Environment

Leitlinien der Bundesregierung zur Umweltvorsorge durch Vermeidung und stufenweise Verminderung von Schadstoffen (Leitlinien Umweltvorsorge) (G-SIG: 11001134)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

(Unterrichtung gem. Beschluß auf BT-Drs 10/870) Umweltrisiken von Schadstoffen, Schutzziele, Handlungsprinzipien, Prinzip der Umweltvorsorge, Kooperation der gesellschaftlichen Gruppen, Verursacherprinzip, Instrumente der Umweltvorsorge im Ordnungsrecht, der Raumordnung und der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Schwerpunktbereiche der Umweltvorsorge

Sondergutachten des Rates von Sachverständigen für Umweltfragen vom März 1985 "Umweltprobleme der Landwirtschaft" (G-SIG: 11000898)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

Umfassende Darstellung der Auswirkungen der Landwirtschaft auf die Umwelt mit Hinweisen auf die Grenzen der Belastbarkeit der natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen; Grundlagen und neue Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft, Bestimmungsfaktoren landwirtschaftlicher Produktion, moderne Landbewirtschaftung als Quelle von Umweltbelastungen und ihre Auswirkungen auf Naturhaushalt, Bodenqualität, Grund- und Oberflächengewässer, Luftqualität sowie den Schadstoffgehalt in Lebensmitteln; Konsequenzen für die Umwelt- und Agrarpolitik, u.a. Gesamtkonzept, Biotop- und Landschaftspflege, Emissionsbegrenzung, umweltschonende Landbewirtschaftung, Forderungen an Umwelt- und Agrarpolitik

Bericht der Bundesregierung über die schnellere und weitergehende Verminderung der Emissionen aus Altanlagen (G-SIG: 11000989)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

Bericht gem. BT-Drs 10/870, Nr.5.1: Verminderung von Schwefeldioxid- und Stickoxidemissionen, Erfolg der Großfeuerungsanlagen-Verordnung, Novellierung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetzes, insbesondere Einführung eines zeitlich befristeten Auflagenvorbehalts, Arbeiten an einer Novellierung der Ta Luft, Prüfung ökonomischer Instrumente, insbesondere von Emissionszertifikaten, flexiblen Kompensationslösungen und Umweltabgaben

Umwelt '85 Bericht der Bundesregierung über Maßnahmen auf allen Gebieten des Umweltschutzes (G-SIG: 11001026)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 October 1987

Bericht gem. Beschluß auf BT-Drs 10/870: Weiterentwicklung der Umweltpolitik im Rahmen der Marktwirtschaft, Maßnahmen in einzelnen Umweltbereichen, Verbesserung der Datengrundlagen und der Umweltforschung, Luftreinhaltung, Lärmbekämpfung, Gewässerschutz, Bodenschutz, Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege, Abfallwirtschaft und Regelungen für Umweltchemikalien

Coastal Resources Restoration Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987

Coastal Resources Restoration Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of environmental improvement projects in conjunction with civil penalties or other appropriate relief when such projects are appropriate and would not compromise long-term enforcement policies.

A bill to require the City of Los Angeles, California, to make improvements to the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant in accordance with a construction schedule.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1987

Requires the city of Los Angeles, California, to make improvements to the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant in accordance with the Hyperion Full Secondary Project Schedule. Provides for reducing the number of permits the city may issue for the use of sewage treatment facilities if the city has not completed the Plant by June 30, 1989. Establishes enforcement procedures for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and authorizes citizen suits for violations of this Act. Provides for the Administrator to adopt an amended accelerated schedule to implement such Act when practicable. Requires the city to report quarterly to the Administrator on progress in making improvements to the Plant. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on whether requirements under this Act are being fulfilled.

New York Bight Restoration Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1987

New York Bight Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress, within three years, a New York Bight Restoration Plan to identify and control pollutant inputs affecting the Bight. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress a detailed schedule for completing such plan and a report on the technological and economic feasibility of establishing and implementing quality standards for the disposal of municipal sludge through ocean or land-based methods. Requires such standards to include permissible concentrations of specified pollutants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988.

Hazardous Waste Reduction and Management Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1987

Hazardous Waste Reduction and Management Act of 1987 - Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to transmit within two years to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a report regarding hazardous waste reduction and management, including; (1) existing hazardous waste streams; (2) storage, treatment, and disposal technologies; (3) releases; (4) at-sea incineration; and (5) the impact of land and water transport. Directs the Administrator to prepare and transmit to the Congress, within three years of receiving such report, a hazardous waste reduction and management plan which has been the subject of public participation and comment. Prohibits the issuance of at-sea incineration permits until final regulations and recommendations coming out of such report and plan are in place.

A bill to implement the provisions of Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1987

Implements the provisions of Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, relating to the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations accordingly.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Navy should expedite the implementation of an environmentally sound trash compacting or disposal procedure.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1987

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Navy should expedite the implementation of an environmentally sound trash compacting or disposal procedure.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Navy should expedite the implementation of an environmentally sound trash compacting or disposal procedure.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1987

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. Navy should expedite the implementation of an environmentally sound trash compacting or disposal procedure.

Indoor Air Quality Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1987

Indoor Air Quality Act of 1987 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a national research, development, and demonstration program to assure the quality of indoor air, including coordinating and accelerating efforts related to the causes, detection, and correction of contaminated air. Requires such program to include information collection and dissemination, cooperative research, grants, studies, development of techniques, facility construction, and conferences. Requires that research focus on human health effects and the identification of types and levels of contaminants likely to cause harm, including the development of methodology and techniques for detection and control. Authorizes the Administrator to assist technology demonstration activities based on a technology's potential to cost effectively control sources of contaminants which pose the greatest risk. Limits Federal funding to 75 percent of costs. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress by the start of FY 1989 on activities conducted under this Act. Directs the Administrator to publish and biennially revise a list of contaminants known to occur in indoor air. Provides for additions to such list upon application of a State Governor. Requires the Administrator to publish advisory materials addressing the human health effects of listed contaminants which describe the properties, effects, risks, and concentrations of such contaminants. Directs the Indoor Air Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board to assist in the listing and advisories. Requires that advisories be updated every five years. Directs the Administrator to develop and publish a national indoor air quality response plan to meet applicable clean air standards, including the dissemination of information and education and the provision of technical assistance. Requires the response plan to identify the contaminant, the basis for the action, the nature of the response, the responsible Federal authority, and the necessary financial resources. Requires such plan to include a specific response plan for Federal buildings which lists buildings and the reduction and response actions to be taken, and identifies those buildings likely to exceed applicable standards. Exempts specified buildings for national security, demolition, or special use purposes. Requires response plans to be submitted to the Congress on a biennial basis. Authorizes grants to States for the development of management strategies and indoor air quality assessment and response programs similar to those of the Federal program. Directs the Administrator to establish the Office of Indoor Air Quality within EPA's Office of Air and Radiation to implement agency responsibilities of this Act. Directs the President to establish a National Indoor Air Quality Council within the Executive Office to coordinate Federal activities and advise the President. Requires that the Council report to the Congress on a biennial basis. Directs the Administrator to conduct an indoor air contaminant reduction demonstration program in new Federal buildings, including the development of design, purchasing, and management guidelines. Requires the Administrator to establish a national indoor air quality clearinghouse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992.

A bill to provide for the reduction of carbon monoxide emissions from gasoline powered motor vehicles through the use of oxygenated fuels in the District of Columbia.

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1987

Requires Class A motor fuel sold after 1987 for motor vehicles in the District of Columbia to have at least a two percent oxygen content by weight. Terminates such requirement when the District of Columbia certifies that it has attained the national ambient air quality standard for carbon monoxide.

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure the safety of consumers in issuing regulations concerning mobile sources.

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1987

Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consult with the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate regulations under such Act with the motor vehicle safety standards and other requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. Requires the Administrator to publish certain findings if inconsistencies are resolved against a safety recommendation of the Secretary.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House regarding the critical need to include the use of oxygenated fuels such as ethanol, produced from our abundant stocks of surplus grain, and methanol, which can be produced from our vast coal reserves, in air pollution control strategies required by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency for carbon monoxide and ozone nonattainment.

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1987

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Environmental Protection Agency strongly encourage nonattainment cities to include in their State Implementation Plans, as a cost effective and preferred pollution control strategy in meeting Clean Air Act standards, the required use of ethanol blended fuels and other oxygenated/gasoline blends in carbon monoxide nonattainment areas, and neat alcohol fuels in commercial transportation fleets in ozone nonattainment areas.

Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay Sanctuary Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1987

Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay Sanctuary Act of 1987 - Designates the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal as the Delaware Bay-Chesapeake Bay Sanctuary. Prohibits ocean incineration or dumping of toxic or hazardous waste within the Sanctuary or at onshore facilities which might affect such Sanctuary. Prohibits travel through such Sanctuary by vessels en route to or from ocean incineration.

Ground Water Safety Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1987

Ground Water Safety Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require a pesticide registrant or reregistrant to submit information to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the pesticide's potential for groundwater leaching. Directs the Administrator, upon such registration, to determine a pesticide's leaching potential. Requires registrants, in the case of a positive leaching potential, to: (1) develop management practices to minimize such leaching; (2) disseminate such management information to applicators; and (3) conduct groundwater monitoring. Requires a registrant, upon detection of groundwater contamination, to notify EPA, the State, the owner of the property, and any other person(s) relying on the underground source for drinking water or household needs. States that if such contamination reaches or is likely to reach 25 percent of the EPA-established groundwater residue guidance level, the Administrator shall amend the registration to impose further restrictions on the pesticide's use. States that if contamination reaches 50 percent of the groundwater residue guidance level, the Administrator shall notify and provide relevant information to the affected State(s). Directs the Administrator, if an affected State fails to act, to prohibit the pesticide's use in the vicinity of the underground source of drinking water. Directs the Administrator to: (1) collect and make available to the public information on groundwater pesticide contamination; (2) provide technical assistance to States for groundwater protection programs; (3) conduct research activities to monitor the presence of pesticides in the unsaturated zone; and (4) enter into agreements with the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to develop information systems for State and local officials, farmers, and applicators regarding soil, climate, and hydrology at specific pesticide use sites. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1992 appropriations. Requires States to develop and submit for EPA approval pesticide water pollution prevention programs. Authorizes: (1) the Administrator to provide financial assistance; and (2) FY 1988 through 1992 appropriations. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Administrator to issue groundwater residue guidance levels for FIFRA-registered pesticides. Amends the Clean Water Act to authorize FY 1988 through 1992 appropriations for EPA research in developing management practices to control pesticide contamination of surface and groundwaters.

A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to extend for one year the term of the Scientific Advisory Panel under that Act.

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1987

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to extend the term of the pesticide advisory panel through FY 1988.

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a standard for exposure to radon in indoor environments.

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1987

Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate a standard for exposure to radon in the interior of buildings.

Preventive Environmental Protection and Waste Reduction Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1987

Preventive Environmental Protection and Waste Reduction Assistance Act - Directs the Administrator to establish, in the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Waste Reduction to administer programs on waste reduction and waste minimization. Requires the Office to administer a waste reduction information clearinghouse and matching grants program to States to assist in the establishment of innovative waste reduction programs. Limits grants to five years and a maximum of 50 percent. Directs the Administrator to establish criteria for measuring the effectiveness of such programs in assisting industry to reduce the generation of environmental wastes, including the provision of specific technical and targeted assistance, funding for experts and training programs, and providing information and research grants. Directs the Administrator to establish the National Waste Reduction Information Clearinghouse which will include a computer data base containing information on management, technical, and operational approaches to waste reduction. Makes such information freely available. Requires the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on the waste reduction information gathered pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for five years.

A bill to assure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1987

States that the designation of a special use airspace shall be deemed to be a major Federal action requiring an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Makes the Department of Transportation, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, the lead agency for such statement and requires the Department to review semiannually each special use airspace designation.

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Rachel Carson is recognized on the twenty-fifth anniversary of her book "Silent Spring", for her outstanding contributions to public awareness and understanding of environmental issues.

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1987

Recognizes the contributions of Rachel Carson to public awareness and understanding of environmental issues on the 25th anniversary of her book, "Silent Spring."

PCB Regulatory Improvements Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1987

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to apply the standards of the Solid Waste Disposal Act concerning the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes to polychlorinated biphenyls. Requires compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of such Act as well. Requires persons carrying out certain intermediate activities concerning such substances, including arranging treatment, storage, disposal, or transport on a commercial basis, to obtain approval from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

A bill entitled the "Safe Incineration Act of 1987, Title II".

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1987

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and promulgate criteria and testing procedures for identifying municipal incinerator bottom and fly ash controlled by flue gas emissions control equipment which presents a substantial hazard to human health or the environment. Requires such criteria and procedures to determine leaching, total chemical analysis, respirability, and toxicity. Requires owners or operators of each such unit to separately test the bottom and fly ash, if possible. Requires that test results be kept and submitted to the Administrator, or the State if it is administering an authorized program. Directs the Administrator to promulgate and revise treatment standards to reduce the hazards associated with such ash, including the migration of hazardous constituents. Requires permits for new and existing treatment facilities which include management plans describing methods of testing, dispersion prevention methods, employee protection methods, and handling methods. Requires all municipal waste combustion units to comply with this Act. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance. Authorizes States to administer and enforce an Administrator-approved program. Authorizes citizen suits for violations of this Act.

A bill to implement the provisions of Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1987

Implements the provisions of Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, relating to the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations accordingly.

Safe Incineration Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1987

Safe Incineration Act of 1987 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate performance standards for emissions of specified air pollutants, including particulate matter, oxides of sulfur, and lead, from new or modified municipal waste incineration units. Requires such standards to reflect the best level of emission limitation achieved in practice by similar units under optimal conditions. Makes specified technologies available, including dry and wet scrubbing, fabric filtration, and source reduction and source separation. Requires initial standards to be promulgated by 1989, in effect by 1990, and reviewed every three years. Establishes specific, minimum requirements for degree of thermal destruction of combustibles, reductions of emissions of certain pollutants, and outlet gas concentrations of certain pollutants. Requires jurisdictions served by the municipal incineration unit to have an enforceable solid waste management plan before a State program may issue a permit for a new or modified unit. Requires such plan to reflect the operation of the new or modified unit. Sets a standard of emissions equivalent to that achieved by the five lowest emitting units should the Administrator fail to promulgate a standard for any of the specified pollutants. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring existing units to meet the emissions standards promulgated under this Act according to a timetable which requires compliance at least within six years. Requires the shutdown of units which fail to meet certain outlet gas concentration limitations by specified dates. Requires owners or operators of municipal waste incineration units to monitor emissions at the point such emissions move into the ambient air and at other points as necessary to protect human health and the environment. Requires such owners or operators to pay for a program to detect impacts of the unit on humans or the environment, including the testing for and reporting of significant levels of contaminants. Requires such owners or operators to comply with certain reporting requirements under Superfund. Sets monitoring standards, including continuous and periodic monitoring. Requires the Administrator to establish operating and maintenance requirements for all units. Directs the Administrator to establish a model State program for the training and certification of municipal waste incinerator personnel. Requires operating personnel to pass such training or be certified by an authorized State program. Requires unit permits to be terminated five years after their issuance unless the Administrator or an authorized State certifies such unit's compliance with emissions and other requirements of this Act. Permits States to submit for Administrator approval a State program of enforcement, treating the State as the enforcing entity under this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to withdraw such authority if the State is not adequately enforcing these requirements.

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1987

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1987 - Title I: Provisions Relating Primarily to Stationary Sources - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to classify areas which fail to attain the national ambient air quality standard for ozone by the end of 1987 into three categories: (1) Moderate Health Endangerment Area; (2) Serious Health Endangerment Area; and (3) Severe Health Endangerment Area, based on the percentage by which such area exceeds the national standard. Requires each State to submit to the Administrator a revised State implementation plan for each classified area, requiring attainment within three years for Moderate areas, five years for Serious areas, and ten years for Severe areas. Requires revised plans to include a specified percentage reduction in emissions for each year before the applicable attainment date. Requires such plans to permit the use of clean fuels as a reasonably available control measure. Directs the Administrator to audit annually such plans to assure adequacy and compliance. Requires implementation plans for Serious and Severe areas to contain a permit program which covers the construction and operation of certain new or modified emissions units. Requires emission offsets by the time such units enter operation. Requires such plans to contain a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program to reduce in-use emissions of volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen from motor vehicles, including direct inspection of vehicle emission control system components. Permits an alternative to such program in Serious areas if it will achieve equivalent reductions. Requires Severe area plans to establish a schedule for an annual increase in the percentage of new motor vehicles registered in the area which are low emission vehicles capable of using low emission fuel. Requires owners or operators of 15 or more new vehicles to own or operate low emission vehicles. Sets emissions standards for such vehicles. Establishes a per ton fee on emissions from certain stationary sources in severe areas. Requires certain sources to use catalytic control technology for emissions reductions if they burn fuel other than a clean fuel and emit above a certain tonnage of an air pollutant. Permits an alternate emission technology which is at least as effective. Requires hydrocarbon vapor recovery when fueling a motor vehicle with gasoline after 1989. Prohibits the awarding of highway funds if an area is not in compliance with the applicable implementation plan. Requires emission offsets at a ratio of five to one for new or modified source permit approval for noncomplying areas. Reclassifies noncomplying areas into the next, more stringent category, requiring previously Severe areas to meet the five to one emission offset requirements. Establishes an ozone transport region comprising coastal States on the east coast between Maine and Virginia, including the District of Columbia. Authorizes the creation of additional regions, as necessary. Directs the Administrator to establish an ozone transport commission for each region. Requires each State within a region to submit to the Administrator a revised implementation plan which requires compliance with emission levels as if the region were classified as a Serious Health Endangerment Area for ozone. Exempts regions within a State that contribute no more than two percent of the ozone concentrations or precursors in Serious or Severe regions. Exempts States that contribute no more than five percent to the ozone problem in Serious or Severe areas. Permits States or subdivisions to petition the Administrator for the inclusion of another State within an ozone transport region. Requires the Administrator to develop criteria for determining transboundary pollution for ozone. Directs the Administrator to establish standards to reduce evaporative emissions of volatile organic compounds from commercial and consumer solvents, architectural coatings, pesticide applications, traffic coatings, and military specification coatings. Directs the Administrator to classify areas failing to attain the national ambient air quality standard for carbon monoxide, creating a regulatory scheme parallel to that established for ozone, omitting low emission fuel and ozone transport region provisions. Requires the Administrator to publish a list of the 12 categories of uncontrolled stationary sources making the most significant contribution to the formation of ozone air pollution, including sources emitting ten tons or more per year or volatile organic compounds and/or oxides of nitrogen. Establishes a schedule for such categorization, but requires emitters of such pollutants in the requisite amounts to pay a per ton fee if guidelines for their category are not in place by 1991. Establishes criminal penalties for violations. Authorizes the Administrator to impose gasoline and diesel fuel sales fees in Severe areas. Requires the use of such fees for grants to States and local governments for the implementation of transportation control measures for ozone and carbon monoxide. Limits grants to 50 percent of costs. Title II: Provisions Relating Primarily to Mobile Sources - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish carbon monoxide emissions standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines during and after model year 1992. Establishes emissions standards for hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. Directs the Administrator to promulgate emissions standards for internal combustion engines used in any vehicle or machine manufactured after 1989. Requires such standards to be proportional to those for motor vehicle engines of comparable horsepower. Prohibits the sale of leaded gas after 1989. Requires the Administrator to establish a standard for gasoline volatility after 1989. Requires new light-duty motor vehicles after model year 1990 to be equipped with onboard evaporative emissions control systems. Permits only ten percent of vehicles in a sample to fail motor vehicle testing in order for such model to retain certification. Requires each vehicle and engine to comply with the applicable emission standard (current law permits averaging). Directs the Administrator to add an idle test to the Federal Test Procedure for light-duty vehicles manufactured during or after model year 1990. Requires the Administrator to take information from State vehicle emission control and inspection programs when making determinations of nonconformity. Prohibits the sale of components intended to render inoperative vehicle pollution control devices. Requires the Administrator to take into account the number and gravity of violations when assessing civil penalties. Title III: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992.

A bill to provide for the reduction of carbon monoxide emissions from gasoline powered motor vehicles through the use of oxygenated fuels in the District of Columbia.

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1987

Requires Class A motor fuel sold after 1987 for motor vehicles in the District of Columbia to have at least a two percent oxygen content by weight. Terminates such requirement when the District of Columbia certifies that it has attained the national ambient air quality standard for carbon monoxide.

- Proposal for a Council Regulation adopting a research and training programme (1987-1991) in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion.#- Proposal for a Council Decision approving amendments to the Statutes of the Joint European Torus (JET), Joint Undertaking.#- Statement "Environmental Impact and Economic Prospects of Fusion".#(submitted by the Commission)

European Union · European Commission · 24 July 1987

- Proposal for a Council Regulation adopting a research and training programme (1987-1991) in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion.#- Proposal for a Council Decision approving amendments to the Statutes of the Joint European Torus (JET), Joint Undertaking.#- Statement "Environmental Impact and Economic Prospects of Fusion".#(submitted by the Commission)

European Union · European Commission · 24 July 1987

STATEMENT " ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ECONOMIC PROSPECTS OF FUSION "

European Union · European Commission · 24 July 1987

Tropical Forest and Wetlands Protection Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1987

Tropical Forest and Wetlands Protection Act of 1987 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a review of the appropriate literature to determine which tropical forests and wetlands are likely to be unsuitable for agriculture and could, with assistance from multilateral development banks and public and private donors, be established as reserves for scientific research, tourism, indigenous people, and nonconsumptive uses and to analyze the likelihood that conserving tropical forests and wetlands can be achieved without such assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to consult with other U.S. officials, agencies, and appropriate nongovernmental organizations in conducting such review and analysis. Requires the Secretary to make determinations concerning the maximizing of in-country support for protection and management of tropical forests and wetlands. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress concerning such review, analysis, and determinations. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) to initiate discussions and make proposals to the executive directors and management of the World Bank. Specifies that such proposals shall include: (1) a three-year pilot environmental structural adjustment lending program; and (2) a three-year pilot exchange program whereby any country with outstanding debts held by the Bank may establish long-term conservation easements to protect tropical forests and wetlands in exchange for the World Bank's suspending or rescheduling such debts. Requires the U.S. Executive Director to prepare annual reports while such three-year pilot programs are in effect and a final report describing the results of the programs. Requires the dissemination of such results to all multilateral development banks and all private lending institutions with outstanding loans to tropical nations in order to provide such banks with information about exchanges of debt for conservation easements as an alternative to forgiveness of any such debt. Requires the Secretary to conduct an analysis of the programs and policies of the International Monetary Fund to assess the potential for adapting the pilot programs of the World Bank to the operation of the Fund. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress concerning such study and analysis.

Tropical Forest Protection Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1987

Tropical Forest Protection Act of 1987 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a review of the appropriate literature to determine which tropical forests and wetlands are likely to be unsuitable for agriculture and could, with assistance from multilateral development banks and public and private donors, be established as reserves for scientific research, tourism, indigenous people, and nonconsumptive uses and to analyze the likelihood that conserving tropical forests and wetlands can be achieved without such assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to consult with other U.S. officials, agencies, and appropriate nongovernmental organizations in conducting such review and analysis. Requires the Secretary to make determinations concerning the maximizing of in-country support for protection and management of tropical forests and wetlands. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress concerning such review, analysis, and determinations. Requires the Secretary to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) to initiate discussions and make proposals to the executive directors and management of the World Bank. Specifies that such proposals shall include: (1) a three-year pilot environmental structural adjustment lending program; and (2) a three year pilot exchange program whereby any country with outstanding debts held by the Bank may establish long-term conservation easements to protect tropical forests and wetlands in exchange for the World Bank suspending or rescheduling such debts. Requires the U.S. Executive Director to prepare annual reports while such three-year pilot programs are in effect and a final report describing the results of the programs. Requires the dissemination of such results to all multilateral development banks and all private lending institutions with outstanding loans to tropical nations in order to provide such banks with information about exchanges of debt for conservation easements as an alternative to forgiveness of any such debt. Requires the Secretary to conduct an analysis of the programs and policies of the International Monetary Fund to assess the potential for adapting the pilot programs of the World Bank to the operation of the Fund. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress concerning such study and analysis.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2242/87 of 23 July 1987 on action by the Community relating to the environment

European Union · EUR-Lex · 23 July 1987

A bill to clarify the intent of Congress to preserve the authority of local governments to protect public health and the environment under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1987

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to declare that: (1) State law governs the authority of local government to regulate federally registered pesticides or devices; and (2) nothing in FIFRA shall be construed as affecting this authority.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Reform Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1987

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Reform of 1987 - Title I: Definitions - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to define specified terms for purposes of such Act. Title II: Registration of Pesticides - Authorizes the use of an arbitration procedure to determine compensation for the use of another registrant's health and safety data for expired-patent pesticides. Permits two or more pesticide registrants to jointly develop additional supporting data. Prohibits conditional registrations of additional uses unless in the public interest. Sets forth procedures for conducting interim administrative reviews of whether a registered pesticide or pesticide category poses unreasonable adverse environmental effects. Provides for public access to health and safety data submitted to support a registration application for a pesticide containing a new active ingredient, or to authorize the food use of a pesticide active ingredient. Provides criminal penalties for wrongful disclosure. Requires a person seeking such information to affirm that he or she is not working for a pesticide business. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an inert ingredient priority list. Requires EPA to establish and enforce efficiency standards for antimicrobial control agents (including disinfectants), including standards for hospital and health facility use. Requires EPA to develop methods for testing the neurotoxicological and behavioral effects of pesticides. Title III: Reregistration of Registered Pesticides - Requires the reregistration of active ingredient pesticides with outstanding data requirements registered before November 1, 1984. Provides for a phased-in nine year reregistration period. Provides for annual registration fees based on active ingredients over a five-year period. Establishes a registration fund in the Treasury. Title IV: Certified Applicators - Makes it a violation for any person to use any pesticide as a commercial applicator unless such person is a certified commercial applicator or a registered commercial applicator under the direct supervision of a certified commercial applicator. Provides for the development of training materials and procedures, including standards for trainers and training programs. Provides for separate standards for commercial and private applicators. Requires refresher training. Title V: Administrative Review - Requires a request for a cancellation hearing to identify the disputed findings and to include a statement of reasons which support such request. Revises pesticide label change procedures, including prohibiting a label change that would be equivalent to a cancellation of use or make the product unmarketable. Revises administrative review provisions. Requires EPA to cancel or suspend a registration based on false or invalid data. Requires producers and other parties to notify EPA and the State regarding stored, cancelled, or suspended pesticides. Title VI: Reregistration of Establishments - Requires pesticide producers to have available for the public pesticide active ingredient fact sheets. Requires annual reports to EPA. Title VII: Books and Records - Sets forth recordkeeping provisions, including requirements regarding commercial applicators and pesticide dealers. Title VIII: Inspection of Establishments - Authorizes duly designated Federal and State officials or employees to inspect pesticide facilities. Title IX: Protection of Trade Secrets and Other Information - Authorizes EPA to disclose to a State data acquired under this Act if the State provides the data submitter with at least the same protection as provided for by this Act. Requires such disclosure if the State also permits a compensation action for wrongful disclosure. Title X: Standards Applicable to Pesticide Applicators - Repeals specified private applicator recordkeeping requirements. Title XI: Unlawful Acts - Revises specified provisions regarding unlawful activities under such Act. Title XII: Penalties - Increases specified civil and criminal penalties under such Act. Grants to the EPA witness and document subpoena authority. Title XIII: Indemnity - Requires EPA, before making any indemnification payment, to: (1) report to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) have a prior specific line item fund appropriation. Title XIV: Administrative Procedure - Permits a private right of action for judicial review of an EPA regulation. Title XV: Imports and Exports - Prohibits the export of restricted use or unregistered pesticides without prior notification to the importer and to an appropriate regulatory official of such country. Requires EPA to: (1) notify foreign governments and appropriate international agencies of pesticide regulatory activities; (2) participate in international pesticide research and regulatory programs; (3) provide foreign governments with technical assistance in developing pesticide regulatory programs; and (4) survey countries that import U.S. pesticides or export agricultural products to the United States to ascertain existing pesticide regulations and control food residues. Title XVI: Disposal and Transportation - Requires EPA to develop: (1) design regulations for pesticide containers that will promote the safe storage and disposal of such pesticides; and (2) regulations for pesticide container residue removal. Requires an EPA pesticide container study and report to the Congress. Title XVII: Delegation and Cooperation - States that EPA actions under such Act shall not preempt certain Department of Labor enforcement activities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Title XVIII: State Cooperation, Aid, and Training - Authorizes EPA to enter into cooperative agreements with States and Indian tribes for: (1) pesticide enforcement activities, including personnel training; (2) applicator training; and (3) pesticide certification and licensing programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title XIX: Authority of States - Prohibits States, for a five-year period, from prohibiting the sale or use of specified household antimicrobial pesticides with pending State registrations until a final application determination has been made. Requires EPA to establish criteria for disapproving special local needs registrations that take into account geographic use patterns. Title XX: Authority of Administrator - Repeals specified congressional review provisions of such Act. Makes authority for the scientific advisory panel permanent and increases its membership. Requires EPA to: (1) promulgate regulations regarding the health, safety, and training of employees who mix, load, or apply pesticides and agricultural workers in pesticide-treated areas; and (2) report to the Congress. Title XXI: State Primary Enforcement Responsibility - Provides for the expiration of State primary pesticide enforcement responsibility as of September 1, 1990, unless EPA determines that a State has the authority to impose civil and criminal penalties at least equal to those under such Act. Title XXII: Failure by the State to Assure Enforcement of State Pesticide Use Regulations - Authorizes EPA action under specified conditions if a State fails to enforce its pesticide use regulations. Title XXIII: Authorization for Appropriations - Authorizes FY 1988 through 1992 appropriations. Title XXIV: Other Provisions - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in providing regional research grants, to provide support for the interregional project number 4 program (IR4 program). Extends patents for certain pesticide, chemical, and plant products that undergo regulatory review prior to commercial marketing. Provides that during the last two years of a registered pesticide's patent it shall not be an act of patent infringement to make, use, or sell such pesticide solely for testing reasonably related to the development or submission of certain required data. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that when a pesticide registration is withdrawn, cancelled, or suspended because of human dietary risk, EPA shall withdraw tolerances for residues of the pesticide, or any tolerance exemption. Title XXV: Clarifying and Technical Amendments - Sets forth technical amendments. Title XXVI: Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act, unless otherwise provided for, effective 60 days after enactment.

proposition de résolution tendant à créer une commission d'enquête parlementaire sur les conséquences des essais nucléaires français de Mururoa sur l'environnement

France · Senate · 17 July 1987

A bill to terminate the application of certain provisions relating to the McColl Site in Fullerton, California.

United States · United States Congress · 8 July 1987

Removes any restrictions on the use of Superfund funds for the transfer or disposal of hazardous waste from the McColl site, Fullerton, California.

A bill to amend section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to coordinate and synchronize pesticide data requirements.

United States · United States Congress · 1 July 1987

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that whenever one or more States or Federal agencies request certain data in support of a pesticide registration, they must coordinate and synchronize such requests so as to avoid unnecessary repetition and redundancy. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate rules with respect to the development and implementation of such coordination.

Forschungsprojekt des BMFT über die Einlagerung von Sonderabfällen in Salzkavernen (G-SIG: 11000591)

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 June 1987

Beginn des Forschungsvorhabens in Niedersachsen, Art der eingelagerten Stoffe, Reversibilität bei einer versuchsweisen Einlagerung, Erfahrungen aus anderen Staaten

A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assist States in responding to the threat to human health posed by exposure to radon.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1987

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement activities to assist State radon programs such as: (1) establishing an information clearinghouse; (2) designing and implementing training seminars for government officials; (3) proficiency programs rating the effectiveness of radon measurement and mitigation devices; and (4) demonstrating radon mitigation methods; and (5) establishing a national data base on the location and amounts of radon. Authorizes the Administrator to provide a State with technical assistance in developing or implementing programs addressing radon, including: (1) surveys of radon location and occurrence; (2) public information programs; and (3) controlling radon in existing or new structures. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress annually on a plan to implement this assistance program. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States on an annual basis for radon assessment and mitigation, covering the same types of activities the Administrator may provide directly through technical assistance. Grants priority to State projects which involve serious radon contamination or potential for reduction, including the development of innovative techniques. Limits the Federal share of costs to 75 percent, in the first year, 60 percent in the second, and 50 percent in the third. Limits per State grants to ten percent of the total funds available. Places other limitations on the uses of grant money. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Permits the Administrator to charge persons applying for a proficiency rating to defray the costs of such program. Authorizes appropriations to start such program. Directs the Administrator to study the extent of radon contamination in the Nation's school buildings, including a statistical survey of radon levels and a list of school districts where radon levels probably exceed target levels for remedial action. Authorizes the Administrator to provide technical assistance, information, and equipment to States for conducting radon tests. Authorizes the Administrator to undertake diagnostic and remedial effects at high radon level school buildings to develop the necessary technology. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress annually for two years on activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend section 112 of the Clean Air Act to regulate the emissions of certain hazardous air pollutants.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1987

Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the release of the pesticides Chlordane, Heptachlor, Aldrin, and Dieldrin.

Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Study Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1987

Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Study Act of 1987 - Amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to include in the Coastal Barrier Resources System those coastal barriers of the Great Lakes that are designated by the Congress by law after considering the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior under this Act. Directs the Secretary to recommend to the Congress undeveloped coastal barriers along the Great Lakes that are appropriate for inclusion in the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Prohibits the Secretary from recommending any area which is publicly owned and protected by Federal or State law, or held by a qualified organization primarily for wildlife refuge, sanctuary, recreational, or natural resource conservation purposes. Directs the Secretary, before making the recommendations, to consult with Federal agencies, States bordering on the Great Lakes, and the public. Directs the Secretary to review the System maps at least once every five years and make modifications to reflect changes occurring as a result of natural forces. Requires reviews be made in consultation with appropriate States, coastal zone management agencies, Federal agencies, and the public. States that limitations on Federal expenditures under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act shall not apply to highways located within Michigan if the Congress adds new units to the Coastal Barrier Resources System, and those units include portions of U.S. or State highways in Michigan.

A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to provide grants to coastal states for implementing programs to control or prevent damage caused by chronic coastal erosion and flooding.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1987

Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to any coastal State to implement a coastal erosion and flood control assistance program if the Secretary: (1) finds that the coastal State imposes a 30-year erosion setback; (2) finds that the State has or is making progress in developing a management program approved under specified provisions of such Coastal Zone Act; and (3) approves the coastal erosion and flood control program of the State under this Act. Authorizes a coastal State to apply to the Secretary for approval of its coastal erosion and flood control assistance program. Specifies requirements for a program and circumstances in which the Secretary may suspend approval of a program. Establishes the Coastal Erosion and Flood Control Assistance Fund for making grants under provisions of this Act and administration of such provisions. Sets forth reporting requirements.

A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to cancel the registration of certain cyclodienes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1987

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to cancel the registration of the pesticides chlordane, heptachlor, aldrin, and dieldrin (cyclodienes).

A bill to provide that a certain amount of funds shall be available to the Secretary of Energy each fiscal year for the cleanup of hazardous or radioactive waste from atomic energy defense activities and to require the Secretary of Energy to develop within one year a comprehensive plan for the cleanup of such waste.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1987

Makes funds available to the Secretary of Energy, according to a specified formula, for the cleanup of hazardous or radioactive waste from atomic energy defense activities. Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer to the Secretary of Energy the amount calculated according to such formula. Precludes the use of such funds for repository costs resulting from permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste from atomic energy defense activities. Makes such funds available for FY 1988 through 1992. Requires the Secretary of Energy, in conjunction with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to: (1) develop a comprehensive plan, including a timetable and estimated costs, for the cleanup of hazardous or radioactive waste from atomic energy defense activities; and (2) submit such plan to specified congressional committees.

Hazardous Waste Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1987

Hazardous Waste Reduction Act - Requires filings of the annual toxic chemical release forms required under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to include a toxic chemical waste reduction and recycling report for each listed toxic chemical for the preceding calendar year. Requires such report to include information on a facility-by-facility basis as to the amounts and disposition of each toxic chemical, including levels of waste reduction and recycling achieved and expected. Requires that toxic chemical waste reduction practices be delineated according to set categories, such as equipment, redesign, and substitution of raw materials. Requires the inclusion of a production index for each toxic chemical waste and a list of techniques used to identify waste reduction opportunities. Provides protection for trade secrets. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a central receiving facility at EPA for the storage and retrieval of waste management program information. Requires the Administrator to collect, coordinate, and consolidate data collection requirements under environmental statutes. Requires all such information to be compiled into a data base organized on an industry-by-industry basis according to Standard Industrial Classifications and on a waste stream basis. Directs the Administrator to establish a Waste Reduction and Recycling Clearinghouse Program to include information on approaches to waste reduction and recycling and information from States receiving grants for technical assistance programs. Requires the Clearinghouse to be actively involved in technology transfer and the development of waste reduction technologies. Requires the Administrator to make matching grants to States for innovative waste reduction programs. Requires such programs to make specific and targeted technical assistance available to businesses as well as for funding experts and research and providing training. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on the waste reduction information gathered pursuant to this Act. Requires such report to include a profile of waste reduction levels on an industry-by-industry basis and identify priorities as to industries, pollutants, and research. Establishes the Office of Waste Reduction within EPA to collect waste reduction plans and information from other EPA offices on an industry-by-industry basis, administer the clearinghouse and State grants programs, and carry out other related responsibilities including improving EPA's ability to evaluate multimedia waste management practices and the potential for waste reduction through information collection and retrieval. Authorizes appropriations.

Waste Reduction Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1987

Hazardous Waste Reduction Act - Requires filings of the annual toxic chemical release forms required under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to include a toxic chemical waste reduction and recycling report for each listed toxic chemical for the preceding calendar year. Requires such report to include information on a facility-by-facility basis as to the amounts and disposition of each toxic chemical, including levels of waste reduction and recycling achieved and expected. Requires that toxic chemical waste reduction practices be delineated according to set categories, such as equipment, redesign, and substitution of raw materials. Requires the inclusion of a production index for each toxic chemical waste and a list of techniques used to identify waste reduction opportunities. Provides protection for trade secrets. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a central receiving facility at EPA for the storage and retrieval of waste management program information. Requires the Administrator to collect, coordinate, and consolidate data collection requirements under environmental statutes. Requires all such information to be compiled into a data base organized on an industry-by-industry basis according to Standard Industrial Classifications and on a waste stream basis. Directs the Administrator to establish a Waste Reduction and Recycling Clearinghouse Program to include information on approaches to waste reduction and recycling and information from States receiving grants for technical assistance programs. Requires the Clearinghouse to be actively involved in technology transfer and the development of waste reduction technologies. Requires the Administrator to make matching grants to States for innovative waste reduction programs. Requires such programs to make specific and targeted technical assistance available to businesses as well as for funding experts and research and providing training. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on the waste reduction information gathered pursuant to this Act. Requires such report to include a profile of waste reduction levels on an industry-by-industry basis and identify priorities as to industries, pollutants, and research. Establishes the Office of Waste Reduction within EPA to collect waste reduction plans and information from other EPA offices on an industry-by-industry basis, administer the clearinghouse and State grants programs, and carry out other related responsibilities including improving EPA's ability to evaluate multi-media waste management practices and the potential for waste reduction through information collection and retrieval. Authorizes appropriations.

New York Bight Restoration Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1987

New York Bight Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress, within three years, a New York Bight Restoration Plan to identify and control pollutant inputs affecting the Bight. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress a detailed schedule for completing such plan and a report on the technological and economic feasibility of establishing and implementing quality standards for the disposal of municipal sludge through ocean or land-based methods. Requires such standards to include permissible concentrations of specified pollutants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988.

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to control emissions of certain air pollutants from municipal waste incinerators.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1987

Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate performance standards for emissions of specified air pollutants, including particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and lead, from new or modified municipal waste combustion units. Requires such standards to reflect the greatest degree of emission limitation achievable through application of the best available control technologies achieved in practice by similar units or contained in a State implementation plan. Makes specified technologies available, including spray dry scrubbers source separation, and catalytic oxidation. Requires initial standards to be promulgated within 12 months, in effect within 18 months, and reviewed every five years. Sets a standard of emission equivalent to that achieved by the five lowest emitting units should the Administrator fail to promulgate a standard for any of the specified pollutants. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring existing units to meet the emissions standards promulgated under this Act according to a timetable which requires compliance at least within six years. Requires owners or operators of municipal waste combustion units to monitor emissions at the point such emissions move into the ambient air and at other points as necessary to protect human health and the environment. Sets monitoring standards, including continuous and periodic monitoring. Requires unit permits to be terminated five years after their issuance unless the Administrator or an authorized State certifies such unit's compliance with emissions requirements. Permits States to submit for Administrator approval a State program of enforcement, treating the State as the enforcing entity under this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to withdraw such authority if the State is not adequately enforcing these requirements.