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				Environment & Natural Resources  Hazardous Materials   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2000 Legislative Summary: Asbestos   2000 Legislative Analysis 2000 Legislative Summary: MTBE   2000 Legislative Analysis 2000 Legislative Summary: Nuclear Waste   2000 Legislative Analysis 2000 Legislative Summary: Superfund   2000 Legislative Analysis 2002 Legislative Summary: Brownfields   Dec. 7, 2002 Legislative Analysis 2002 Legislative Summary: Nuclear Waste Repository   Dec. 7, 2002 Legislative Analysis 2020 Legislative Preview: Toxic Chemicals   Jan. 13, 2020 Legislative Analysis 2021 Budget: Energy   Mar. 16, 2020 Legislative Analysis A Post-Hurricane Witches' Brew at Superfund Sites   Oct. 2, 2017 Legislative Analysis Acceptable Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Materials     Encyclopedia Entry Acceptance Speeches of Dr. Y.I. Chazov and Dr. B. Lown, Co-presidents of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, for the Nobel Peace Prize of 1985   Dec. 10, 1985 Primary Source Alabama v. North Carolina   Jun. 1, 2010 Case Summary American Textile Manufacturers Institute v. Donovan, National Cotton Council v. Donovan (452 U.S. 490): Brief Summary   Jun. 17, 1981 Case Summary Amtrak Waste Disposal, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis ANWR Drilling Damage Noted In Geological Survey Report   Mar. 30, 2002 Legislative Analysis Asbestos     Encyclopedia Entry Asbestos Fund Opponents Take Their Talks Into Mediation   Apr. 24, 2004 Legislative Analysis Asbestos Fund   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Asbestos in Schools, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Asbestos in Schools, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis "Backhauling" Regulation, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. (462 U.S. 87): Brief Summary   Jun. 6, 1983 Case Summary Bank Regulatory Relief, 1995-1996 Legislative Overview   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal   Mar. 22, 1989 Primary Source Batteries and Toxicity     Encyclopedia Entry Batteries, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Beyond Yucca, A Blurry View   Apr. 27, 2009 Legislative Analysis Bill to Aid Brownfields Cleanup Passes House, Dies in Senate   2002 Legislative Analysis Bill to Federalize Asbestos Cases Pits GOP and Industry Against Democrats and Trial Lawyers     Legislative Analysis Black Lung Disease, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Brownfields Bill Stalls Over Wage Issue   Sep. 29, 2001 Legislative Analysis Brownfields Cleanup, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Brownfields, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Brownfields   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Burford/Superfund Controversy, 1983-1984 Legislative Chronology   1983 - 1984 Legislative Analysis Burn Pits Get the Attention of Congress   Jul. 9, 2018 Legislative Analysis Byproducts and Bad Chemistry   2001 Legislative Analysis Can Lawmakers Sell Liability-Free Gas?   May 14, 2012 Legislative Analysis Celotex Corp. v. Edwards: Brief Summary   Apr. 19, 1995 Case Summary Chemical Plant Regulation, 2007   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Hunt: Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1992 Case Summary Chromosome Report on Love Canal Residents   May 14, 1980 Primary Source City of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund: Brief Summary   May 2, 1994 Case Summary Cleaning Up Hazardous Wastes   Aug. 23, 1996 CQ Researcher Coast Guard Authorization, Fiscal Year 1992   1991 Legislative Analysis Coast Guard Authorization, Fiscal Years 1990-1991   1990 Legislative Analysis Companies Bankrupted by Asbestos Lawsuits   Apr. 10, 2004 Legislative Analysis Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.   Dec. 13, 2004 Case Summary Daschle Trust Fund Proposal Revives Asbestos Negotiations, But Passage Still a Long Way Off   Jul. 3, 2004 Legislative Analysis Defense and Environmental Issues, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Despite Progress With Mediation, Efforts to Establish Asbestos Fund Seem to Have Reached Dead End   May 15, 2004 Legislative Analysis Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT), Pesticide     Encyclopedia Entry Dioxin and Toxic Effects     Encyclopedia Entry Dioxins Study Bill, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Does EPA 'Sue and Settle' Muddy the Waters?   Mar. 19, 2012 Legislative Analysis Endocrine Disruptors     Encyclopedia Entry Environmental Justice, Overview     Encyclopedia Entry EPA Takes Aim at Pentagon Pollution   Mar. 23, 2009 Legislative Analysis EPA's Ban on D-CON: Is It Enough?   Feb. 11, 2013 Legislative Analysis Exxon Corp. v. Hunt: Brief Summary   Mar. 10, 1986 Case Summary Failures of Congress Keep Nuclear Waste Scattered Across the U.S.   Oct. 9, 2018 Legislative Analysis Federal Facilities Cleanup, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Federal Facilities Cleanup, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Federal Railroad Safety, 1975 Legislative Chronology   1975 Legislative Analysis Fertile Grounds For Superfund Litigation   Jun. 19, 2006 Legislative Analysis Gade, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. National Solid Wastes Management Association: Brief Summary   Jun. 18, 1992 Case Summary General Accounting Office (GAO) on Environmental Cleanup of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Plants by Department of Energy (DOE)   Aug. 10, 1994 Primary Source General Accounting Office (GAO) Testimony on Financial Condition of Amtrak Railroad System Before House Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials   Mar. 23, 1994 Primary Source Get the Lead Out: Some States Move Faster than the EPA   Mar. 25, 2019 Legislative Analysis GOP Lawmakers Skeptical of EPA's Superfund Push   Jan. 16, 2018 Legislative Analysis Gorsuch Contempt/Superfund, 1981-1982 Legislative Chronology   1981 - 1982 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Materials Transportation Act     Encyclopedia Entry Hazardous Materials, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Substances Risk Notification, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Substances Risk Notification, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Transport, 1979 Legislative Chronology   1979 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Transport, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Transport, 1981 Legislative Chronology   1981 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Transport, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Waste     Encyclopedia Entry Hazardous Waste Controls, 1983-1984 Legislative Chronology   1983 - 1984 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Waste Disposal, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Hazardous Waste Disposal, 1981-1982 Legislative Chronology   1981 - 1982 Legislative Analysis House Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Report Calling for Quick Action to Protect Public from Inadequate Disposal of Hazardous Waste   Oct. 13, 1979 Primary Source House Panel Approves Bill To Federalize Asbestos Cases, But Floor Action Is Unlikely     Legislative Analysis Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor: Brief Summary   Feb. 18, 1997 Case Summary Is New Interior Uniform a Health Hazard?   Dec. 4, 2017 Legislative Analysis Keene Corp. v. United States: Brief Summary   May 24, 1993 Case Summary Key Tronic Corp. v. United States: Brief Summary   Jun. 6, 1994 Case Summary Lead and Its Effects     Encyclopedia Entry Lead Poisoning, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Lead Use Restrictions, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Lead Use Restrictions, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Lead-Based Paint Poisoning, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Meghrig v. KFC Western, Inc.: Brief Summary   Mar. 19, 1996 Case Summary Mercury and Its Effects     Encyclopedia Entry Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ethyl (MTBE) and Emissions     Encyclopedia Entry Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. v. Buckley: Brief Summary   Jun. 23, 1997 Case Summary Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, O'Neill v. City of New York: Brief Summary   Jan. 27, 1986 Case Summary Much Tidying Up Left to Do After Hart Anthrax Cleanup   Jan. 12, 2002 Legislative Analysis National Priorities List and Hazardous Waste     Encyclopedia Entry Negligible Risk Standard and Health     Encyclopedia Entry Nevada's Hill Delegation Stresses Transport Dangers To Fight Nuclear Waste Plan   Feb. 16, 2002 Legislative Analysis NIMBY (Not in My Backyard)     Encyclopedia Entry Nuclear Waste Issue as Hot as Ever Despite Senate OK of Nevada Site   Jul. 13, 2002 Legislative Analysis Nuclear Waste Site, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Ohio v. Kovacs: Brief Summary   Jan. 9, 1985 Case Summary Oklahoma Earthquakes, Blamed on Fracking, Cast Shadow on Trump EPA Appointee   Jan. 9, 2017 Legislative Analysis PCBs and Toxic Pollution Control     Encyclopedia Entry Persistent Organic Pollutants and Pollution Control     Encyclopedia Entry Political Economy: Asbestos on the Floor   Jan. 16, 2006 Legislative Analysis Polluted Lands, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Polluter Pays     Encyclopedia Entry Pollution an Added Burden for Low-Income and Minority Communities   May 7, 2018 Legislative Analysis Precautionary Principle     Encyclopedia Entry Press Conference Conducted by U.S. Secretary of Energy J.D. Watkins in Announcing a 10-Point Plan to Improve the Performance of the Department of Energy   Jun. 27, 1989 Primary Source Public Notification of Environmental Threats     Encyclopedia Entry Railroad Safety, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Report Bolsters Chemicals Bill   Apr. 16, 2012 Legislative Analysis Report of Senate Committee: "U.S. Chemical and Biological Warfare-Related Dual Use Exports to Iraq, Their Possible Impact on Health Consequences of the Persian Gulf War"   May 25, 1994 Primary Source Report of the Justice Department on Allegations against Officials of the Environmental Protection Agency   Aug. 11, 1983 Primary Source Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Hazardous Waste Regulation     Encyclopedia Entry Retroactive Liability and the Superfund Hazardous Waste Law     Encyclopedia Entry Risk Assessment and Environmental Regulation     Encyclopedia Entry Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co.: Brief Summary   Jun. 26, 1984 Case Summary School Asbestos Cleanup, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Senate Passes Energy-Water Bill; Yucca Mountain Nuclear Funding Faces Reid's Opposition in Conference   Jul. 21, 2001 Legislative Analysis Ship Inspection, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 - 1992 Legislative Analysis Silent Spring, the Book That Galvanized the Environmental Movement     Encyclopedia Entry Sludge and Pollution     Encyclopedia Entry Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment: Brief Summary   Mar. 4, 1998 Case Summary Study of Cytogenetic Patterns in Persons Living Near the Love Canal: Report of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Chromosome Damage in Persons Living Near Love Canal, N.Y.   May 17, 1983 Primary Source Study of Human Exposure to Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs) in Michigan: Excerpts from an Issue of the Medical Journal, The Lancet, on Breast-Milk Monitoring   Sep. 23, 1978 Primary Source Superfund at 25: Time for a Makeover?   Nov. 14, 2005 Legislative Analysis Superfund Overhaul, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Superfund Overhaul, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Superfund Overhaul, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Superfund Overhaul, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Superfund Reauthorization, 1998 Legislative Chronology   1998 Legislative Analysis Superfund Renewal, 1983-1984 Legislative Chronology   1983 - 1984 Legislative Analysis Superfund Renewal, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis "Superfund" Overhaul, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis "Superfund" Overhaul, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Superfund, Comprehensive Environmental Act     Encyclopedia Entry Texas Low-Level Waste Site, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Toxic Sludge Blankets Hungarian Villages   Oct. 5, 2010 Primary Source Toxic Spills `Superfund', 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Toxic Substances Control Act     Encyclopedia Entry Toxic Substances, 1972 Legislative Chronology   1972 Legislative Analysis Toxic Substances, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Toxic Substances, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Toxic Substances, 1978 Legislative Chronology   1978 Legislative Analysis Toxic Substances, 1981-1982 Legislative Chronology   1981 - 1982 Legislative Analysis Toxics Release Inventory Report     Encyclopedia Entry Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 1, 1976 Case Summary Transportation Safety, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Underground Injection Wells     Encyclopedia Entry Underground Storage Tanks     Encyclopedia Entry Underground Storage Tanks, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Underground Storage Tanks, 1997 Legislative Chronology   1997 Legislative Analysis Underground Storage Tanks, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Undersea Research, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis United States v. Bestfoods: Brief Summary   Jun. 8, 1998 Case Summary Uranium Cleanup, 1997-1998 Legislative Chronology   1997 - 1998 Legislative Analysis Uranium Mill Waste, 1978 Legislative Chronology   1978 Legislative Analysis Utah Reservation's Nuclear Waste Bid Becomes Committee Chairmen's Battle   Jun. 1, 2002 Legislative Analysis Vegetable Oil-Based Ink, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Vietnam Vets Fret Over Agent Orange Bill   Jun. 17, 2019 Legislative Analysis Was 'Dust' Claim Swept Under the Rug?   Jun. 11, 2012 Legislative Analysis Waste Treatment Plant Costs, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis What's in a Name? For Coal Ash, a Lot.   May 6, 2013 Legislative Analysis Who is Liable for BRACish Conditions?   Jun. 11, 2012 Legislative Analysis Yucca Mountain Funding   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Zero Risk Health Standard     Encyclopedia Entry
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