Effects of Acid Rain: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session ... May 28, 1980, Part 1

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Page 229 - neutral* point of precipitation. Any precipitation with a ph above 5.6 is said to be alkaline and any with a ph below that value is said to be ^/Technically, ph is expressed as the logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration in gram equivalents per liter of solution.
Page 539 - ... (b) (1) A petition for review of action of the Administrator in promulgating any national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard, any emission standard...
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Page 539 - State has been notified of such action, file with the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which such State is located or with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, a petition for review of such action.
Page 539 - Any petition for review under this subsection shall be filed within sixty days from the date notice of such promulgation, approval, or action appears in the Federal Register, except that if such petition is based solely on grounds arising after such sixtieth day, then any petition...
Page 729 - For the standards of the public interest not the requirements of private litigation measure the propriety and need for injunctive relief in these cases.
Page 544 - ... (A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law ; ( B ) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity ; (C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right ; or (D) without observance of procedure required by law...
Page 60 - ... decreased forest growth, increased plant diseases, and accelerated damage to materials. These conclusions and hypotheses led to a veritable storm of scientific and public concern about acid precipitation.
Page 303 - I am confident that once regulations are established by law, such travel time will be scheduled during the employees' regular work hours, however, in the event of any emergency, an employee will be paid for travel time outside of his regular scheduled work hours. I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of this committee, for...

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