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go directly to report, PDF _ RL31411 - Controversies over Redefining “Fill Material” Under the Clean Water Act
20-Apr-2009; Claudia Copeland; 12 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
June 12, 2007
May 19, 2005
February 2, 2005
http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05Feb/RL31411.pdf
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Abstract: On May 3, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) announced a regulation redefining two key terms, “fill material” and “discharge of fill material,” in rules that implement Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. This report discusses the 2002 .... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Water, Pollution, Waste Management
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go directly to report, PDF _ R40202 - Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain
6-Feb-2009; Mark Holt; 27 p.
 Abstract: Congress designated Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation’s sole candidate site for a permanent high-level nuclear waste repository in 1987, following years of controversy over the site-selection process. Over the strenuous objections of the State of Nevada, the Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Waste Management, Natural Resources
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33461 - Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal
26-Nov-2007; Mark Holt; 26 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
November 26, 2007
March 14, 2007
September 19, 2006
/NLE/CRSReports/06jul/RL33461.pdf
MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
President Bush’s FY2007 budget request, submitted to Congress on February 6, would provide $544.5 million for the Department of Energy (D.... [expand]  [read report]
Abstract: Management of civilian radioactive waste has posed difficult issues for Congress since the beginning of the nuclear power industry in the 1950s. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been c.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Waste Management, Energy, Risk & Reform
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33558 - Nuclear Energy Policy
2-Sep-2008; Mark Holt; 31 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
January 28, 2008
March 26, 2007
December 26, 2006.... [expand]  [read report]
Abstract: Nuclear energy policy issues facing Congress include the implementation of federal incentives for new commercial reactors, radioactive waste management policy, research and development priorities, power plant safety and regulation, nuclear weapons proliferation, and security against terrorist attack.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Energy, Legislative, Waste Management
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL33691 - Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues
21-Jan-2009; Claudia Copeland; 13 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
September 30, 2008
January 25, 2008
April 11, 2007
October 17, 2006
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Abstract: The animal sector of agriculture has undergone major changes in the last several decades: organizational changes within the industry to enhance economic efficiency have resulted in larger confined production facilities that often are geographically concentrated. These changes, in turn, have given.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Agriculture, Waste Management, Legislative
1766 
go directly to report, PDF _ RS21201 - Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: Prevention and Cleanup
10-Jul-2008; Mary Tiemann; 6 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
February 10, 2008
March 15, 2007
January 3, 2007
March 14, 2006
June 2, 2006

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Abstract: To address a nationwide water pollution problem caused by leaking underground storage tanks (USTs), Congress created a leak prevention, detection, and cleanup program in 1984. In 1986, Congress established the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund to help the Environmental Protection.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Pollution, Waste Management, Water

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go directly to report, PDF _ RS20672 - Arsenic in Drinking Water: Regulatory Developments and Issues
1-Jul-2008; Mary Tiemann; 6 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
May 1, 2007
January 17, 2007
October 5, 2006
April 29, 2002
December 5, 2005
October 20, 2005 (www.ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05oct/RS20672.pdf)
http://www.NCSEonline.org/nle/crsreports/water/h2o-40.pdf
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Abstract: In 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated a new regulation for arsenic in drinking water, as required by 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments. The rule set the legal limit for arsenic in tap water at 10 parts per billion (ppb), replacing a 50 ppb standard set in 1975, before.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Waste Management, Water, Pollution
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go directly to report, PDF _ 98-64 - Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information
25-Aug-2008; Claudia Copeland; 6 p.
 Update: Previous Releases:
January 20, 1999
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Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act impose requirements regarding drinking water quality and wastewater treatment in rural areas. Approximately 27% of the U.S. population lives in areas defined by the Census Bureau as rural. Many rural communities need to complete water and waste .... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Water, Waste Management
737 
go directly to report, PDF _ RL33656 - Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA’s Response to the Waterkeeper Alliance Court Decision on Regulation of CAFOs
20-Aug-2008; Claudia Copeland; 17 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
August 31, 2007
May 16, 2007
/NLE/CRSreports/07Jun/RL33656.pdf
September 20, 2006
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Abstract: In June 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed regulations to revise a 2003 Clean Water Act rule governing waste discharges from large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This proposal was necessitated by a 2005 federal court decision (Waterkeeper Alliance et al. v. EPA,.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Water, Waste Management, Pollution
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go directly to report, PDF _ RL31851 - Animal Waste and Water Quality: EPA Regulation of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
20-Aug-2008; Claudia Copeland; 27 p.
 Update: Previous releases:
November 28, 2007
August 31, 2007
September 21, 2006 (http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/06Oct/RL31851.pdf)
April 11, 2007(http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/07May/RL31851.pdf)
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Abstract: According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the release of waste from animal feedlots to surface water, groundwater, soil, and air is associated with a range of human health and ecological impacts and contributes to degradation of the nation’s surface waters. The most dramatic ecological im.... [expand]  [read report]
Topics: Water, Waste Management, Pollution
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