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PW: bnaweb22 -----Original Message----- From: "BNA Highlights" <bhighlig@bna.com<@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22BNA+20Highlights+22+20+3Cbhighlig+40bna+2Ecom+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 11:06 PM To: BNA Highlights Subject: June 6 -- BNA, Inc. Daily Environment Report ______________________________ DAILY ENVIRONMENT REPORT Highlights & Table of Contents June 6, 2001 ______________________________ ISSN 1521-9402 Registered Web subscribers can access the full text of these articles by using the URL link supplied. Information about becoming a subscriber or signing up for a FREE Web trial is available at http://web.bna.com or call BNA Customer Relations at 1-800-372-1033, Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 7:00 pm (ET). __________ HIGHLIGHTS __________ CHENEY SAYS HIGHER FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION Vice President Cheney tells the heads of four national environmental and public health groups that the Bush administration will consider increasing the standards for auto and truck fuel efficiency and for renewable energy, but will not support requiring power plants to cut carbon dioxide emissions. The chief executive officers of the four groups meet with Bush administration officials to discuss alternatives to the administration's national energy policy. . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6c4g0_ CHEMICALS USED AT SUPERFUND SITES TO BE REPORTED TO TOXICS INVENTORY EPA must report by July 1 to the Toxics Release Inventory certain hazardous chemicals used to clean up superfund sites. Under a new policy, any EPA regional office performing a remedial or removal activity at a site that results in the release of a TRI chemical over the allowed threshold must report that release to the inventory. To be covered under the new policy, the site cleanup must be funded solely by the Superfund Trust Fund. . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6b4c4_ EPA TO WITHDRAW 1999 AMENDMENT ON USE OF PCB-CONTAMINATED MATERIALS EPA will withdraw a 1999 standard governing use of porous surfaces, such as flooring materials, contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, an EPA attorney tells BNA. The attorney does not know when the EPA issue the withdrawal notice, which results from a federal appeals court ruling in January. Meanwhile, companies that wish to use porous surfaces, such as concrete or wooden floors, contaminated with PCBs must comply with requirements in a 1998 PCB rule from EPA that requires companies to clean and paint the PCB-contaminated surfaces. . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t4j8_ HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS URGED TO REJECT FUNDS FOR ARCTIC OIL, GAS EXPLORATION Led by Rep. Markey, 58 House Democrats urge colleagues in charge of appropriations for the Department of Interior to reject a White House request for funding to explore the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas. A similar letter, initiated by Rep. Johnson, is expected to be sent from House Republicans today. A Johnson aide says the letter, currently signed by eight Republicans, is being circulated to gain more signatures. . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t6z8_ AGREEMENT ON PESTICIDE REASSESSMENTS SAID TO LACK REASONABLE DEADLINES A consent agreement reached in January between EPA and environmental groups does not allow enough time to review data generated by pesticide makers, according to comments submitted to the agency. A federal court in California is expected to decide at a hearing next week whether to approve the agreement, which would partly settle a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council and other groups on pesticide reviews under the Food Quality Protection Act. . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g3z2p4_ RESEARCH SEEN NEEDED ON USE OF NATURAL ATTENUATION AT WASTE SITES A federal advisory committee concludes that although EPA's monitored natural attenuation program produces scientifically sound research, a lot is unknown about the program and its effectiveness in cleaning up hazardous waste sites. In particular, the report from EPA's Science Advisory Board cites contamination by MTBE as an area needing more research. Monitored natural attenuation is a waste site cleanup remedy that relies on microbes, the weather, and other naturally occurring environmental processes to rid an area of hazardous contaminants. . . . Page A-11 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6b9z0_ REDUCED INSECTICIDE USE CITED AS BENEFIT OF GENETICALLY ALTERED CORN EPA should register a new plant-incorporated protectant to reduce insecticide use and to attack the corn rootworm, U.S. growers, states, and seed companies write in comments filed on an application by Monsanto Co. to register "Bacillus thuringiensis" Cry3Bb protein and the genetic material (Vector ZMIR13L) needed to produce it in the corn. . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5u3q1_ TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ANNOUNCES GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE Several multinational telecommunications companies and the European Telecommunication Network Operators Association unveil a sustainable development initiative they expect to be a key part of future environmental initiatives. AT&T Corp., Lucent Technologies, and Telcordia Technologies are among the companies that are part of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative. . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5g6e8_ CLIMATE CHANGE PROTOCOL DOMINATES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY MEETING Although the agenda of the World Environment Day talks in Turin, Italy, does not specifically address the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, the controversial accord nonetheless becomes the dominant topic under discussion at the meeting. . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5k2k2_ DOT TO ALLOW MARYLAND PIPELINE TO RESUME OPERATIONS AFTER 2000 SPILL The Department of Transportation announces approval of a pipeline operator's request to restart a southern Maryland pipeline closed for more than a year following an oil spill. . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t6n7_ APPROVAL OF PESTICIDE-TREATED UNIFORMS PENDING BEFORE ARMY UNIFORM BOARD Army uniforms factory-treated with the insecticide permethrin await approval by the Army Uniform Board. An Army spokesman says a chemist with the Army Soldier Systems Center developed and patented the process to treat the uniforms by machine. EPA and the U.S. Surgeon General have approved the use of permethrin on textiles, according to the Army. . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t6v3_ _____________ IN THE STATES _____________ COLORADO: Gov. Owens signs legislation (H.B. 1398) to control particulate matter pollution in the Denver metropolitan area, paving the way for submission of the plan to EPA. . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t0p3_ COLORADO: Gov. Owens signs a bill that expands the state's existing conservation easement tax credit (H.B. 1090). Owens says the measure strengthens current incentives to protect land through conservation easements. . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t0p3_ NEW YORK: Pesticide firms hired by New York City in 2000 to control the spread of insects which could have potentially carried the West Nile virus agree to pay a $1 million fine for violations of state pesticide laws, says the state Department of Environmental Conser- vation. . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5k7g1_ OREGON: The Oregon House of Representatives passes a bill (H.B. 2010a) that would create a special new "privilege tax" to finance the environmental cleanup of the Willamette River where it flows through the heavily industrialized and shipping area of Portland. . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6b6h8_ WASHINGTON: A bill that streamlines the environmental permitting process for transportation projects by requiring state agencies to work together is signed by Washington Gov. Locke. . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5e2e6_ _________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS _________________ NEWS CLIMATE CHANGE Discussion over Kyoto pact's future dominates global meeting in Italy . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5k2k2_ COLORADO Particulate matter control legislation for Denver signed by governor . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t0p3_ EMERGENCY PLANNING Policy requires TRI reporting of chemicals used in superfund sites . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6b4c4_ ENERGY Raising vehicle fuel efficiency standards under consideration by White House . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6c4g0_ HAZARDOUS WASTE Research needed on natural attenuation for use in cleaning sites, report says . . . Page A-11 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6b9z0_ INTERNATIONAL ISSUES Telecommunications industry announces plan for sustainability initiative . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5g6e8_ NATURAL RESOURCES House appropriations urged to cut Interior funds for ANWR oil, gas efforts . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t6z8_ NEW YORK State fines mosquito control firms for West Nile pesticide activities . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5k7g1_ OREGON State House passes cleanup tax for Portland Harbor site . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6b6h8_ PESTICIDES Approval of permethrin-treated uniforms pending before U.S. Army board . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t6v3_ Consent agreement on reassessments lacks reasonable review deadlines, comments say . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g3z2p4_ Growers seek EPA approval of new corn, environmental groups cite insufficient data . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5u3q1_ PIPELINE SAFETY DOT will allow Maryland pipeline to resume operations after spill . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t6n7_ TOXIC SUBSTANCES Agency to withdraw 1999 amendment on use of PCB-tainted materials . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5t4j8_ WASHINGTON Governor signs bill to streamline reviews of transportation projects . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5e2e6_ IN BRIEF Colorado expands conservation tax credit . . . Page A-12 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6c4p0_ Indiana brownfields credit enacted . . . Page A-12 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6c4p3_ Water system protection software in the works . . . Page A-12 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5m1t3_ ________ CALENDAR ________ CONGRESS Legislative calendar . . . Page C-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6e1c1_ PRESIDENT President's calendar . . . Page C-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6f4e9_ _________________ REGULATORY AGENDA _________________ COMMENT DEADLINES Due dates for comments on pending rules . . . Page D-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g4z9v5_ JUNE 6 FEDERAL REGISTER Entries from today's table of contents . . . Page D-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g5j6n7_ JUNE 5 FEDERAL REGISTER Previous day's entries with page citations . . . Page D-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g4z9w6_ __________ Daily Environment Report (ISSN 1521-9402) Highlights are published daily by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1231 25th St., NW, Washington, DC 20037. For account information and changes, contact 1-800-372-1033 (M-F, 8:30 am-7:00 pm ET) To request retransmission or to order a copy of the summarized article, contact 1-800-452-7773 or e-mail bnaplus@bna.com. Copyright © 2001 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20037. Use of this service is subject to the terms and conditions of the license agreement with BNA. Unauthorized access or distribution is prohibited.
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