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CRS-13 Mr. Haase of the Western Regional Council, emphasized potential vulnerability of high elevation mountain areas in the West while Dr. Bergman stated that generally sensitive regions also included the Smokey and Rocky Mountains, and the northwest and northcentral U.S.s The Adirondacks were considered the most sensitive region in the U.S., according to Dr. Perhac. Although, as noted
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CCRS-38 FIGURE 2 . ESTIMATES or-' 1995 ANNUAL costs or so; ROLLBACK 10r- ANNUAL cos? IN 1995 no’ 1932 DOLLARS) " A 9 _ A 1 I 1 ° \ 2 4 p 6 8 1o 12 14 16 SULFUR DIOXIDE REDUCTION FROM 1995 PROJECTION Source: Department of Energy ...the difficulty is that the states that are the hardest hit economically now will be asked to sustain the burden [of reductions], even though their electricity
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endangered fish life. ... I cosponsored S. 1925, which would accelerate the development and commercialization of these coal technologies. Whatever action Congress takes to correct this problem must be based on hard, irrefutable evidence - evidence which is not present today. More- over, Congressional action must not impair our national security, which in- cludes our energy and economic security, nor should
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CRS*iii They generally indicated that the knowledge base is rapidly expanding; but their interpretations of the adequacy of the knowledge base ranged from Dr. Jerald Schnoor, Director of Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, who concluded, "there are many good reasons to reduce S0x emissions, to others who concluded that further research is necessary and that delays will not risk
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:-y—_......._v.-.==—4;e-....—.x=-—.-———a_:=— . ——-——~———4~ A — A cas-56 HARRY G. ENOCH DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY KENTUCKY ENERGY CABINET We would like to propose the following as an alternative to acid rain control legislation: I First, we ask acceptance of the fact that the acid rain solutions must, of necessity, be long-range, or long-term solutions. The public should not be led to expect a painless, quick-fix to this problem. There simply isn't any. n I Saddling one region of the country with major utility emission re- .ductions is°not the answer: The solution, ultimately, will require major and expensive reductions of sulfur and nitrogen emissions in all regions of he country. Secondly, encourage vigorous enforcement of the current Clean Air Act. And, lastly, create a climate that encourages the development and commercial application of new technology. And two of the incentives to this end would be the Coal Technology Bill that is before the committee at this time. Another vehicle would be the Synthetic Fuels Corporation. JOHN T. JARVIS UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA The UMWA believes that the magnitude of job losses described herein is unacceptable, particularly in light of the current lack of scientific consensus on the issue. That is why the UMWA strongly supports legislation, which has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, to accelerate the ongoing study of the causes and effects of acid rain. We must have more data before control legislation is enacted.
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CRS-53 A. ALAN HILL CHAIRMAN COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY The Administration's Acid Precipitation Program First, to double the appropriation for the research effort. If the budget request is approved, we will have reached a total investment of more than 125 million dollars since 1982. . Next, a request for a program to help restore the buffering capacity in affected lakes. This program
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cns-22 But Dr. Dale Johnson from Oak Ridge Laborato§ies states that [i]n terms of soil acidification and plant nutrition, sulfur and nitrogen are in many ways more important than acidity itself... There are many unanswered questions involving the effects of acidic deposition on soils. These include the leaching of essential nutrients in the soil, decreased microbial activity, the take up of toxic elements .o like aluminum through the roots of plants, and the rate of weathering of bedrock materials. A i Dr. bale Johnson attempted to simplify the leaching process and explain the importance of nitrogen and sulfur% Many of us find it useful to concepfiualize the process of soil leaching (transport of elements via solution) as a function of the inputs, production, and mobility of anion_(negatively charged ions such as sulfate, nitrate, and naturally produced bicarbonate). If the anion associated with acid deposition (sulfate or nitrate) is not adsorbed by soils or taken up by forest biota, then acid deposition will cause an immediate increase in the leaching of base cations (such as calcium, potassium, and magnesium) from soils. In extremely, acid soils, readily available base cation reserves are low (by definition) and aluminum may affect plant roots and/or be transported to lakes and stregms where it may produce undesirable effects. 5; i The leaching effects referred to abdve occur immediatly when. inputs of sulfate or nitrate add significantly to the natrual levels of anion (mostly bicarbonate and organic anions) in soil solution. These effects will also disappear rapidly if added sulfate and nitrate are removed. The rate at which soil weathering occurs is crucial to understanding ‘how soils react to acidic deposition. According to Dr. Johnson, the soil weathering rate is the rate at which the soil can regenerate neutralizing base cations. Weathering and its relationship to the leaching process and the possible subsequent soil acidification is also explained by Dr. Johnson: r \
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CRS-10 Dr. Bernabo summarized the uncertainty regarding the relative importance of local versus distant pollution sources as follows: Most of the acid deposition policy debate has focused on long- distance transport, even though local sources are believe to be significant in many cases. The relative role of local versus distant sources varies greatly among different receptor sites and remains
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AND CONGRESSMEN DATED: November 17, 1983 A fundamental principle for dealing with environmental problems is that those who cause a problem should be required to pay for its cleanup.
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CRS-7 continent is likely to lead to an approximately proportionate reduction in the spatially-integrated, annual average deposition in this area. By "proportionate" we mean that a 20% reduction in emissions would lead to a 20% reduction in deposition, a 40% reduction in emissions to a 40% reduction in deposition, and so forth. ’ This conclusion wasreinforced by the testimony of Dr
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added). The Conference Report was agreed to by the Senate on November 7, 1985, without debate; there was no discussion of the anti-discrimination provisions of the bill. 131 Cong. Rec. S15087 (daily ed., Nov. 7, 1985). The House gave its approval the same day, after a brief floor debate, including several discussions of the re- taliation provisions. The following colloquy took p1ace between
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CRS-12 to also be acidic; that the average size of llO acidic lakes in the Adirondacks was approximately 40 acres with a range from 4 to 818 acres; and, that acidified lake size was smaller than the average size (190 acres) of all lakes in the region excluding Lake Champlain. Senator Byrd observed that reports of acidified surface waters in the south eastern U.S. were am- biguous
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of the wages of employees in order to comply with the overtime provisions applicable to public agencies. On the other hand, it does appear that a court could find that the anti?discrimination provisions of section 15(a)(3) were violated if: (1) a group of employees had asserted that they were covered by the FLSA
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Assessment Program is to develop and progressively improve on an objective and comprehensive information base for use by decisionmakers. In establishing the National Program in late 1980, the Congress recognized both the urgency of the issue and the long-term need for research to address it adequately. The statutory program which includes research, monitoring and assessment activities, was given a 10-year
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CRS-69 IAN BRUCK A SANDRA MEIER STATEMENT PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS FEBRUARY 9, 1984 (INTRODUCED TO THE RECORD BY SENATOR MITCHELL) Our observations ... strengthen the hypothesis that atmospheric depo- sition may contribute or be causal in the etiology of red spruce decline. Some of the possible mechanisms that need to be investigated include: 1. Hydrogen ion
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CRS-13 "The regulation just issued contains similar language but adds a proviso to the effect that "'. . . projects in metropolitan counties may not be used as a source of data for wage determination for a rural county.‘ "The legislative history of the Act shows that the drafters concluded that, as Congressman Connery, chairman of the House Com- mittee on Labor in 1931, put
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CRS-9 (the minor child during his or her minority (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 39D). Michigan: Any grandparent of a child may seek a court order granting reasonable grandchild visitation rights when there is or has been a child cus- tody :ase., For purposes of this statute, "child custody case" is defined to include instances where (1) the marriage of the child's parents has been de
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CRS—l2 North Dakota: The grandparents and greatgrandparents of an unmar- ried minor may be granted reasonable visitation rights to the minor during the period of minority upon a showing that visitation would be in the best interests of the minor and would not interfere with the parent—child rela- tionship (N.D. Cent. Code § 14-09-05.1). Ohio; If either the father or mother of an unmarried minor
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. The Interested Parties React .................... 11 S9‘ 2. Injunction Granted by the U.S. District Court ... 12 .30 ReVerSal_by the COUrt Of Appeals -00000000000-coo 4. U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari ............ 18 DO 00000000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IV. PROSPECTS FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION .......................... 20

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