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Business Backs Low-Carbon USA: several businesses and environmental organizations, S8225 [1DE], S8479 [8DE]

Amendments

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 (H.R. 1734), H5370, H5371, H5372, H5373, H5374 [22JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5355 [22JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8796 [17DE]

Articles and editorials

Federal Judge Rules Against Washington State Dairy, Says Manure Pollution Threatens Water (excerpt), H4834 [7JY]

Freakish Year in Broken Climate Records, S6691 [16SE]

GOP in Denial on Climate Change (excerpt), S1600 [18MR]

Green Tech Solution, S8225 [1DE]

Lack of Action on Climate Change Is Costing Fishing Jobs, S898 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions (see S. 66), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 4036), H8279 [17NO]

——— require that any revision to, or establishment of, a national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard be made by statute (see H.R. 2792), H4431 [16JN]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H2109 [26MR]

——— modify certain penalties to deter oil spills (see S. 1311), S2794 [12MY]

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (see H.R. 3655), H6749 [30SE]

——— modify provisions relative to brownfield remediation grants (see S. 1479), S3456 [2JN]

——— 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. 2768), H4381 [15JN]

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2417 [22AP]

Coast Guard: strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (see S. 1999), S6381 [5AU]

Coastal zones: improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (see S. 1430), S3237 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see S. 120), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 230), H155 [8JA]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (see S. 1424), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 1321), H1613 [4MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 3120), H5329 [21JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1763), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 2636), H3877 [3JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program to promote urban renewal (see H.R. 3098), H5290 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see S. 1554), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

——— prohibit hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in Pacific Outer Continental Shelf region until completion of an environmental impact study (see H.R. 1951), H2416 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (see S. 859), S1891 [25MR] (see S. 1462), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 1804), H2268 [15AP]

Developing countries: promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2194), S7470 [22OC]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, full employment, a sustainable economy, affordable energy, and ending poverty (see H. Res. 540), H8645 [30NO]

EPA: amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to citizen suits and specification of disposal sites (see H.R. 4149), H8859 [1DE]

——— amend laws relative to use of dispersants (see H.R. 1922), H2354 [21AP]

——— amend national ambient air quality standards, including certain ozone standards (see H.R. 4265), H9374 [16DE]

——— appoint a coordinator for issues relating to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes (see H.R. 1923), H2354 [21AP]

——— authorize States to restrict interstate waste imports and impose a higher fee on out-of-State waste (see S. 1953), S6380 [5AU]

——— 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. 2358), S8379 [3DE] (see H.R. 1093), H1368 [26FE]

——— 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. 896), H981 [11FE]

——— consider and report on the benefits of any rule addressing carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions from any electric utility generating unit (see H.R. 3015), H5029 [9JY]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 1548), H1848 [23MR]

——— establish a program to defer designation of nonattaiment areas by allowing State and local governments to develop early action compacts to achieve national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see S. 2072), S6938 [24SE]

——— establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 1960), H2416 [22AP]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 1736), H2152 [13AP]

——— improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improve monitoring and public notification programs (see S. 2335), S8241 [1DE] (see H.R. 4136), H8645 [30NO]

——— modify provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to discharges of dredged or fill material into navigable waters at specified disposal sites (see S. 1701), S4648 [25JN]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 3880), H7623 [3NO]

——— prohibit from proposing, finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any prohibition or restriction under the Clean Air Act relative to emission of methane from the oil and natural gas source category (see H.R. 4037), H8279 [17NO]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 4215), H9269 [10DE]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (see H.R. 3531), H6135 [17SE]

Eximbank: prohibit from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects (see H.R. 222), H155 [8JA]

Great Lakes: mitigate harmful algal blooms by prohibiting the discharge of dredged material back into the open waters (see H.R. 1990), H2463 [23AP]

——— protect and restore (see S. 504), S983 [12FE]

——— provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 1955), H2416 [22AP]

Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollution Mitigation: establish (see S. 2076), S6938 [24SE]

International Boundary and Water Commission: recognize recent efforts to address trash, sediment, and water quality issues with Mexican counterparts (see H. Res. 90), H812 [4FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H2107 [26MR]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1032 [12FE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see H.R. 1961), H2416 [22AP]

Pipelines: establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas distribution pipelines (see S. 1209), S2687 [6MY]

——— require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce (see S. 1208), S2687 [6MY]

Pope Francis: support encyclical on global warming and climate change (see S. Res. 244), S6381 [5AU]

Power resources: ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the U.S. and leased to a third party (see H.R. 1902), H2353 [21AP]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 828), S1660 [19MR]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see S. 1041), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1930), H2415 [22AP]

——— invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (see S. 2089), S6975 [28SE]

——— 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. 1663), H2108 [26MR]

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 (see S. 1803), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 1734), H2151 [13AP]

——— 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 (H.R. 1734), consideration (see H. Res. 369), H5329 [21JY]

Roads and highways: require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (see S. 518), S983 [12FE]

Task Force on Super Pollutants: establish to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants (see H.R. 508), H531 [22JA]

Taxation: deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 3760), H6980 [16OC]

——— extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 2002), H2463 [23AP]

——— extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2400), S8636 [14DE] (see H.R. 2783), H4382 [15JN]

——— impose a retail tax on carryout bags (see H.R. 3977), H8151 [5NO]

——— provide a credit for developing and implementing plans to address non-point source pollution affecting nationally significant estuaries (see H.R. 3479), H5941 [10SE]

——— 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 H.R. 499), H531 [22JA]

——— reduce carbon pollution, invest in infrastructure, and cut taxes for working Americans (see H.R. 3104), H5290 [16JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (see H.R. 2576), H3577 [26MY]

U.S. Code: consolidate previously enacted environmental laws as title 55, ‘‘Environment’’ (see H.R. 2834), H4541 [18JN]

Letters

Consensus scientific view relative to global climate change: several scientific organizations (2009), S182 [13JA], S319 [21JA]

EPA calculation of greenhouse gas emissions relative to the Keystone XL Pipeline: Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., H956 [11FE]

Global warming: several evangelical scientists and academics, S684 [2FE]

——— several food and beverage companies, S7152 [6OC], S8478 [8DE]

——— Theresa M. Fariello, ExxonMobil Corp., S8663 [15DE]

Rabbinic letter on global warming and climate change: several rabbis, E927 [18JN]

Lists

Organizations that agree with majority of worldwide scientific community that global climate change is real and caused by human activities, S181 [13JA], S318 [21JA]

Memorandums

Global Climate Science Communication Action Plan: Joe Walker (1998), S2667–S2669 [6MY]

Motions

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 (H.R. 1734), H5378 [22JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: provide for revenue-neutral fee on carbon emissions, H8649 [1DE]

BLM: allow implementation of environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on Federal and Indian lands funding, H4801–H4803 [7JY]

CERCLA: amend relative to Federal liability and require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims (H.R. 3655), H7193 [27OC]

——— provide for use of funds in the Superfund program for their intended purposes and ensure adequate resources for cleanup of hazardous substances (H.R. 2768), E894 [15JN]

Climate: comparison of climate change with terrorism, H928 [11FE]

——— express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, H951, H952 [11FE], H9066 [8DE]

——— express that climate change is real and U.S. energy policy should remove market barriers that inhibit development of renewable energy infrastructure, H8986 [3DE]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, H7628 [4NO]

——— global warming, H2038 [26MR], H2274 [16AP], H2826 [12MY], H4618–H4620, H4622 [24JN], H7260 [28OC], H8649, H8650, H8849, H8852 [1DE], H8866, H8873 [2DE], H9016, H9017 [7DE], H9085 [9DE], H9291 [11DE], H9360–H9364 [16DE]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H4619 [24JN], H5947 [11SE], H7094 [22OC], H7187 [26OC], H9362 [16DE]

——— impact of global warming on public health, H4010 [10JN], H6079 [17SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement activities in contravention of Executive orders regarding greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency, H4812, H4813 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to require the President to report on Federal climate change-related programs, projects, and activities, H4790 [7JY]

——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (H.R. 1971), H2367 [22AP], H9360 [16DE]

——— release of rabbinic letter on global warming and climate change, E926 [18JN]

——— trade agreement obligations relative to climate change, H8847 [1DE]

Corps of Engineers: Everglades restoration project funding, H2634 [29AP]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), H9016, H9021, H9022 [7DE], E1755 [10DE]

Dept. of Energy: conduct study on the net greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the repeal of the crude oil export ban, H6954, H6955 [9OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement regulations relative to stream buffer zone in mountaintop removal coal mining, H4792, H4793 [7JY], H5575, H5578 [28JY], H9663, H9664 [17DE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail (H.R. 1804), E508 [15AP]

Elastec/American Marine, Inc.: anniversary, E1136 [28JY]

EPA: allow modification of regulations pertaining to the definition of ‘‘fill material’’ or ‘‘discharge of fill material’’ relative to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4795 [7JY]

——— Diesel Emissions Reduction Program funding, H4941, H4942 [8JY]

——— ensure coal ash storage requirements protect vulnerable populations, H5364, H5374, H5375 [22JY]

——— impact of Clean Power Plan on Tennessee, H3648 [2JN]

——— impact of overregulation, H4371 [15JN]

——— Inland Oil Spill Programs funding, H4741 [25JN]

——— prevent use of science promoted by polluting companies when developing regulations or assessments, H1746, H1747 [18MR]

——— prohibit funding to expand regulation of solid waste disposal to include animal feeding operations, H4833, H4834 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement the Phase 2 fuel-efficiency and emissions standards rule for medium-and heavy-duty trucks relative to glider kits and vehicles, H4850 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to regulate location of ozone air monitors within a State, H4939 [8JY]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, H7319 [28OC], H8634–H8639 [30NO], H8823, H8825, H8826, H8827, H8829 [1DE]

——— release of regulations on hydraulic fracturing, H1811 [23MR]

——— remove exemption from liability relative to a response under CERCLA when such response causes additional damage at clean-up sites (H.R. 3531), H7193 [27OC]

——— report on impact of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water, H4386 [16JN]

——— require coal ash impoundments be sufficient to prevent toxic contamination of groundwater and sources of drinking water including the Great Lakes, H5378, H5379 [22JY]

——— require utilities to publish information on the use of coal ash on a public Internet site, H5370 [22JY]

——— Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program implementation funding relative to regulation of hydrofluorocarbons, H4819 [7JY]

——— southern New England estuaries geographic program funding, H4753, H4754 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: allow consideration of the social cost of carbon in an environmental review or environmental decision in the Federal permitting process, H6241, H6242 [25SE]

Government regulations: exempt construction projects that negatively affect drinking water supply or air quality of nearby communities from new permitting process rules, H6254 [25SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit the discharge of dredged material back into the open waters, H2632 [29AP]

International Coastal Cleanup Day: observance, H6123 [17SE]

Key West, FL: tribute to Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit, H8866 [2DE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure projects to promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials will allow for process to assess how project may contribute to climate change, H7122, H7123 [22OC]

——— ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (H.R. 1644), H4868 [8JY], H5575, H5578, H5579 [28JY], H8637 [30NO]

Minnesota: EPA Clean Power Plan requirements, H2480 [28AP]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation and Restoration initiative funding through reductions in Dept. of Justice legal activities funding, H3689 [2JN]

Obama, President: remarks at U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, relative to global warming and response to terrorist attacks, H8849 [1DE], H8872 [2DE]

Pope Francis: release of encyclical on global warming and climate change, H4583 [23JN], H4619, H4622 [24JN]

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 (H.R. 1734), H5284 [16JY], H5341, H5358–H5380 [22JY], H5601 [29JY], E1169 [29JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1734), consideration (H. Res. 369), H5345–H5357 [22JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1734), motion to recommit, H5378, H5379 [22JY]

——— require all inactive coal ash surface impoundments that begin closure procedures to follow groundwater monitoring safeguards, H5372 [22JY]

——— require an owner or operator of coal ash pond to respond immediately to a spill or release, H5371 [22JY]

——— require coal ash dam owners and operators to identify all drinking water supply wells within a certain radius and provide an alternate water supply if drinking water becomes contaminated, H5373, H5374 [22JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: prohibit funding to implement certain U.S. and international climate change programs and agreements, H3752 [2JN]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), H4551–H4560 [23JN], H4618 [24JN], E979, E990 [25JN]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: require responsibility and payment for any Keystone XL Pipeline related oil spill cleanup on U.S. land, H958, H959 [11FE]

U.S. Code: consolidate previously enacted environmental laws as title 55, ‘‘Environment’’ (H.R. 2834), E931 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: create a point of order against any legislation that would create a tax or fee on carbon emissions, S1846, S1868, S1870 [25MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect against any legislation that would create a tax or fee on carbon emissions, S1989, S1990 [26MR]

——— impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S334 [21JA], S371 [22JA]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China implements similar reductions, S307 [21JA], S396 [22JA]

——— provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees, S3445–S3447 [2JN]

China: proposal to implement economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S6998 [29SE]

Climate: comparison between efforts of fossil fuel industry to discredit science behind climate change to efforts of tobacco industry to mislead public on the dangers of smoking, S7340–S7342 [20OC], S7536 [27OC]

——— denounce companies or organizations that have engaged in campaigns that deny and discredit the science behind climate change, S2666 [6MY], S7535 [27OC]

——— denounce companies that utilize ‘‘green washing’’ campaigns rather than implementing actual business practices that reduce carbon pollution, S1423 [11MR]

——— effectiveness of U.S. regulatory attempts to reduce carbon emissions to control global warming without international cooperation in reducing emissions, S7214–S7216 [7OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to recognize that climate change is real and caused by human activity and that Congress needs to take action to cut carbon pollution, S1868, S1870 [25MR]

——— express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, S271 [20JA], S325, S326, S330, S334 [21JA], S370 [22JA], S515–S518 [27JA], S896–S898 [10FE], S1339 [9MR], S2666 [6MY], S7008 [29SE], S8060–S8062 [18NO]

——— express agreement that climate change is real and prepare to mitigate future impact on infrastructure, S526 [27JA], S571 [28JA]

——— express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities, S267 [20JA], S317, S326, S330, S331 [21JA], S393 [22JA], S848 [9FE]

——— express agreement with majority of worldwide scientific community that climate change is real and caused by human activities, and encourage research and development in clean fossil fuel technology, S392, S393 [22JA]

——— express agreement with majority of worldwide scientific community that climate change is real and caused by human activities, and encourage shift away from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and sustainable energy, S181–S183 [13JA], S318–S320, S331 [21JA], S375, S393 [22JA]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S682–S686, S702, S703 [2FE], S6587 [10SE], S7888–S7890 [10NO]

——— express that the U.S. should prioritize and fund climate change adaptation projects in local communities and help fund adaptation projects in developing countries, S520 [27JA]

——— global warming, S39 [7JA], S196 [13JA], S324, S365 [21JA], S575–S577 [28JA], S1124 [25FE], S1138, S1141, S1149 [26FE], S1280, S1293–S1295 [4MR], S1580 [17MR], S1772 [24MR], S2152–S2154 [14AP], S2293, S2294 [21AP], S2678–S2682 [6MY], S2825 [13MY], S2964–S2966 [18MY], S3663 [3JN], S4232 [17JN], S4570–S4572 [24JN], S4834–S4836 [8JY], S5092, S5121–S5123 [15JY], S5196 [21JY], S6093–S6098 [29JY], S6272–S6278, S6280–S6283 [4AU], S6690 [16SE], S6829 [21SE], S6884 [22SE], S7021 [30SE], S7151–S7153 [6OC], S7534–S7536 [27OC], S7848–S7850 [9NO], S7904 [10NO], S7986–S7989, S7997–S8000 [17NO], S8223–S8226 [1DE], S8477 [8DE], S8607–S8609 [10DE], S8661–S8663 [15DE], S8697, S8715 [16DE]

——— impact of carbon emissions from oil sands on climate change, S312 [21JA]

——— impact of deforestation on global warming, S5916 [27JY]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S320 [21JA], S453 [26JA], S897 [10FE], S6273 [4AU]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters and need for national climate plan, S6587 [10SE]

——— impact of global warming on human conflict, violence, and stability of governments, S2350 [22AP]

——— impact of global warming on public health, S5122 [15JY]

——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S2349 [22AP]

——— impact of global warming on the economy, S3445–S3447 [2JN], S6098 [29JY]

——— importance of good climate policies of large corporations, S1580 [17MR], S1600 [18MR], S7151 [6OC], S8223–S8226 [1DE], S8477 [8DE], S8661–S8663 [15DE]

Coast Guard: strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (S. 1999), S6391 [5AU]

Coastal zones: improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (S. 1430), S3241 [21MY]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S365 [21JA], S575–S577 [28JA], S871 [9FE]

Cosmetics: prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads (H.R. 1321), S8861 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for climate change-related activities, S1575 [17MR]

Dept. of Transportation: improve safety standards for transporting crude oil by rail, S6370 [5AU]

Developing countries: promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2194), S7472 [22OC]

EPA: consult with Dept. of Transportation to promulgate rules to regulate transportation and storage of petroleum coke, S268–S270 [20JA], S307–S309, S326, S327, S328, S329 [21JA]

——— impact of mercury and air toxic standards rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal and fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S5157 [16JY], S7449 [22OC]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing, S4237 [17JN]

——— proposed Clean Power Plan regulations, S6095, S6096, S6097 [29JY], S6213 [3AU], S6248, S6251, S6272–S6278, S6280–S6283 [4AU], S6334 [5AU], S7634 [29OC], S7712 [3NO], S7810 [5NO], S7974, S8010–S8012 [17NO], S8181 [30NO]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and environmental protections, S1142–S1148 [26FE]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills, S323 [21JA]

Pope Francis: release of encyclical on global warming and climate change, S4194 [16JN], S4237 [17JN], S4256–S4258 [18JN], S4570 [24JN]

——— support encyclical on global warming and climate change, S6797 [17SE]

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (S. 2089), S6980 [28SE], S6983 [29SE]

Reid and Whitehouse, Senators: characterization of remarks relative to efforts by Coca-Cola Co., to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions, S1600 [18MR]

Roads and highways: require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (S. 518), S992–S994 [12FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to clarify definition of ‘‘underground injection’’ relative to natural gas for purposes of storage, S323 [21JA], S532 [27JA], S573 [28JA]

Supreme Court: decision in Michigan v. EPA halting implementation of EPA rule on emissions from powerplants, S5137 [16JY]

Toxic Substances Control Act: modernize (H.R. 2576), S8781, S8791 [17DE], S8872–S8874 [18DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: proposal to impose additional greenhouse gas emission regulations and fund international climate change efforts, S8520–S8523 [9DE]

——— support, S8266–S8268 [2DE]

Volkswagen AG (company): use of software to deceive motor vehicle emissions tests, S6877 [22SE], S6924 [24SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 114–216), H5329 [21JY]

Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 114–143), H4000 [9JN]

Microbead-Free Waters Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1321) (H. Rept. 114–371), H9025 [7DE]

Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1644) (H. Rept. 114–277), H6786 [1OC]

TSCA Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2576) (H. Rept. 114–176), H4591 [23JN]

Statements

Climate Change and Its Implications for Oklahoma: Oklahoma Climatological Society, S683 [2FE]

Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act: Executive Office of the President, H5347 [22JY]

In Support of Prosperity and Growth—Financial Sector Statement on Climate Change: Several Financial Institutions, S7152 [6OC], S8479 [8DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Several Corporations, S8479 [8DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 369, consideration of H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act, H5345 [22JY]

H.R. 1321, Microbead-Free Waters Act, H9021 [7DE]

H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act, H5365–H5370 [22JY]

H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act, H4551–H4556 [23JN]

S. 518, Highway Runoff Management Act, S994 [12FE]

S. 1763, Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act, S5063 [14JY]

S. Res. 244, support Pope Francis encyclical on global warming and climate change, S6402 [5AU]