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88 FR 23499

The Federal Highway Administration seeks public input on the implementation of §60505, Environmental Review Implementation Funds, of the Inflation Reduction Act.

88 FR 23098

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.

88 FR 22481

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.

88 FR 22447

EPA approved the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's request to revise or modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.

88 FR 22399

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.

88 FR 21579

EPA provided an explanation of its decisions to deny two petitions submitted under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, the first requesting that the Agency provide an exemption for the use of certain regulated substances in pain relief sprays and the second requesting that the Agency subject gas canisters of certain regulated substances to import restrictions established under the HFC Allocation Framework Rule.

88 FR 20194

The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office seeks public input in updating the National Nanotechnology Initiative Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy.

Regulating Biological Contamination at the Final Frontier

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.

Driving Transformation: Tax Strategies for Electrifying Light-Duty Transportation

As noted by the International Energy Agency, taxation is a necessary component of strategies to increase adoption of electric vehicle (EV) technology. In the United States, taxation has supported the energy policy of increased uptake of EVs. This Article focuses on the evolving U.S. tax policy, highlighting the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. It addresses continuing challenges and ways to meet those challenges, including examining some European policies for encouraging EVs. The author concludes by recommending policies that may be consistent with existing U.S.