AIR POLLUTION related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment; Pollution

Amendments

EPA: facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 806), H5954, H5955, H5956, H5957, H5958, H5959, H5960 [18JY]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 806), consideration (H. Res. 451), H5935 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Climate Change’s Dire Health Consequences (excerpt), S3794, S3795 [27JN]

Exxon-Mobil Is Abusing the First Amendment, S332 [17JA]

How Not To Run the EPA, E1196 [11SE]

Murray Energy CEO Claims Global Warming Is a Hoax, Says 4,000 Scientists Tell Him So, H1475 [2MR]

Smoke Is a Year-Round Problem in the Valley, H8315 [1NO]

Trump Just Betrayed the World. Now the World Will Fight Back, S3550 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions

CBO: require calculation of carbon score for all legislation (see H.R. 3287), H5977 [18JY]

Climate: express that climate change is real, support U.S. reentry into U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement, and stand with hurricane victims in their aid and recovery (see H. Res. 549), H7671 [2OC]

——— prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 673), H684 [24JA]

——— protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 2958), H4993 [20JN]

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. 2326), H3322 [3MY]

——— establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by capturing, sequestering, or reducing carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4096), H8075 [23OC]

——— increase accountability of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects (see H.R. 2296), H3067 [2MY]

——— issue regulations on disclosure of data on greenhouse gas emissions from the entire oil supply chain (see H.R. 3286), H5977 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 1807), S5743 [14SE] (see H.R. 3782), H7421 [14SE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 855), S2363 [4AP] (see H.R. 1912), H2751 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior: 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. 4126), H8224 [25OC]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 3305), H6041 [19JY]

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. 319), S745 [6FE] (see H.R. 1279), H1462 [1MR]

Ecology and environment: affirm the need to achieve environmental justice and commend the work of environmental justice advocates (see H. Res. 362), H4607 [25MY]

——— prohibit consideration of the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or any other greenhouse gas in cost benefit analysis prior to any rulemaking unless compliant with OMB guidance (see S. 1512), S3858 [29JN] (see H.R. 3117), H5374 [29JN]

EPA: allow judicial review of final rule on emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay products or clay ceramics manufacturing (see S. 839), S2363 [4AP] (see H.R. 1917), H2751 [5AP]

——— amend Clean Air Act provisions relative to nonattainment plan provisions (see H.R. 4496), H9568 [30NO] (see H.R. 4730), H10419 [21DE]

——— clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification under Clean Air Act provisions relative to air pollution from a stationary source (see H.R. 3128), H5374 [29JN]

——— delay implementation of emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (see S. 1857), S6134 [26SE] (see H.R. 453), H390 [11JA]

——— disapprove rule on accidental release prevention requirements and risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (see S.J. Res. 28), S1578 [2MR] (see H.J. Res. 59), H877 [1FE]

——— disapprove rule on air quality and regional haze implementation plans for Utah (see S.J. Res. 38), S1778 [13MR] (see H.J. Res. 87), H2052 [10MR]

——— disapprove rule on cross-State air pollution updates for ozone national ambient air quality standards (see S.J. Res. 21), S680 [3FE]

——— disapprove rule on emission standards for the oil and natural gas sector (see H.J. Res. 22), H194 [6JA]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1315), H1527 [2MR]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources and include hydrogen sulfide in the list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 2059), H2787 [6AP]

——— 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. 1203), S3097 [23MY]

——— exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification under Clean Air Act provisions relative to air pollution from a stationary source (see H.R. 3127), H5374 [29JN]

——— exclude trailers and other vehicles that rely on a connection to a self-propelled vehicle from the definition of a motor vehicle under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 3570), H6573 [28JY]

——— exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act (see S. 203), S444 [24JA] (see H.R. 350), H193 [6JA]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 517), S1577 [2MR] (see H.R. 1311), H1527 [2MR]

——— extend timeline to review and revise ambient air quality standards and delay decision on proposal to revise ozone standards (see S. 452), S1447 [27FE]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (see S. 263), S594 [1FE] (see H.R. 806), H876 [1FE]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 806), consideration (see H. Res. 451), H5919 [17JY]

——— give States the option of monitoring covered criteria air pollutants in designated areas by increasing number of air quality sensors in exchange for greater regulatory flexibility in monitoring methods (see H.R. 1355), H1529 [2MR] (see H.R. 3959), H7841 [4OC]

——— limit applicability of the final rule entitled ‘‘Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles-Phase 2’’ relative to certain trailers (see H.R. 2705), H4604 [25MY]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (see H.R. 1119), H1297 [16FE]

——— prevent from exceeding its statutory authority in ways that were not yet contemplated by Congress (see H.R. 637), H682 [24JA]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until certain other countries have enacted similar standards (see H.R. 2438), H4221 [16MY]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 777), H819 [31JA]

——— provide remediation funding for Superfund National Priority List sites, abandoned coal mines, defense sites, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, and Diesel Emissions Reduction Program (see S. 1669), S4426 [27JY]

——— reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program (see S. 1447), S3801 [27JN] (see H.R. 3107), H5373 [29JN]

——— repeal emission standards for new residential wood and pellet stoves, hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (see H.R. 694), H685 [24JA]

——— repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (see H.R. 119), H41 [3JA]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (see H.R. 1314), H1527 [2MR]

——— require congressional approval of any greenhouse gas rules unless the cost of such rules are offset through reductions in spending (see S. 453), S1447 [27FE]

——— require decisions on whether naturally occurring or ‘‘exceptional’’ events cause air quality standard violations to be based on a preponderance of evidence and accord deference to State and local findings (see S. 454), S1447 [27FE]

——— waive reformulated gasoline prohibitions and certain Clean Air Act requirements at the request of States if the price of gasoline is determined to be excessively high (see H.R. 4364), H8697 [9NO]

Eximbank: prohibit from providing financial support for certain high carbon intensity energy projects (see H.R. 2813), H4701 [7JN]

FAA: commission a study on the health impacts of airplane flights on affected residents of certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 598), H560 [20JA]

——— conduct a study on health effects of ultrafine particles on communities near airports (see H.R. 4087), H8042 [19OC]

——— enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see H.R. 3938), H7840 [4OC]

——— improve safety of air supply on commercial aircraft by providing educational materials to crew and first responders and issuing guidance on reporting smoke or fumes (see S. 1626), S4192 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: address environmental justice through agency actions and permitting decisions and strengthen legal protections against environmental injustice for low-income and minority communities (see S. 1996), S6768 [24OC] (see H.R. 4114), H8143 [24OC]

——— ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans (see H.R. 2908), H4936 [15JN]

——— establish a cost of climate pollution from greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies (see S. 1930), S6359 [5OC] (see H.R. 3981), H7887 [5OC]

FERC: require certain natural gas companies that are holders of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to suspend activities authorized by the certificate until violations relating to air quality are remediated (see H.R. 4381), H9178 [13NO]

——— require consideration of greenhouse gas emissions relative to natural gas pipelines (see H.R. 3241), H5884 [14JY]

Foreign policy: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (see S. Res. 155), S2774 [4MY]

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. 1406), S3731 [22JN] (see H.R. 2995), H5108 [22JN]

Motor vehicles: align National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards with EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards (see S. 1273), S3212 [25MY]

——— align National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards with EPA greenhouse gas emissions standards (see H.R. 4011), H7974 [11OC]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study and report on a geoengineering research agenda to advance understanding of albedo modification strategies in order to combat impact of climate change (see H.R. 4586), H9756 [7DE]

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (see S. Res. 120), S2425 [4AP]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S1995 [27MR]

National Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 296), S6642 [19OC] (see S. Res. 327), S7157 [9NO]

National objectives: rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, provide a consumer rebate to the American people, assist coal country, and reduce harmful pollution (see H.R. 4209), H8385 [1NO]

NIST: convene effort to make consistent, authoritative set of climate information available to standard-developing organizations (see H.R. 1464), H2017 [9MR]

NOAA: create a Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to reduce air pollution, harmful underwater acoustic impacts, and fatal vessel whale strikes through voluntary vessel speed reductions near Santa Barbara, CA (see H.R. 3682), H7088 [6SE]

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 (see H.R. 2014), H2785 [6AP]

——— prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices (see S. 1934), S6359 [5OC]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2035 (see H.R. 3671), H6632 [1SE]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see S. 987), S2616 [27AP] (see H.R. 3314), H6041 [19JY]

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. 306), H3067 [2MY]

SEC: withdraw guidance regarding disclosure related to climate change (see H.R. 3502), H6516 [27JY]

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. 2858), H4818 [8JN]

Taxation: enhance requirements for secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 1663), S4426 [27JY] (see H.R. 2010), H2785 [6AP]

——— improve, expand, and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see S. 1535), S3960 [12JY]

——— improve and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (see H.R. 3761), H7382 [13SE]

——— provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 2253), H2971 [28AP]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1639), S4300 [26JY] (see H.R. 3420), H6465 [26JY]

——— provide for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities (see S. 843), S2363 [4AP] (see H.R. 2011), H2785 [6AP]

——— provide support to environmental justice communities and environmental justice projects (see H.R. 270), H95 [4JA]

Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 4147), H8270 [26OC]

Trump, President: rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 767), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 1812), H2597 [30MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: anniversary of Paris Agreement adoption (see H. Res. 660), H9845 [12DE]

——— call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 342), S7297 [16NO]

——— continue to support pledges made by the U.S. in the Paris Agreement (see H. Res. 85), H945 [2FE]

——— disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, commend supporters of the Agreement, and urge the President to reverse decision and maintain U.S. participation (see H. Res. 390), H4943 [16JN]

——— urge U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3070 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4357 [18MY]

Essays

State of the Union: Keelan Durham, S487 [30JA]

Letters

Clean air and climate change protections: several health care professionals, H5928–H5931 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense funding through reductions in domestic priorities funding: several environmental organizations, H6320 [26JY]

National ambient air quality standard for ozone: Representative Burgess (2014), H5932 [18JY]

——— Representatives Barton and Burgess, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (2010), H5932 [18JY]

Nomination of E. Scott Pruitt to be EPA Administrator: several African American environmental justice organizations, S1325 [16FE]

——— several former EPA employees, S1327, S1371 [16FE]

——— several Latino civic organizations, S1326 [16FE]

——— several State Attorneys General, S1384 [16FE]

Ozone Standards Implementation Act: Basil Seggos, New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, H5948 [18JY]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H6005 [19JY]

——— several medical and public health organizations, H5949 [18JY]

——— several organizations, H5950, H5952 [18JY]

——— several State attorneys general, H5947 [18JY]

Proposal for initiative to challenge and critique climate change science: several science organizations, S4660 [1AU]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: several environmental organizations, H9386 [16NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement implementation: several businesses, S230–S232 [11JA], S2730–S2732 [3MY]

Motions

EPA: facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 806), H5966 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: call for hearings on issues relative to health conditions caused by exposure to toxic chemicals and fumes of burn pits in Afghanistan or Iraq, H8424 [2NO]

BLM: prohibit funding for construction of sand and gravel mine in Santa Clarita, CA, H7202 [8SE]

Bunker, Byron: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalist, E1275 [27SE]

Climate: effects of climate change, H313 [11JA], H2633 [4AP], H2705, H2707, H2732 [5AP], H2817 [25AP], H4656 [7JN], H6302 [26JY], H8374–H8381 [1NO], H9184 [14NO], E1490 [2NO]

——— effects of climate change on national security, H8378 [1NO]

Climate Solutions Caucus: tribute to founders and co-chairs, H9184 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for report on vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commander requirements resulting from climate change, H5793–H5795 [13JY], E995 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish prize challenges in the private sector to solve complex climate problems, H8375 [1NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit multilateral development banks funding for coal-fired powerplants in foreign countries, H7359, H7360 [13SE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow local bikeshare projects to receive Federal funding and eligibility under Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (H.R. 3305), E1018 [19JY]

Ecology and environment: provide tax credits for reduced emissions, H1283 [16FE]

Energy and water development: prohibit funding to implement Executive order on the social cost of carbon and guidance on greenhouse gas emissions and effects of climate change in environmental reviews by related agencies, H6456, H6457 [26JY]

EPA: clarify definition of ‘‘exceptional events’’ relative to exemption for States that violate national ambient air quality standards, H5957, H5958 [18JY]

——— designate and award grants for air and health quality empowerment zones, H5961, H5962 [18JY]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (H.R. 1315), E271 [2MR]

——— ensure use of the best available science to respond to threats to public health, including black lung and asthma, caused by or exacerbated by exposure to pollution or toxic chemicals, H2546 [29MR]

——— Environmental Justice program funding, H7143, H7144 [7SE]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 806), H5868 [14JY], H5943–H5968 [18JY], H6134 [20JY]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 806), consideration (H. Res. 451), H5927–H5935, H5939 [18JY]

——— facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards (H.R. 806), motion to recommit, H5966 [18JY]

——— funding, H1602 [8MR], H2140 [16MR]

——— make certain emission limits inapplicable for electric steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 1119), H1282 [16FE]

——— prohibit basing technological feasibility as sole criteria for determining national ambient air quality standards, H5956, H5957 [18JY]

——— prohibit delay in State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, H7152 [7SE]

——— prohibit funding to enforce methane emissions rule, H7203, H7204 [8SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce rule on national ambient air quality standards, H7177, H7178 [7SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement social cost of carbon emissions rule, H7204, H7205 [8SE]

——— prohibit funding to mandate State greenhouse gas emissions levels based on reciprocal agreements with foreign countries, H7173 [7SE]

——— prohibit limitations on appropriations to facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, H5959, H5960 [18JY]

——— prohibit State implementation of ground-level ozone standards if Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee finds that such application could increase health risks to vulnerable populations, H5955, H5956, H5966 [18JY]

——— repeal of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants, H7893 [10OC], H7922 [11OC], H8014 [12OC]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program (H.R. 1314), E272 [2MR]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt agreements to remediate indirect harm caused by manipulation of automobile emission standards from limitations on donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the U.S. is a party, H8120, H8121 [24OC]

——— exempt major rules that will reduce incidence of cancer, premature mortality, asthma attacks, or respiratory disease in children from regulation reform process, H355 [11JA]

——— exempt major rules that will reduce incidence of cancer, premature mortality, asthma attacks, or respiratory disease in children from requirement of a resolution of approval, H137, H138 [5JA]

——— exempt rules relative to enforcement of the Clean Air Act from process for the review of rules and sets of rules, H1411, H1412 [1MR]

——— provide exception from certain limitations on consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agencies to take regulatory action relative to maintenance or improvement of air and water quality, H8204, H8205 [25OC]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 3314), H6134 [20JY]

Pruitt, E. Scott: suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change, E1196 [11SE]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, H1240 [15FE]

Taxation: provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (H.R. 3420), E1057 [26JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H5973, H5974 [18JY]

——— Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth, H2469, H2505 [28MR], E454 [5AP]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (H.R. 1812), H2578 [30MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: commend New Jersey mayors for support of the Paris Agreement, H5096 [22JN]

——— U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, H4642 [6JN], H4653, H4656, H4657, H4659, H4689, H4693 [7JN], H4712, H4713 [8JN], H4859 [13JN], E753 [2JN], E788 [8JN]

Volkswagen AG (company): use of software to deceive motor vehicle emissions tests, H9257 [15NO]

Remarks in Senate

CBO: release of ‘‘Effects of Climate Change and Coastal Development on U.S. Hurricane Damage—Implications for the Federal Budget’’ report, S7353 [28NO]

Climate: effects of climate change, S97–S99 [5JA], S229 [11JA], S605–S607 [1FE], S1107–S1109 [13FE], S1332–S1342 [16FE], S1529 [1MR], S1629–S1631 [7MR], S1796, S1800–S1803 [14MR], S1921–S1923 [22MR], S2052–S2054 [28MR], S2269, S2344–S2346 [4AP], S2729–S2733 [3MY], S2884–S2886 [10MY], S3271 [6JN], S3392 [12JN], S3446 [13JN], S3543 [15JN], S3675 [21JN], S3888 [10JY], S3951 [12JY], S4019 [17JY], S4107 [20JY], S4663 [1AU], S4980 [6SE], S5079–S5083 [7SE], S5268 [13SE], S5849 [19SE], S6126, S6128 [26SE], S6169–S6171 [27SE], S6282 [3OC], S6391 [16OC], S6801 [25OC], S6828 [26OC], S6947 [1NO], S7050, S7054 [7NO], S7242, S7267 [15NO], S7352–S7354 [28NO], S7863 [6DE], S8039, S8040 [14DE]

——— effects of climate change on national security, S5472–S5474 [13SE]

——— effects of climate change on public health, S3794 [27JN]

——— efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S331 [17JA], S2269 [4AP], S2970 [16MY], S3446 [13JN], S3675 [21JN], S6169–S6171 [27SE], S7242 [15NO]

——— impact of climate change on agriculture, S2584 [27AP]

——— impact of climate change on Arctic regions, S3181, S3182 [25MY]

——— impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S7353 [28NO]

——— impact of climate change on human conflict, violence, and stability of governments, S1796 [14MR]

——— social costs of climate change, S5849 [19SE], S6391 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: require a report on vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commander requirements resulting from climate change, S5778 [18SE]

District of Columbia: Climate March, S2759 [4MY]

EPA: disapprove rule on accidental release prevention requirements and risk management programs under the Clean Air Act, S1005 [9FE]

——— establish policies that protect the environment and foster economic growth, S420 [24JA]

——— reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program (S. 1447), S8269, S8270, S8280 [21DE]

——— repeal of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants, S6504 [18OC], S6947 [1NO]

——— review imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S4106 [20JY]

Foreign policy: continue to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change (S. Res. 155), S2797, S2798 [8MY]

GAO: release of ‘‘Climate Change—Information on Potential Economic Effects Could Help Guide Federal Efforts To Reduce Fiscal Exposure’’ report, S6725–S6727 [24OC]

Libby, MT: completion of cleanup of asbestos contaminated sites, S2422 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: international expansion of electric vehicle market, S8169 [20DE]

——— reform corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S8168 [20DE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 98), S2115 [29MR]

——— observance, S2422 [4AP]

National Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 327), S8279 [21DE]

Perry, Sec. of Energy: suitability to be Sec. of Energy relative to views on climate change, S4660 [1AU]

Power resources: transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (S. 987), S2624–S2627 [27AP]

Pruitt, E. Scott: proposal by EPA Administrator for initiative to challenge and critique climate change science, S4660 [1AU]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change, S4660 [1AU], S7054 [7NO], S7242 [15NO]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and opposition to EPA regulations as Attorney General of Oklahoma, S335–S339 [17JA], S422 [24JA], S1229, S1235–S1238, S1240–S1242, S1244, S1262–S1282, S1284–S1295, S1315–S1391 [16FE], S1442–S1444 [27FE]

——— suitability to be EPA Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S3090 [23MY], S6801 [25OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, S605–S607 [1FE]

Senate: constitutional duty under system of checks and balances to hold President accountable to the law, S8–S10 [3JA]

Taxation: improve, expand, and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (S. 1535), S3978–S3981 [13JY]

——— prohibit a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, S3715 [22JN]

——— 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. 1639), S4268 [26JY], S6391 [16OC]

——— provide tax credits for the next-generation carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies, S3951 [12JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S8197–S8199 [21DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to environmental regulations and policy, S6810–S6812 [25OC]

——— Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth, S2017, S2052 [28MR]

——— rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (S. 767), S2101 [29MR]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: continue to support pledges made by the U.S. in the Paris Agreement, S2787, S2789–S2791, S2797, S2798 [8MY], S3121 [24MY]

——— U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, S3236 [5JN], S3270–S3272 [6JN], S3317 [7JN], S3392 [12JN], S3543, S3550 [15JN], S4090–S4093 [20JY]

——— urge U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, S3196–S3199 [25MY]

U.S. Global Change Research Program: release of ‘‘Climate Science Special Report’’, S7353 [28NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 451) (H. Rept. 115–229), H5919 [17JY]

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1447) (S. Rept. 115–155), S5480 [13SE]

Ozone Standards Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 806) (H. Rept. 115–222), H5884 [14JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 451, consideration of H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act, H5927 [18JY]

H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act, H5954 [18JY]

S. 1447, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, S8270 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 17, urge U.S. withdrawal from U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement, S3072 [22MY]

S. Res. 98, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S2000 [27MR]

S. Res. 120, National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day, S2430 [4AP]

S. Res. 155, continue policy to cooperate with international community and exercise global leadership to address causes and effects of climate change, S2776 [4MY]

S. Res. 296, National Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Week, S6655 [19OC]

S. Res. 327, National Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Week, S7159 [9NO]

S. Res. 342, call for remaining a U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement signatory and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement, S7306 [16NO]