POLLUTION see also Ecology and Environment

Amendments

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (S. 1254), S959, S961 [12FE], S3771 [17JN]

Articles and editorials

Carbon Tax Could Bolster Green Energy, S6152 [19NO]

‘Carbon Tax’ Would Help Iowa, Planet, S6151 [19NO]

Do Economists All Favour a Carbon Tax?, S6152 [19NO]

National Climate Assessment—Alarmists Offer Untrue, Unrelenting Doom and Gloom, H3442 [6MY]

Republican Case for Climate Action, S6151 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (see S. 2940), S6148 [19NO]

CERCLA: make responsible parties liable for certain costs relating to the release of pollutants or contaminants (see S. 1951), S439 [16JA]

——— provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (see H.R. 3870), H223 [14JA]

——— raise the per-incident cap on removal actions (see S. 1958), S439 [16JA]

Climate: express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (see S. Res. 524), S4997 [28JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 5631), H7885 [18SE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 2902), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 4895), H5494 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish the Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (see H.R. 4173), H2256 [6MR]

Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2100), S1416 [10MR]

Ecology and environment: establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see S. 2911), S5783 [18SE]

EPA: allow States to impose a carbon tax on greenhouse gas emissions from existing stationary sources as a way to comply with certain Clean Air Act standards (see H.R. 5796), H8668 [4DE]

——— carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see S. 2995), S6540 [10DE]

——— clarify authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site (see H.R. 4854), H5362 [12JN]

——— consider and report on the benefits of any rule addressing carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions from any electric utility generating unit (see H.R. 5300), H7126 [30JY]

——— disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see H.J. Res. 118), H6106 [10JY]

——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H6106 [10JY]

——— prohibit garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order (see S. 2809), S5588 [15SE] (see H.R. 5356), H7183 [31JY]

——— reauthorize sewer overflow control grants program (see H.R. 5826), H9043 [10DE]

Eximbank: prohibit from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects (see H.R. 4768), H5022 [29MY]

Florida: authorize Corps of Engineers Central Everglades Planning Project (see S. 2861), S5782 [18SE]

Great Lakes: mitigate harmful algal blooms by prohibiting the discharge of dredged material back into the open waters (see H.R. 5516), H7674 [17SE]

Minorities: anniversary of Executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations (see H. Res. 479), H1771 [11FE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 4461), H3196 [10AP]

Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see H.R. 4339), H2744 [27MR]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see H.R. 4338), H2744 [27MR]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on Federal lands leased to a third party (see H.R. 5844), H9044 [10DE]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 4956), H5724 [24JN]

Roads and highways: require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (see S. 2457), S3544 [10JN]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 4542), H3407 [1MY]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 2345), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4237), H2432 [13MR]

——— reduce carbon pollution, invest in infrastructure, and cut taxes for working Americans (see H.R. 5307), H7181 [31JY]

Letters

Address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and control, and helping community detection, control, and mitigation: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5128 [9JN]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space and Technology (House), H5129 [9JN]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5129 [9JN]

Climate change: several Senators, S3497 [9JN]

Global warming: several scientific organizations, S5945 [12NO]

Simplify EPA solid waste disposal process deadlines and regulations and amend CERCLA relative to State involvement in site remediation and applicability to Federal facilities: R. Steven Brown, Environmental Council of the States, H101 [9JA]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H97 [9JA]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H97 [9JA]

Remarks in House

Air Force: construction funding to address black mold in military facilities, H3320 [30AP]

CERCLA: amend relative to applicability to Federal facilities, H88, H90, H92, H93, H96–H104 [9JA], E46 [10JA]

——— provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (H.R. 3870), E68 [14JA]

China: efforts to address pollution problem, H1547 [4FE]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (H.R. 1154), H2689 [26MR]

Clean Ocean Action (organization): anniversary, E1579 [14NO]

Climate: accept scientific finding of EPA that greenhouse gas pollution is ‘‘contributing to long-lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects’’, H2191, H2192 [5MR]

——— global warming, H6 [7JA], H27, H28 [8JA], H86 [9JA], H152 [10JA], H1217 [16JA], H1262 [27JA], H1503 [29JA], H1729 [11FE], H2364, H2368 [13MR], H2685–H2690 [26MR], H2811 [2AP], H3148 [10AP], H3221, H3223 [28AP], H3415, H3441 [6MY], H5344–H5350 [12JN], H5402 [18JN], H5603, H5604 [23JN], H5646 [24JN], H6383 [17JY], H7058 [30JY], H7400 [10SE], H7629 [17SE], H7845, H7849, H7870–H7872 [18SE], E131 [28JA], E555 [9AP], E998 [17JN]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H85 [9JA], H1230 [16JA], H1947 [26FE]

——— impact of global warming on national security, H5031 [30MY]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, H175 [13JA], H1547 [4FE], H2655 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on the prevalence of black mold in buildings located on military bases, H4781 [21MY]

——— prohibit funding for climate change-related activities, H4716–H4718 [21MY]

——— prohibit funding for designing, implementing, administering, or carrying out certain climate change-related policies, H5528, H5529 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: environmental impact of transporting liquid nuclear waste from Chalk River Research reactor in Ontario, Canada, through several States to Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC, H6756 [24JY]

——— nondefense environmental cleanup funding, H6017 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding to make regulations or guidance derived from the cost-benefit analysis contained in certain technical support documents on social cost of carbon, H6053, H6054 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: establish the Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (H.R. 4173), E330 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize plan addressing impact of climate change on recreational hunting and fishing, E165 [5FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (H.R. 1175), H2689 [26MR]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (S. 1254), H5126–H5130 [9JN]

Energy and water development: prohibit funding for related agencies to design, implement, administer, or carry out certain climate change-related policies, H6084 [10JY]

EPA: economic impact of enforcement of certain air pollution and water pollution regulations, H1649–H1656 [5FE]

——— enforcement of regulations and collection of fines relative to rainwater runoff, H5884 [9JY]

——— exempt certain rules that protect children and seniors from cancer-causing pollution or cause small business job loss from certain air quality standards, H8144 [20NO]

——— exempt the conduct of certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements, E161 [4FE]

——— regulate hydraulic fracturing, H2685–H2690 [26MR]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (H.R. 2825), H2689 [26MR]

——— regulation of agricultural on-farm fuel storage and spill prevention, H1655 [5FE]

——— regulation of intrastate waters including isolated streams or ditches on private agricultural properties, H1651 [5FE]

Florida: Everglades restoration project funding, H3256 [29AP]

Government regulations: exempt air quality and water quality regulations from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2015 [27FE]

——— exempt regulations resulting in net job creation and whose benefits exceeds its cost from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H2018 [27FE]

Great Lakes: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (H.R. 600), H2999 [8AP]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (H.R. 526), H2624 [25MR]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (H.R. 4461), H3223 [28AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: urge support of European Union policy to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels, H29 [8JA]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production, H7685 [18SE]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (S. 1762), H2690 [26MR]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (H.R. 4956), H5754 [25JN]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes, H25 [8JA]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (H.R. 2193), H101 [9JA]

Water: require any manufacturer or processor of a chemical or mixture that has potential to contaminate water supplies to report the hazards of these chemicals to regulatory agencies, H1613 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S9–S11 [6JA], S718 [4FE], S1509 [11MR], S2752 [7MY], S3330 [2JN], S4989 [28JY], S5679 [17SE], S5897 [12NO]

——— oppose carbon pollution fee, S2059, S2078 [2AP]

——— provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees (S. 2940), S6149–S6151 [19NO], S6258 [2DE]

Climate: business and industry efforts to reduce carbon pollution, S355 [15JA]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S5576–S5578 [15SE], S6888 [16DE]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (S. Res. 524), S4988–S4993 [28JY]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges (S. Res. 524), unanimous-consent request, S4989 [28JY]

——— global warming, S9 [6JA], S60 [7JA], S124 [8JA], S355 [15JA], S589–S593 [29JA], S718, S753 [4FE], S937–S939 [12FE], S1166 [26FE], S1371–S1373, S1377–S1415, S1421–S1484 [10MR], S1493, S1496, S1497, S1506, S1507–S1509 [11MR], S1533 [12MR], S1641, S1645 [13MR], S1720–S1722 [25MR], S1908 [1AP], S2228–S2230 [8AP], S2452 [29AP], S2593–S2595 [1MY], S2683, S2684, S2685 [6MY], S2741–S2743, S2749, S2751, S2773 [7MY], S2943–S2947 [13MY], S3227 [21MY], S3275–S3277 [22MY], S3327–S3329, S3333–S3336 [2JN], S3346 [3JN], S3413–S3415 [4JN], S3481, S3494–S3504 [9JN], S3575–S3577 [11JN], S3693 [17JN], S3797 [18JN], S3922, S3923 [24JN], S3958, S3991–S3994 [25JN], S4322–S4324 [9JY], S4491–S4493 [15JY], S4674 [22JY], S5116 [30JY], S5422 [9SE], S5576–S5578 [15SE], S5679–S5682 [17SE], S5735 [18SE], S5945 [12NO], S6521 [10DE]

——— impact of climate change on insurance industry, S1472 [10MR]

——— impact of climate change on tourism industry in Hawaii, S1466 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on agriculture, S1473 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1373, S1378, S1380, S1381, S1395, S1397, S1401, S1428, S1452, S1456 [10MR], S3327 [2JN], S4988 [28JY]

——— impact of global warming on national security, S1421, S1427, S1428, S1468–S1470 [10MR], S2228–S2230 [8AP]

——— impact of global warming on the economy, S6257–S6259 [2DE]

——— impact of global warming on transportation and infrastructure, S1473–S1476 [10MR]

——— impact of global warming on water supplies and agriculture, S1424–S1426, S1459, S1476 [10MR], S1720–S1722 [25MR], S3496 [9JN]

——— impact of global warming on winter sports and tourism, S1268–S1270 [4MR], S1424–S1426, S1439, S1464 [10MR], S3496 [9JN], S4492 [15JY]

——— impact of large corporations on climate change, S1166 [26FE], S2593–S2595 [1MY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S4891–S4893 [24JY]

Dept. of State: conduct comprehensive human health study on impact of tar sands transported through proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, S3921–S3923 [24JN]

Developing countries: promote the use of clean cookstoves in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2100), S1418 [10MR]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (S. 1254), S961 [12FE]

——— address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (S. 1254), House amendment, S3771 [17JN]

EPA: consider cost and feasibility of national primary ambient air quality standard for ozone and prioritize application of such standard with respect to extreme nonattainment areas, S2696 [6MY], S2767 [7MY]

——— disapprove rule relative to garnishment of non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed to the U.S. without first obtaining a court order, S4574 [17JY]

——— economic impact of certain water pollution regulations, S4318–S4321 [9JY]

——— impose carbon pollution fee, S3993 [25JN]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing (S. 332), S1399 [10MR]

——— prohibit issuance of new regulations before complying with Clean Air Act requirements on job impact statements for such regulations, S125 [8JA]

——— proposed rule relative to standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new stationary sources, S384 [16JA]

Florida: Everglades restoration project funding, S3270 [22MY]

Obama, President: agreement with China to limit greenhouse gas emissions, S5896, S5898 [12NO]

Pipelines: human health impact of tar sands transported through proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, S5735 [18SE]

Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S1444 [10MR]

——— prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters, S4852 [24JY]

——— prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters (S. 1514), S385 [16JA], S979 [24FE], S4096 [26JN], S4574 [17JY]

——— promote clean energy sources to combat climate change, S1470–S1472 [10MR], S3277 [22MY], S6063 [18NO]

——— recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State, S1902 [1AP]

——— recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (S. 1482), S1498, S1511 [11MR]

Refuse disposal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment, S1511 [11MR]

Roads and highways: require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (S. 2457), S3548 [10JN]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5896 [12NO]

Reports filed

Regulatory Certainty Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4854) (H. Rept. 113–609), H7937 [12NO]

Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2026) (H. Rept. 113–607), H7936 [12NO]

Statements

Iowa Climate Statement 2013—A Rising Challenge to Iowa Agriculture: Several Iowa College and University Professors, S1722 [25MR]

Summaries

Poor Canadian Environmental Oversight of Tar Sands Industry Report: Canadian Office of the Auditor General, S6070 [18NO]

Texts of

S. 1254, address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events, S961–S963 [12FE], H5126–H5128 [9JN]

S. 2457, Highway Runoff Management Act, S3549 [10JN]

S. Res. 524, express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S4999 [28JY]