United States v. CR-Troy, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-463 (S.D. Ind. Sept. 26, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, settling CERCLA defendants must pay $3,650,000 in response costs and perform remedial measures at the Elm Street Groundwater Contamination Site in Terre Haute, Indiana.
EPA entered into a proposed administrative settlement agreement under CERCLA with Sugar Pine Hotel, Inc., for the recovery of $44,192 plus interest in past response costs incurred at the Klamath Falls Motel Mercury Spill Response site.
EPA granted authorization to the state of Wyoming for the changes to its hazardous waste management program under RCRA.
EPA proposed to grant authorization to the state of Wyoming for the changes to its hazardous waste management program under RCRA.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration extended the comment period by 60 days for the “Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Regulations to Improve Safety and Efficiency (HM-265A)" advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.
EPA announced the availability of its proposed interim registration review decision for the pesticide tetrachlorvinphos.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit alleging the Forest Service was liable as a contributor under RCRA for failing to regulate use of lead ammunition by hunters in Kaibab National Forest. Environmental groups argued that, even though the Service's activity was not the direct source of ...
The Fifth Circuit granted oil and gas interest groups' and the state of Texas' petition to review NRC's issuance of a license to a private company to operate a temporary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel on the Permian Basin. Petitioners argued, among other things, that NRC lacked statutory au...
United States v. Apex Building Co., Inc., No. 23-cv-7838 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling TSCA defendant that conducted unlawful renovations work must perform injunctive relief and pay a $606,706 civil penalty.
EPA granted emergency exemptions under FIFRA for the use of certain pesticides to control pest outbreaks to Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota, and denied emergency exemptions to Colorado and Nebraska.