“The Old Salt Blog” has an interesting little tidbit about regulations as applied to shipping and the way special interests still have a voice in DC. It is all about a ferry still burning coal on Lake Michigan, and its part of the CG budget process.
“Coal-ash, Earmarks and the SS Badger, National Treasure or Environmental Menace?”
Thanks to Phil for bringing this to my attention.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
Looks like the provision that would have allowed them to continue to dump coal ash has been dropped.
http://www.wrn.com/2012/12/ss-badger-suffers-setback/
Now it appears she will get a two years to continue dumping ash, but that may be a shorter period than the alternative procedure of endless court appeals.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/consent-decree-allows-ss-badger-to-sail-2-more-years-02990qd-199574401.html