AIR POLLUTION see also Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment; Pollution

Addresses

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties: John F. Kerry, Sec. of State, S6703–S6706 [5DE]

Amendments

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 4557), consideration (H. Res. 635), H1127 [3MR]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 4775), H3525, H3526, H3527, H3528, H3529, H3530, H3531 [8JN]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 767), H3515 [8JN]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), H1371, H1372, H1374, H1375 [15MR]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), consideration (H. Res. 640), H1362 [15MR]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 767), H3515 [8JN]

Articles and editorials

Cancer and Climate Change (excerpt), S309 [28JA]

Climate Movement Needs More Corporate Lobbyists, S2912 [17MY]

Exxon-Mobil Is Abusing the First Amendment, S5917 [21SE]

30 Years Ago Scientists Warned Congress on Global Warming. What They Said Sounds Eerily Familiar, S3872 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions

Clean Air Act: repeal provisions relative to regulation of certain international air pollution (see H.R. 4544), H774 [11FE]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (see S. 2963), S3031 [19MY] (see H.R. 5288), H2879 [19MY]

Climate: disapprove of activities of certain corporations and allied organizations to mislead the public and undermine research on the dangers of their products and call for future cooperation on climate change activities (see S. Con. Res. 45), S4944 [11JY] (see H. Con. Res. 143), H4659 [11JY]

Dept. of Energy: accelerate emissions reductions and create a bipartisan commission to develop economically viable policies to achieve science-based emissions reduction targets (see H.R. 6240), H6100 [28SE]

——— increase accountability of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects (see H.R. 4704), H1143 [3MR]

——— issue regulations on disclosure of data on greenhouse gas emissions from the entire oil supply chain (see H.R. 6082), H5710 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy and EPA: prohibit consideration of the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or any other greenhouse gas in cost benefit analysis prior to any rulemaking, guidance, or other agency action (see S. 3508), S6758 [6DE]

——— prohibit consideration of the social cost of carbon or methane in cost benefit analysis prior to any rulemaking, guidance, or other agency action (see H.R. 5668), H4547 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a carbon sequestration pilot program to make grants for projects to evaluate methods to increase the amount of carbon captured on qualified public lands (see H.R. 5316), H3093 [24MY]

——— report on amounts and sources of greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuel development on public lands and amounts of energy produced by renewable energy projects on public lands (see H.R. 6059), H5523 [15SE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 4343), H175 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see S. 2679), S1503 [15MR]

Ecology and environment: support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, full employment, a sustainable economy, and access to affordable clean energy (see S. Res. 632), S6841 [7DE]

EPA: alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 5180), H2213 [10MY]

——— allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (see H.R. 4557), H816 [12FE]

——— allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing before requiring compliance (H.R. 4557), consideration (see H. Res. 635), H1115 [2MR]

——— 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. 2446), S93 [19JA]

——— establish criminal penalties for bypassing, defeating, or rendering inoperative air pollution control parts or components in motor vehicles (see H.R. 5024), H1922 [21AP]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see S. 2659), S1387 [9MR] (see H.R. 4715), H1151 [7MR]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (see S. 2882), S2556 [28AP] (see H.R. 4775), H1460 [17MR]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 4775), consideration (see H. Res. 767), H3501 [7JN]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), consideration (see H. Res. 640), H1344 [14MR]

——— provide for management and disposal of coal ash (see H.R. 5788), H5006 [14JY]

——— reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 2816), S2197 [19AP] (see H.R. 5913), H5022 [18JY]

——— review regulations for municipal solid waste landfills that receive coal combustion residuals to ensure health and the environment are protected (see H.R. 4827), H1552 [22MR]

FAA: commission a study on the health impacts of airplane flights on affected residents of certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 5075), H2066 [27AP]

——— prohibit use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace (see H.R. 4675), H1116 [2MR]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy and energy efficiency projects and issue Green Bonds to acquire capital stock of such bank (see S. 3382), S6038 [22SE] (see H.R. 5802), H5006 [14JY]

Motor vehicles: deny corporate average fuel economy credits to manufacturers that circumvent emissions control requirements and establish an Air Quality Restoration Trust Fund (see S. 2603), S1057 [25FE] (see H.R. 4630), H949 [25FE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 376), S1058 [25FE]

NOAA: establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 3074), S4299 [16JN]

Power resources: establish a goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 and enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet this goal (see S. Res. 386), S1278 [3MR] (see H. Res. 637), H1144 [3MR]

Science: recognize the impact of tribology on the economy and in providing solutions to technical problems in various fields and the need for increased research and development investments in tribology (see H. Res. 916), H6104 [28SE]

SEC: update oil, gas, and mining industry guide to improve climate risk transparency (see S. 2716), S1591 [17MR] (see H.R. 4792), H1461 [17MR]

Taxation: enhance requirements for secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 3459), S6227 [28SE] (see H.R. 6295), H6102 [28SE]

——— improve and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 3179), S5078 [13JY]

——— improve and make permanent the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 4622), H948 [25FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Res. 472), S3101 [24MY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 89), consideration (see H. Res. 767), H3501 [7JN]

——— provide support to environmental justice communities and environmental justice projects (see H.R. 4645), H999 [26FE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ensure Federal funding complies with applicable statutory limitations (see S. 2930), S2749 [12MY]

Letters

Carbon pricing fees: several corporations, S2913 [17MY]

Carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation: Greg Dotson, Center for American Progress, H3675 [10JN]

——— several individuals, H3672 [10JN]

——— several organizations, H3511 [8JN], H3676 [10JN]

Climate change is real and caused by human activity: several scientific organizations, S4814 [6JY]

Climate legislation: several business leaders (2009), S3873 [14JN]

Global warming: Theresa Fariello, Exxon Mobil Corp., S5362 [7SE]

Issuance of subpoenas to State Attorneys General relative to investigations into Exxon Mobil Corp., research on climate change: several State Attorneys General, S5918 [21SE]

Ozone Standards Implementation Act: Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters, H3519 [8JN]

——— several organizations, H3519 [8JN]

——— several public health and medical organizations, H3519 [8JN]

Messages

Veto of S.J. Res. 23, Disapprove EPA Rule on Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Electric Utility Generating Units: President Obama, S3, S28 [11JA]

Veto of S.J. Res. 24, Disapprove EPA Rule on Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Electric Utility Generating Units: President Obama, S4, S28 [11JA]

Motions

EPA: facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 4775), H3535 [8JN]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), H1379 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Climate: efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, H7281 [7DE]

——— express agreement that climate change is real and caused by human activity, H3207, H3208 [25MY]

——— global warming, H501 [3FE], H1053 [1MR], H1469 [21MR], H2294 [12MY], H2418 [16MY], H2973 [24MY], H5074 [6SE], H5341 [13SE], H6241 [16NO]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H2007 [27AP]

——— impact of global warming on Great Lakes and Michigan-area national parks and recreation areas, H6357 [29NO]

——— impact of global warming on human conflict, violence, and stability of governments, H2965 [24MY]

——— impact of global warming on water availability, access, and quality, H4471 [7JY]

——— recognize importance of development of innovations and energy strategies to address global warming, H6184 [15NO]

Coal: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H715, H752 [11FE], H897 [25FE], H1052 [1MR], H1088 [2MR], H3102 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for climate change-related activities, H2734, H2735 [18MY], H3885 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a task force to analyze and assess the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, H778 [12FE]

——— fossil energy research and development funding, H3074–H3077 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow implementation of air quality control regulations for offshore drilling operations, H4755, H4756 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding to contravene Secretarial order on impact of climate change, H4912 [13JY]

——— report on amounts and sources of greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuel development on public lands and amounts of energy produced by renewable energy projects on public lands (H.R. 6059), H5504 [15SE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (H.R. 4343), E17 [7JA]

——— improve ability of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to respond to natural gas leaks, H2435 [17MY]

Energy and water development: prohibit funding by related agencies to implement Executive order on the social cost of carbon and guidance on greenhouse gas emissions and effects of climate change in environmental reviews, H3223, H3224 [25MY]

EPA: Air, Climate and Energy Research Program funding, H4756 [12JY]

——— allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 4557), H991 [26FE], H1129–H1135 [3MR]

——— allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (H.R. 4557), consideration (H. Res. 635), H1121–H1128 [3MR]

——— allow States to opt-out of emissions allowances under Cross-State Air Pollution Rule for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy, H1372–H1374 [15MR]

——— clarify source of funding for development of certain studies relative to impact of foreign emissions on State air quality and formation of effective pollution control strategies, H3526, H3527 [8JN]

——— conduct study to analyze impact of wildfire emissions on ozone formation, H3529, H3530 [8JN]

——— diesel emissions reduction grant program funding, H4760, H4761 [12JY]

——— eliminate delays in State implementation of ground-level ozone standards if the EPA and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee find the provisions could harm public health, H3535, H3536 [8JN]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources under the Clean Air Act, H3513, H3530 [8JN]

——— ensure increases in emissions from electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy will not harm child brain development or increase mercury in sources of public drinking water, H1379 [15MR]

——— ensure public health is taken into account before waiving certain emission limits for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy, H1375, H1376 [15MR]

——— exempt preconstruction permitting agencies from requirement on concurrent issuance of new national ambient air quality standard implementation rules and guidance, H3527, H3528 [8JN]

——— extend compliance date of rules on carbon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants pending judicial review and allow States to protect ratepayers from rate increases and reliability issues (H.R. 2042), H1131 [3MR]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 4775), H3465 [7JN], H3517–H3537 [8JN], H3580 [9JN]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 767), H3509–H3517 [8JN]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 4775), motion to recommit, H3535, H3536 [8JN]

——— funding, H4720–H4724 [12JY]

——— harmonize requirements of ozone national ambient air quality standards, H3522 [8JN]

——— impact of increased rules or regulations on economy, job loss, foreign trade, environment, and global warming, H6357–H6360 [29NO]

——— implement rule on management and disposal of coal ash in areas serving vulnerable populations, H4759 [12JY]

——— implement rules and regulations relative to emission of methane from oil and natural gas sources, H4770, H4771 [12JY]

——— implement rules on carbon pollution standards for new and existing powerplants, H4766, H4767 [12JY]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), H1365–H1381 [15MR]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), consideration (H. Res. 640), H1355–H1362 [15MR]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3797), motion to recommit, H1379 [15MR]

——— preserve national ambient air quality standards as health-based standards by prohibiting consideration of technological feasibility, H3528, H3529 [8JN]

——— prohibit funding from being used in contravention of Clean Air Act regulation requiring completion of employment impact analyses, H4919 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to develop, finalize, promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any rule that applies to glass manufacturers that do not use continuous furnaces, H4800, H4801 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement Clean Energy Incentive Program design details, H4884, H4885 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement medium- and heavy-duty truck Phase 2 fuel-efficiency and emissions standards for glider kits and glider vehicles, H4775, H4776 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement risk management plan requiring facilities to prevent accidental chemical releases, H4883 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to mandate State emission levels if U.S. emissions endanger a foreign country and such country has a reciprocal agreement to control emissions, H4882, H4883 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to regulate truck trailers, H4806 [12JY]

——— prohibit State implementation of ground-level ozone standards if the EPA and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee find the provisions could harm public health or the environment, H3531, H3532 [8JN]

——— propose, finalize, and enforce rules for guidance relative to regulation of hydrofluorocarbons, H4767, H4768 [12JY]

——— provide notice to affected communities about anticipated effects of steam-generated coal refuse on air quality, H1375 [15MR]

——— review regulations for municipal solid waste landfills that receive coal combustion residuals to ensure health and the environment are protected (H.R. 4827), H1498 [22MR]

——— strike emissions allowances under Cross-State Air Pollution Rule for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy, H1372 [15MR]

FAA: prohibit use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace (H.R. 4675), E266 [2MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to include social cost of carbon dioxide emissions for proposed rules or regulations, H4768, H4769 [12JY]

GAO: report on increase of air pollution emissions and their effect on public health resulting from making certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy, H1374 [15MR]

Government regulations: exempt from en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’ imposed by an outgoing Presidential administration rules that address harmful effects of climate change, H6282, H6283 [17NO]

NSF: Airborne Platform for Pole-to-Pole Observations funding, H6274 [17NO]

Obama, President: constitutionality of Executive actions, H806–H811 [12FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to use of Executive actions and Government regulations, H2051–H2054 [27AP]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, H2007 [27AP], H6357–H6360 [29NO]

Power resources: impose tax on greenhouse gas emissions, reduce corporate tax rate to mitigate high energy costs, assist displaced coal industry workers, and protect consumers from transition to new energy sources (H.R. 2202), H3674 [10JN]

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, E1467 [15NO]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, H1857 [20AP]

SEC: update oil, gas, and mining industry guide to improve climate risk transparency (H.R. 4792), H4527 [7JY]

Supreme Court: decision to temporarily block implementation of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to coal-fired powerplants, H715, H751, H752 [11FE]

Taxation: improve and make permanent the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (H.R. 4622), H895 [25FE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 89), H3465 [7JN], H3568 [9JN], H3669–H3677 [10JN], E881 [10JN]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 767), H3509–H3517 [8JN]

——— provide support to environmental justice communities and environmental justice projects (H.R. 4645), E240 [26FE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: hearing of arguments in West Virginia v. EPA on implementation of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to coal-fired powerplants, H5915 [27SE]

Vernon, CA: environmental impact of toxic contamination from Exide Technologies now-closed lead-acid battery recycling plant, H1571 [23MR]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: analysis of organizations, industries, media, and funding sources supporting efforts to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S4812–S4814 [6JY], S6538–S6540 [29NO]

——— development of innovations and energy strategies to address global warming, S4444–S4446 [22JN]

——— disapprove of activities of certain corporations and allied organizations to mislead the public and undermine research on the dangers of their products and call for future cooperation on climate change activities, S4928–S4937, S4948–S4952 [11JY], S4968, S4978, S4982–S4984, S4986–S4993, S5011–S5017 [12JY]

——— disapprove of activities of certain corporations and allied organizations to mislead the public and undermine research on the dangers of their products and call for future cooperation on climate change activities (S. Con. Res. 45), S4939 [11JY]

——— efforts of certain news outlets to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S2323–S2325 [20AP]

——— efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S1377 [9MR], S1656 [5AP], S2018 [13AP], S4706–S4708 [29JN], S5362 [7SE], S5916–S5919 [21SE], S6118 [27SE]

——— express agreement that climate change is real and caused by human activity, S2377 [21AP], S5071 [13JY]

——— global warming, S122 [20JA], S229 [27JA], S309 [28JA], S568 [3FE], S726–S728 [9FE], S784 [10FE], S1131 [1MR], S1557–S1559 [17MR], S1656 [5AP], S1886 [12AP], S2018 [13AP], S2323–S2325 [20AP], S2366, S2378–S2380 [21AP], S2440–S2442 [26AP], S2488 [27AP], S2661–S2663 [10MY], S2726–S2729 [12MY], S2911–S2913 [17MY], S3229 [25MY], S3509–S3511 [7JN], S3871–S3874 [14JN], S4706–S4708 [29JN], S4812–S4814 [6JY], S4884 [7JY], S4930–S4937, S4939 [11JY], S4989–S4993, S5011–S5017 [12JY], S5071 [13JY], S5361–S5363 [7SE], S5689–S5691 [14SE], S5984–S5987 [22SE], S6396 [16NO], S6538–S6540 [29NO], S6702 [5DE], S6721–S6723 [6DE]

——— impact of fossil fuel burning on global warming, S122 [20JA], S784 [10FE], S4444–S4446 [22JN]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S3229 [25MY]

——— impact of global warming on threatened or endangered species, S3510 [7JN]

——— investigations of climate scientists in order to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S2661–S2663 [10MY]

——— summary of legislation, studies, media reports, agreements, and political and corporate actions in 2015 relative to climate change, S21 [11JA]

Coal: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, S555 [3FE], S1445, S1446 [14MR]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House): issuance of subpoenas to State Attorneys General relative to investigations into Exxon Mobil Corp., research on climate change, S5917 [21SE]

Cruz, Senator: assessment of position on climate change, S122 [20JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish a task force to analyze and assess the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, S455–S457 [2FE]

——— establish carbon dioxide capture technology awards program, S536 [3FE]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S4 [11JA]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S3 [11JA]

——— 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, S308 [28JA]

——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (S. 1324), S802 [10FE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program, S243 [27JA]

Koch, Charles: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S4928, S4931, S4939, S4948 [11JY], S4990, S5011–S5017 [12JY]

Koch, David H.: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S4928, S4931, S4939, S4948 [11JY], S4990, S5011–S5017 [12JY]

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: tribute to annual meeting of parties in Rwanda, S6211 [28SE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 376), S1392 [9MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to use of Executive actions and Government regulations, S1394 [9MR]

——— evaluation of environmental and climate policies, S1886 [12AP]

Power resources: eliminate certain ethanol requirements under the renewable fuel program, S547 [3FE]

——— establish a goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 and enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet this goal (S. Res. 386), S4930 [11JY]

SEC: update oil, gas, and mining industry guide to improve climate risk transparency (S. 2716), S1597 [17MR]

Supreme Court: decision to temporarily block implementation of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to coal-fired powerplants, S759, S760, S802 [10FE], S1394 [9MR]

——— impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech relative to bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S4402 [21JN]

Taxation: provide credits to reduce carbon emissions, promote renewable energy technologies, and develop efficient electric grid, S567 [3FE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S1378 [9MR], S2911 [17MY]

Trump, Donald: policies of new administration on climate change and its’ impact on national security, S6396 [16NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: analysis of compliance with Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S2307–S2309 [20AP]

——— Green Climate Fund funding, S4815 [6JY]

——— impact of negotiated agreement on job creation and economy, S2302 [20AP]

——— oppose ‘‘Paris Agreement’’, S2307–S2309 [20AP]

——— support, S2377–S2380 [21AP], S2488 [27AP]

——— tribute to Conference of the Parties in Marrakesh, Morocco, S6702 [5DE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: hearing of arguments in West Virginia v. EPA on implementation of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to coal-fired powerplants, S6091, S6118 [27SE]

Utah: efforts to combat global warming, S5689–S5691 [14SE]

Reports filed

Blocking Regulatory Interference From Closing Kilns Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4557) (H. Rept. 114–439), H1044 [29FE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 89, Oppose Federal Efforts To Establish a Carbon Tax on Fuels for Electricity and Transportation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 767) (H. Rept. 114–607), H3501 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference From Closing Kilns Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 635) (H. Rept. 114–443), H1115 [2MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4596, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act and H.R. 3797, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 114–453), H1344 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 767) (H. Rept. 114–607), H3501 [7JN]

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2816) (S. Rept. 114–284), S4410 [21JN]

Ozone Standards Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4775) (H. Rept. 114–598), H3453 [27MY], H3501 [7JN]

Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 114–445), H1151 [7MR]

Statements

Blocking Regulatory Interference From Closing Kilns Act: Executive Office of the President, H1123 [3MR]

Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act: Executive Office of the President, H1369 [15MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 89, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, H3669 [10JN]

H. Res. 635, consideration of H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference From Closing Kilns Act and clarify House proceedings and actions during March district work period, H1121 [3MR]

H. Res. 640, consideration of H.R. 3797, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act, H1355 [15MR]

H. Res. 767, consideration of H. Con. Res. 89, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, H3509 [8JN]

H. Res. 767, consideration of H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act, H3509 [8JN]

H.R. 3797, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act, H1371 [15MR]

H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference From Closing Kilns Act, H1129 [3MR]

H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act, H3525 [8JN]

S. Con. Res. 45, disapprove of activities of certain corporations and allied organizations to mislead the public and undermine research on dangers of their products to the climate and call for cooperation on climate change activities, S4947 [11JY]

S. Res. 376, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S1060 [25FE]

S. Res. 386, establish a goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 and enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy to meet this goal, S1281 [3MR]

S. Res. 472, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, S3103 [24MY]

S. Res. 632, support transition to near zero greenhouse gas emissions, 100 percent clean renewable energy, full employment, a sustainable economy, and access to affordable clean energy, S6842 [7DE]