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FWS designated approximately 1,160,625 acres in 13 Florida counties as critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat under the ESA.
FWS designated approximately 1,160,625 acres in 13 Florida counties as critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat under the ESA.
EPA announced a 60-day public comment period associated with release of the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorononanoic Acid and Related Salts.
FWS removed the Florida golden aster from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery.
NMFS gave notice that all Middle Columbia River steelhead occurring in all accessible reaches upstream of Round Butte Dam on the Deschutes River in Oregon will be designated as threatened under the ESA when the nonessential experimental population designation and accompanying protective measures expire on January 15, 2025.
Climate change and invasive species are jeopardizing already endangered and threatened species, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to finalize its 2023 rule allowing experimental populations to be introduced into habitat outside their historical range, as long as the areas are capable of supporting the experimental population.
EPA proposed to remove polytetrafluoroethylene from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in food use and nonfood use pesticide products because it has been identified as a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance that is no longer used in any registered pesticide product.
United States v. Navistar, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-00285 (S.D. Ind. Feb. 13, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, settling CERCLA defendants must reimburse the United States for response costs and are liable for future response costs regarding the release and threatened release of hazardous substances from a former waste oil collection, storage, and transfer facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
EPA amended the 2018 final rule that established fees for the administration of TSCA.
EPA seeks public input on potential charge questions that the Agency could consider when consulting the e-Manifest Advisory Board regarding the operations of EPA's hazardous waste electronic manifest system.
United States v. Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Municipality of, No. 3:21-01087 (D.P.R. Feb. 13, 2024). A proposed second stipulation and final order resolves two claims under RCRA and requires a settling defendant to remove and dispose of leachate in the Toa Alta landfill’s southeast cell and to pay a $50,000 civil penalty.