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DAILY ENVIRONMENT REPORT
Highlights & Table of Contents
June 7, 2001
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ISSN 1521-9402

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HIGHLIGHTS
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EPA ISSUES TWO RADIATION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN
REPOSITORY

EPA upholds stringent radiation standards for the proposed
Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository in
Nevada. In its final version of radiation standards for
Yucca Mountain, EPA lets stand the 15 millirem per year
standard it proposed in 1999 for all pathways of exposure.
EPA issues a separate 4 millirem standard for radiation in
ground water. The EPA standard wins guarded support from
opponents of the Yucca Mountain facility. . . . Page AA-1

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SCIENCE PANEL TELLS WHITE HOUSE GLOBAL WARMING LIKELY TO
CONTINUE

Greenhouse gas emissions are still causing the Earth to
warm, and more research is needed to curtail existing
uncertainties in climate change science, a committee of the
National Research Council advises the White House. "We know
that greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's
atmosphere, causing surface temperatures to rise," writes
the committee chairman. The committee says it was not part
of the committee's charge to make policy recommendations for
dealing with potential effects of climate change. . . . Page
A-1

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NORTON PROMISES INTERIOR WILL HONOR BANS ON OFFSHORE OIL,
GAS DRILLING

The Bush administration will respect congressional bans on
offshore oil and gas drilling, but may investigate the need
to change the law, Interior Secretary Norton tells a House
committee during a hearing on the Bush administration's
National Energy Policy Report. . . . Page A-2

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FEDERAL APPEALS COURT STRIKES MOST VIRGINIA RESTRICTIONS ON
TRASH IMPORTS

Provisions of Virginia's solid waste management law, enacted
to limit the amount of out-of-state waste that can be taken
to landfills in the state, violate the U.S. Constitution, a
federal appeals court rules. The U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Fourth Circuit says four of five provisions, enacted in
1999 in response to the growth of regional landfills in the
state and an influx of municipal solid waste from New York
and elsewhere, violate constitutional restrictions on state
action.  . . . Page A-2

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FUNGICIDE TASK FORCE SEEKS MORE TIME FOR CARBAMATE
ASSESSMENT

A deadline for grouping carbamate pesticides for a
cumulative risk assessment should be flexible, an industry
task force writes in comments to EPA. The Dec. 31 deadline
was set by EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council in
a consent decree, which also imposed additional deadlines on
EPA for its pesticide reassessments and which could be
approved by a federal court next week. . . . Page A-5

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ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS FUNDS FOR CLEANUP OF URANIUM WASTE
SITE

Lobbying efforts by a bipartisan group of lawmakers lead the
Bush administration to add $1.4 million to its fiscal year
2002 budget request to plan the cleanup of a southern Utah
uranium waste site. Contamination from the site could
threaten the Colorado River, a major source of drinking
water for 25 million residents in western states. . . . Page
A-10

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RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS DECIDE TO ALLOW IMPORT OF SPENT NUCLEAR
FUEL

Russia's parliament approves a legislative package that
would allow the country to import spent nuclear fuel from
abroad. The government, which strongly lobbied for the
bills, hopes to make about $20 billion by importing spent
nuclear fuel for reprocessing and storage in Russia. To
become law, the bills still must be approved by parliament's
upper house and signed by President Putin. . . . Page A-9

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CONFIDENTIAL DATA SOUGHT ON EFFECT OF BIOTECH CROPS ON
BUTTERFLIES

The Union of Concerned Scientists asks EPA to release
confidential data on the effects of biotech crops on the
Monarch butterfly. In a Freedom of Information Act request,
the group seeks data generated by academic and government
scientists and submitted to EPA by makers of
plant-incorporated protectants. A substantial part of the
data being sought on Bt corn and the Monarch is claimed as
confidential. . . . Page A-6

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SUPPORT OFFERED FOR DOT PROPOSAL ON SHORT HAZARDOUS LIQUID
PIPELINES

Pipeline safety experts and portions of regulated industry
file comments in support of a Department of Transportation
proposal to extend integrity management requirements to
shorter hazardous liquid pipelines. The proposed rule would
affect pipelines shorter than 500 miles that pass through
highly populated or environmentally sensitive areas. . . .
Page A-10

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U.S., SINGAPORE TRADE TALKS COULD BE SLOWED BY ENVIRONMENT
ISSUE

The continuing dispute between Republicans and Democrats in
Congress over how to handle labor and environmental issues
in trade negotiations could slow talks now under way between
the United States and Singapore for a free trade agreement,
the first between the United States and an Asian nation, by
the end of the year. . . . Page A-11

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CORROSION BLAMED FOR RUPTURED PIPELINE CAUSING OIL SPILL IN
BRAZIL

A ruptured pipeline spills 200,000 liters (52,000 gallons)
of fuel oil in a suburb of Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city,
causing serious damage to several homes. The state oil
company Petrobras says the pipeline was carrying residual
fuel oil from one Petrobras refinery in southeastern Sao
Paulo state to another for processing. . . . Page A-8

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TODAY'S EVENTS
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PESTICIDES: EPA public meeting on consumer awareness program
for chromated copper arsenicals-treated wood, 9 a.m. to 11
a.m., Hilton Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Va.

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ENFORCEMENT
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STATE GRANTS: Draft guidance on a proposed state enforcement
grant program is being developed by EPA and may be published
for comment by the end of this month. As part of the fiscal
2002 budget request for EPA, President Bush proposed a $25
million state enforcement grant program. EPA is circulating
a draft framework for three options to administer the grant
program. . . . Page A-4

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EMERGENCY PLANNING: Arizona Portland Cement Co. of Rillito,
Ariz., agrees to pay $82,442 in a settlement with EPA over
alleged failure to report releases of nickel and cobalt into
the environment between 1996 and 1998.  The violations were
uncovered during an EPA inspection of the facility. . . .
Page A-8

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HAZARDOUS WASTE: Retroactive application of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act would withstand constitutional
scrutiny, a U.S. magistrate judge rules and refuses to allow
a defendant, Mallinckrodt, Inc., to amend its pleadings to
challenge the law's retroactive application in a case
involving mercury pollution in Maine. . . . Page A-7

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ILLEGAL TRADE: Officials responsible for implementing
treaties on hazardous waste, ozone-depleting chemicals, and
endangered species say that the growth in illegal trade
highlights the need for improved enforcement.  . . . Page
A-9

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LEADING THE NEWS

RADIOACTIVE WASTE
   EPA finalizes 15 millirem standard, ground water limit
   for Yucca Mtn. . . . Page AA-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z0v6_

   NAS supports geological disposal . . . Page AA-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7a0d5_


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NEWS
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BRAZIL
   Ruptured pipeline causes oil spill; corrosion is blamed .
   . . Page A-8
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6r3b8_

CLIMATE CHANGE
   Science panel says warming likely to continue, more
   research needed . . . Page A-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7b4j3_

DRINKING WATER
   Administration heeds request for funds to clean up
   uranium site in Utah . . . Page A-10
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z7j6_

EMERGENCY PLANNING
   Cement company agrees to settlement after alleged failure
   to report releases . . . Page A-8
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6y4f7_

ENFORCEMENT
   EPA develops draft guidance on grants to states, aims for
   publication soon . . . Page A-4
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7a6m8_

HAZARDOUS WASTE
   RCRA retroactive liability defense rejected by federal
   court magistrate . . . Page A-7
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6t6m6_

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
   Officials cite need to address growing illegal
   environmental trade . . . Page A-9
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6y9h0_

NATURAL RESOURCES
   Norton promises committee to uphold bans on offshore
   drilling . . . Page A-2
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z8y0_

PESTICIDES
   Bt crop gets tolerance exemption . . . Page A-6
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6u6d4_

   Confidentiality of biotech crop data on butterfly effects
   questioned by group . . . Page A-6
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6u2q1_

   Correction to the June 6 report . . . Page A-12
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6u9m8_

   Fungicide industry task force asks court for flexibility
   on carbamate cumulative date . . . Page A-5
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z3b2_

PIPELINE SAFETY
   Safety experts, advocates support proposed rule for
   shorter liquid lines . . . Page A-10
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6x1x6_

RADIOACTIVE WASTE
   EPA finalizes 15 millirem standard, ground water limit
   for Yucca Mtn. . . . Page AA-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z0v6_

   Lawmakers in Russia approve bills to allow imports of
   spent fuel . . . Page A-9
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z3h0_

   NAS supports geological disposal . . . Page AA-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7a0d5_

SOLID WASTE
   Federal appeals court strikes majority of Virginia trash
   restrictions . . . Page A-2
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z0h3_

TRADE
   U.S., Singapore negotiations could be slowed by
   environment issue . . . Page A-11
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7a4b2_


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CALENDAR
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CONGRESS
   Legislative calendar . . . Page C-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7e2d9_

PRESIDENT
   President's calendar . . . Page C-6
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7e2y6_

PUBLIC LAWS
   Legislation recently signed into law . . . Page C-7
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g7e2z7_


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REGULATORY AGENDA
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COMMENT DEADLINES
   Due dates for comments on pending rules . . . Page D-3
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6h5x7_

JUNE 7 FEDERAL REGISTER
   Entries from today's table of contents . . . Page D-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6r1r0_

JUNE 6 FEDERAL REGISTER
   Previous day's entries with page citations . . . Page D-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6g1n3_


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TABLE OF CASES
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Maine People's Alliance v. Holtrachem Manufacturing Co. (D.
Me.) . . . Page A-7
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6t6m6_

Waste Management Holdings Inc. v. Gilmore (4th Cir.) . . .
Page A-2
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4g6z0h3_

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