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DAILY ENVIRONMENT REPORT
Highlights & Table of Contents
June 6, 2001
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ISSN 1521-9402

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HIGHLIGHTS
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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

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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

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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_


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IN THE STATES
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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_


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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_


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CALENDAR
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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_


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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/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_

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