88 FR 25402
EPA Region 2 entered into a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement under CERCLA concerning the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York.
EPA Region 2 entered into a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement under CERCLA concerning the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York.
United States v. San Diego, California, County of, No. 3:22-cv-01753-JO-NLS (S.D. Cal. Apr. 7, 2023). A settling CERCLA defendant must undertake a non-time-critical removal action to address site contamination and reimburse the United States’ past and future response costs in connection with releases or threats of releases of hazardous substances at or from the Ramona Burn Dump Site in San Diego County, California, in the Palomar Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest.
In re Maxus Energy Corp., No. 16-11501(CTG) (Bankr. D. Del. Apr. 7, 2023). Under a proposed settlement agreement, settling CERCLA and RCRA defendants must pay $185 million to resolve claims concerning response actions and natural resource damages at Superfund sites in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kearny, New Jersey; Painesville, Ohio; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
EPA seeks public input and data to assist in the consideration of potential development of future regulations pertaining to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under CERCLA.
The president issued Proclamation No. 10534 of March 21, 2023, establishing the Castner Range National Monument.
The president issued Proclamation No. 10533 of March 21, 2023, establishing the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
A robust and growing commercial space sector is moving ahead at warp speed. While the industry today primarily offers satellite and launch services, tomorrow will bring manufacturing, research and development, resource extraction, and space tourism. What do these developments mean for the earth’s biosphere, as well as for the environments of other celestial bodies finally within humanity’s reach? This is the role of planetary protection, the principle of safeguarding both terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments from humanity’s propensity for introducing pollution into any habitat.
BLM proposed new regulations that would advance its mission to manage public lands for multiple use and sustained yield by prioritizing the health and resilience of ecosystems across those lands.
The Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations related to excise taxes imposed on certain chemicals and imported substances, effective July 1, 2022.
In re Betteroads Asphalt, LLC, No. 17-04156-ESL11 (Bankr. D.P.R. Mar. 21, 2032). Under a proposed CERCLA settlement agreement, EPA will have an allowed claim of $1,095,567 in connection with the PROTECO Superfund site in Penuelas, Puerto Rico.