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 approved the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's request to revise or modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
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.
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office seeks public input in updating the National Nanotechnology Initiative Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy.
HUD proposed to revise regulations governing floodplain management and the protection of wetlands to implement the federal Flood Risk Management Standard, in accordance with Executive Order No. 16390, Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input, to improve the resilience of Department-assisted or financed projects to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, and provide for greater flexibility in the use of HUD assistance in floodways under certain circumstances.
EPA seeks input on criteria to help align and ensure consistency across radon service provider credentialing programs operated by certification bodies and states.
The United States Global Change Research Program requests input from the public to guide an update of the 2009 “Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science” to inform the program as it updates the guide to include current climate and social science, and a focus on justice and capacity to implement solutions.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks information on chronic hazards associated with gas ranges and proposed solutions to those hazards.
EPA entered into a proposed consent decree under the CWA and APA in Cape Fear River Watch v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 1:22-cv-03809 (D.D.C.), in connection with its alleged failure to perform duties mandated by the CWA to revise the effluent limitations guidelines and promulgate pretreatment standards for the meat and poultry products industrial category.