in geological storage units (see S. 1502), S7869 [22JY]

Ecology and environment: promote responsible use of coal through accelerated carbon capture and storage and advanced clean coal technology research, development, demonstration, and deployment programs (see S. 1134), S5819 [21MY]

EPA: mitigate the effects of black carbon emissions domestically and globally (see H.R. 1760), H4062 [26MR]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see S. 290), S719 [21JA] (see H.R. 1063), H1604 [13FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see S. 696), S3784 [25MR] (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

Fuels: require inclusion of coal-derived fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel (see H.R. 1847), H4396 [1AP]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate remediation of abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 1777), S10362 [13OC]

Power resources: expedite increased supply and availability of energy to our Nation (see H.R. 3005), H7145 [23JN]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 11), H37 [6JA]

———recognize need for the EPA to regulate coal combustion waste and the TVA to be a leader in technological innovation, low-cost power, and environmental stewardship (see S. Res. 64), S2767 [4MR]

———require national energy policy to expand use of renewable and alternative sources, increase refining capacity, promote conservation and efficiency, and expand research and development (see H. Res. 29), H71 [7JA]

Taxation: permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see S. 1325), S6938 [23JN] (see H.R. 3916), H11712 [22OC]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 594), H381 [15JA]

West Virginia: allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County (see H.R. 2073), H4732 [23AP]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior stream buffer zone policy on prohibiting mining activities near streams: Ken Salazer, Sec. of the Interior, S6398 [10JN]

———Senator Bunning, S6398 [10JN]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (H.R. 1689), E2923 [10DE]

———impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H3491-H3504 [17MR], H5408 [12MY], H5555-H5562 [13MY], H5586, H5588, H5637 [14MY], H8476 [21JY]

———promote the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide and the use of energy produced from coal, H3500 [17MR]

Avon, OH: tribute to Northeast Ohio Sierra Club for efforts to raise awareness about dangers of coal and its contributions to global warming, E1605 [26JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: conversion of Capitol Power Plant from coal to natural gas, H5172 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement funding for certain environmental restoration projects that repair acid mine drainage from coal abandoned mines, E1614 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, H2653 [25FE]

Economy: economic impact of decreased coal production, H10436 [1OC]

EPA: impact of release of endangerment findings on greenhouse gases and proposed regulation under the Clean Air Act on construction of a coal gasification plant in Waltonville, IL, E3028 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H7381, H7382 [25JN]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources, H4137 [31MR], H8291, H8292 [16JY]

———national energy policy, H1071-H1073 [9FE], H3500 [17MR], H3821-H3825 [24MR], H4138 [31MR], H4380, H4381 [1AP], H4565-H4571 [21AP], H4763-H4768 [27AP], H4920, H4993-H4995 [29AP], H5083 [4MY], H5100, H5104, H5105, H5145-H5155 [5MY], H5172 [6MY], H5381, H5384-H5387 [7MY], H5448, H5455-H5460, H5462 [12MY], H5557-H5561, H5575-H5577 [13MY], H6081 [3JN], H6312 [9JN], H6418, H6419 [10JN], H6747 [15JN], H7449 [26JN], H8687 [23JY], H9197-H9199 [30JY], H9790, H9791, H9793-H9799 [22SE], H9874 [23SE]

Taxation: provide tax incentives for clean coal technology, H5558 [13MY]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (H.R. 594), E100 [15JA]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities, S4052 [31MR]

———impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S5464-S5466 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to ensure prompt and orderly compensation for potential damages relating to the storage of carbon dioxide in geological storage units (S. 1502), S7888, S7890 [22JY]

———unconventional fossil energy technologies program modeling and simulation capabilities, S8548 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for a study by the Minerals Management Service on royalty collection process for coal, other solid minerals, and geothermal resources, S2818 [5MR]

Ecology and environment: FutureGen project funding, S3017 [11MR]

———promote responsible use of coal through accelerated carbon capture and storage and advanced clean coal technology research, development, demonstration, and deployment programs (S. 1134), S5840 [21MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (S. 696), S3789 [25MR]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate remediation of abandoned hardrock mines (S. 1777), S10367 [13OC]

Power resources: improve controls on pollutants from coal powerplants, prohibit mountaintop removal during coal mining, prohibit ridgetop wind turbines, and improve national clean air standards, S4479 [21AP]

———national energy policy, S4730, S4731 [27AP], S5009-S5011 [1MY], S5170 [6MY], S5465 [14MY], S5768 [21MY], S6693 [17JN], S7446-S7448 [14JY], S8107 [27JY], S8238-S8242 [29JY], S9117 [8SE], S9339, S9357-S9360 [15SE], S9706-S9710 [23SE], S9864-S9866 [25SE], S10085 [5OC], S10885-S10887 [29OC]

Taxation: permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (S. 1325), S6944 [23JN]

Statements

Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act: Senator Mark Udall, S10367 [13OC]

Texts of

S. 696, Appalachia Restoration Act, S3789 [25MR]

S. 1134, Responsible Use of Coal Act, S5841 [21MY]

S. 1502, Carbon Storage Stewardship Trust Fund Act, S7889 [22JY]

S. 1777, Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, S10368-S10372 [13OC]

S. Res. 64, recognize need for the EPA to regulate coal combustion waste and the TVA to be a leader in technological innovation, low-cost power, and environmental stewardship, S2775 [4MR]