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Reports on Koch Industries' payment of the largest civil in the history of United States environmental law fine for violations of the Clean Water Act. Pollution by oil spills from the company's pipelines; Total value of the settlement; Assessment and repair of the company's pipelines.

Reports on the United States and Canada's targeting of nine toxic pollutants in a strategy to reduce pollution and clean up the Lake Superior Basin. List of targeted pollutants; Program developed under the countries' joint effort to eliminate the discharge of bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.

Reports on the possible removal of phosphoric acid from the list of chemicals under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Release Inventory program following a court battle initiated by the Fertilizer Institute. Court ruling reversing the agency's decision to keep the chemical in the list.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's release of rules prohibiting motor vehicle waste disposal wells and cesspools as of April 2000. Proposal to phase out existing wells and cesspools under the rules; Importance of the rules to government efforts to control polluted source water.

Focuses on the `Tier 2' motor vehicle standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency aimed at reducing smog under the 1990 Clean Air Act. Types of vehicles covered by the standards; Requirements for gasoline suppliers under the proposed standards.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency rule that requires commercial boats to reduce their emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. Types of vessels covered by the rule; Phases of the standard.

Summarizes two reports published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that details innovative approaches to environmental regulations enforcement and compliance and the benefits of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. Self-auditing by the regulated community promoted by the agency; Costs of complying with the amendments.

Focuses on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's pilot Clean Air Technology Database of pollution prevention and pollution control options for the paints and coatings industry. Features; Potential users; Name of the Web site.

Reports on the use by PPG Industries Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Pollution Prevention Framework in their research and development efforts. Design and manufacture of products that are safer to workers and the environment; Use of chemical structure to estimate a chemical's impact; Reasons of the companies for using the framework.

Cites the results of the examination by a scientific panel on the risks of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Possibility to restrict the chemical ifs found to be a human health threat; Volume of the pesticide used annually; Number of products containing the pesticide; Compliance of the pesticide with the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.

Reports on the filing of lawsuits by the United States Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, against seven electric utilities. Illegal emissions of massive amounts of air pollutants; Installation of the appropriate pollution technology to reduce emissions of air pollutants; Electric utilities included in the lawsuits.

Reports on the request by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to the US Justice Department to take the case of its clean air standards for smog and soot to the US Supreme Court for a definitive legal ruling.

Reports on United States Environmental Protection Agency's additional reporting requirements on the most highly toxic chemicals. Number of chemicals to be subjected to reporting requirements in the year 2000; Impact of the rules on small businesses.

Reports on the work of the Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment's in the protection of jobs and natural resources in the United States. Members of the alliances; Labor unions and environmental organization's endorsement of the alliance; Alliance's claims against several manufacturers.

Reports on the increase in hazardous waste generation in the United States. States with the highest volumes of hazardous waste; Requirement of waste generators to report to the US Environmental Protection Agency; Contact information.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's plan to reduce toxins in the Great Lakes. Prohibition of discharges of chemicals into mixing zones; Phase out of the use of existing mixing zones; Estimate on the total number of mixing zones in the Great Lakes Basin.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's holding of its annual Climate and Stratospheric Protection Award for individuals and companies' for efforts to protect the atmosphere. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s receipt of the award; Company's reduction of hydrofluorocarbons in its vehicles; Contact information.

Reports on the need for companies who filed risk management plans with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to hold a public meeting. Discussion of risk management plans; Need for facilities managers to provide a summary of the off-site consequence summary; Contact information.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's proposal aimed at reducing air pollution from heavy duty trucks. Requirement for the reduction of sulfur in diesel fuel; Implementation of truck engine standards; Call for the reduction of nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's plans to reduce the use of methyl parathion and azinphos methyl organophosphate pesticides in 2000. Food Quality Protection Act; Agricultural products affected by the regulations.

Discusses the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Chemical Manufacturers Association's (CMA) publication of a report that examines the causes of environmental violations in several federal civil enforcement cases between 1990 and 1995. Leading causes of violations; Effect of CMA Responsible Care program; Suggested government and industry adjustments.

Reports on the United States President signing into law the restrictions on access to the off-site consequence analysis provided by facilities in their management plans. Exemption of worst-case scenarios from disclosure; Concern on the threat to national security; Risk management program regulations amendment; Risk of posting the analysis on the Internet.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's brochure for small- and medium-sized facilities in the chemical industry as they address possible year 2000 operations disruptions. What the brochure provides; Information on the availability of the brochure.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Alert urging facilities to review their check and butterfly valves for safety hazards. Effect of valve failure; Alert highlights and recommendations; Information on the availability of the alert.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's standards on air pollutants from incinerators, cement kilns and lightweight kilns. Aim of the regulations; Applicability of the regulations; Pollutants covered by the standards; Information on the availability of a fact sheet on the standards.

Reports on the appeal filed by the United States Justice Department of the decision of the Court Appeals that overturned new air quality standards for soot and smog. Failure of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to justify the standards; Reason cited in the appeal.

Reports that the United States Environmental Protection Agency will require twelve states to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of power plants. Petitions of northern states; Inability to meet smog standards; Transboundary pollutant; Public health protection.

Focuses on the final regulations issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requiring 14 industries to reduce toxic air emissions using the maximum achievable controls technology (MACT). Regulated air toxins; Effect of regulation on the pesticide industry; Information on availability of the EPA rules.

Focuses on a United States Environmental Protection Agency alert warning for local emergency respondents not to rely solely on material safety data sheets (MSDS) during a chemical incident. Limitations of MSDS information; Additional sources of chemical information; Emergency phone numbers for assistance; US federal statutes and regulations related to emergency planning, release reporting and worker protection.

Cites an Ozone Attainment Coalition study which found electric power plants in the eastern half of the United States able to meet clean air regulations without compromising electric reliability. US Environmental Protection Agency plan to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in 12 states; EPA concurrence with the industry study.

Reports on the release of the fifth edition of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's `Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings' manual. Health hazards of pesticides; How to manage poisonings and injuries; Proper diagnosis and treatment; Information on availability of manual.

Reports that several utilities have released information about their toxic emissions for the first time since the United States Environmental Protection Agency expanded its Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Reporting before deadline; Reporting chemicals not yet required; Expanded list of chemicals to be reported; Contact information about the TRI program.

Reports on the positive response of industry groups in the United States to the Superfund reform bill introduced in the Congress in spring 1999. Primary sponsors of the bill; Concerns on the liability issues that stalled the Superfund reforms; Positive response of the National Automobile Dealers Association and the National Association of Realtors.

Reports on the plan of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to overturn a federal appeals court attack on clean-air standards for smog and soot. Court's rejection of the standards on constitutional grounds.

Cites the report `Superfund Administrative Reforms Report for FY 1998'. Cleanup progress of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; Brownfields.

Reports on the resignations of seven environmental, consumer and public-interest members of the United States government's food quality advisory board as a sign of protest over the obstructed implementation of the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act. Claims over the failure to ban pesticides in food; Other groups whose representatives resigned from the panel.

Focuses on the Waste Research Strategy of the Environmental Protection Agency which outlines ways to reduce risks associated with the clean up of hazardous and solid wastes. Strategy's identification of areas requiring further research; Primary areas prioritized by the strategy.

Reports on the partnership formed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 48 electric utilities and local governments in the United States to voluntarily reduce emissions of sulfur hexafluoride. Sulfur hexafluoride as a potent greenhouse gas; Industrial use of the gas; Role of EPA in the partnership.

Reports on the agreement between Wisconsin and the Environmental Protection Agency which allows 10 businesses in the state a flexible approach to the regulatory system in favor of experimenting with innovative ways to protect the environment. Basic environmental requirements to be fulfilled by Wisconsin businesses; Information on the agreement posted on the Internet.

Reports on the proposal under the Clean Air Act which would reduce pollution from cars, sport utility vehicles and light-duty trucks in the United States. Reduction in the sulfur content of gasoline; Enforcement of a uniform vehicle emission standard; Criticism expressed by the American Petroleum Institute and the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association on the standard.

Reports on the proposal made by the Environmental Protection Agency exempting flammable hydrocarbon fuels that are stored in separate tanks no larger than 18,000 gallons from the Risk Management Program rule. Fuels classified under the hydrocarbon group; Exclusion of the exemption.

Focuses on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's reexamination of the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act regarding the effects of pesticides on children. Agency's reaction to the public debate about the safety of farm produce; Presence of unacceptable levels of toxic pesticides in fruits and vegetables.

Outlines the United States Environmental Protection Agency's intention to streamline environmental regulatory permitting with an initiative that will focus on five critical areas. Agency's plan to work closely with states that have authority to issue permits; Goals of the initiative; Revision of the system.

Reports on the agreement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board to work together on chemical incidents in the country. Incidents that the two agencies will coordinate; Responsibilities of both agencies.

Discusses the report of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to Congress regarding the methods it intends to use to assess the residual risk from toxic air pollutants. Risks that may remain after the industry complies with the Clean Air Act; Need for the agency to issue additional regulations to reduce the residual risk; Contents of the report.

Expounds on the plan developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture to reduce the polluted runoff from large animal feeding operations and clean up rivers, lakes and coastal waters in the country. Coverage of the Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations; Aim to develop and implement the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans.

Focuses on the clarifications made by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the process of submitting risk management plans due on June 21, 1999.

Focuses on the different reactions from the automobile and petroleum industries in the United States to air pollution regulations for cars and trucks built after 2003.

Reports that the Emissions and Generation Resource Integrated Database is available from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Database of air emissions and fuel sources for electric power plants in the US; Contact information.

Focuses on a Chemical Accident Investigation Report by the United States Environmental Protection Agency which details the causes of an incident at Tosco Refining and Marketing Co.'s refinery in Martinez, California in 1997. Causes of the industrial accident outlined in the report; Availability of the report.