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87 FR 79903

The Bureau of Reclamation announced that it plans to consult with federally recognized Indian tribes in the agency's 17 western states on implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act as it applies to tribes.

87 FR 79938

The Internal Revenue Service announced that a petition had been filed requesting that polyoxymethylene be added to the list of taxable substances under §4672(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

87 FR 79309

EPA approved the Michigan Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy request to revise or modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.

87 FR 77766

The Federal Trade Commission seeks comment on the efficiency, costs, benefits, and regulatory impact of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims to determine whether to retain, modify, or rescind them.

87 FR 76738

EPA proposed to issue regulations restricting the use of hydrofluorocarbons in specific sectors or subsectors in which they are used, establishing a process for submitting technology transitions petitions, establishing recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and addressing certain other elements related to the effective implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act; the Agency also seeks advance information on certain topics that may be helpful to developing a future proposed rule, including on restrictions on the use of hydrofluorocarbons for certain other sectors and subsectors and on a third-party auditing program to verify substances used in products.

87 FR 76578

EPA amended the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries to reference ASTM International’s E1527- 21 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process”, allow for its use to satisfy the requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries under CERCLA, and remove after one year recognition of the previous version of that standard, ASTM E1527-13.

87 FR 75185

The Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations that identify certain syndicated conservation easement transactions and substantially similar transactions as listed transactions, a type of reportable transaction.

Ictech-Bendeck v. Waste Connections Bayou, Inc.

A district court held that hundreds of Louisiana residents seeking damages in a mass tort action concerning landfill emissions in Jefferson Parish established general causation. The court found the residents proved by a preponderance of the evidence that gases and odors were emitted from the landfil...

Louisiana v. Department of Commerce

A district court granted summary judgment for NMFS in a challenge to a 2019 rule requiring turtle excluder devices on skimmer trawl vessels greater than 40 feet in length in inshore waters. The final rule was published on December 20, 2019, with an effective date of April 1, 2021, but NMFS issued a ...

Swartz v. Coca-Cola Co.

A district court granted bottling companies' motion to dismiss a deceptive marketing challenge to their "100% recyclable" labels. Consumers and an environmental group argued the labels were false and misleading because most plastic bottles are not recycled. The companies moved to dismiss for lack of...