United States v. Lyon, No. 1:07-CV-00491-LJO-MJS (E.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Modesto Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Modesto, California, must pay $2,175,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the site.
United States v. United Illuminating Co., No. 11-cv-121 (D. Conn. Jan. 24, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the East Main Street Disposal Area site in New Haven County, Connecticut, must pay $464,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the site.
NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list Alabama shad as threatened or endangered and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.
NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Texas pipefish as threatened or endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.
EPA announced the release of the draft report titled, Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges of Conducting Multi-Stressor Vulnerability Assessments, for public comment.
EPA entered into a settlement agreement under CERCLA determining that the settling party is unable to pay U.S. response costs incurred at the 10000 Havana Street Superfund site in Henderson, Colorado.
EPA entered into a proposed administrative settlement under CERCLA that requires the settling party to pay $25,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the Auclair Superfund site on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation in Riverside County, California.
FWS announced the availability of draft guidelines on wind energy that would supersede the 2003 voluntary, interim guidelines.
The Forest Service proposed to establish a state-specific rule to provide management direction for conserving and managing inventoried roadless areas on National Forest System lands in Colorado.
NOAA-Fisheries established regulations under the ESA and the Marine Mammal Protection Act to prohibit vessels from approaching or parking in the path of killer whales, except for a specific no-go zone.