United States v. Kyocera AVX Components Corp., No. 1:24-cv-305 (W.D.N.Y. Apr. 1, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CERCLA defendant must perform remedial action at the Olean Wellfield Superfund Site in the City of Olean, the Town of Olean, and the Town of Portville, New York, and reimburse EPA for its past and future costs regarding the remedial action.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it will follow the First Responder Network Authority’s NEPA procedures on an interim basis with modifications to account for NTIA's internal organization and establish 30 new categorical exclusions in compliance with NEPA, CEQ regulations, and other related authorities.
A district court granted summary judgment for the state of Texas in a challenge to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHwA's) 2023 rule requiring states to measure, report, and set declining targets for the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles using the interstate and national highway sys...
A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for conservation groups in a challenge to BLM's authorization of a lease sale for oil and gas development in Wyoming. The groups argued BLM failed to take a "hard look" at the potential environmental impacts of the Wyoming sale, as...
A district court denied summary judgment for conservation groups in a challenge to BLM's authorization of six lease sales for oil and gas development in the western United States. The groups argued BLM failed to take the requisite "hard look" when analyzing the cumulative impact of greenhouse gas em...
EPA entered into a proposed consent decree in Sierra Club v. EPA, No. 3:24-cv-00130 (S.D.W. Va.), concerning allegations that the Agency failed to perform a mandatory duty under the CWA to establish TMDLs for certain waters located in the Lower Guyandotte River Watershed in West Virginia that are impaired due to ionic toxicity.
EPA entered into a proposed administrative settlement agreement for remedial investigation addendum/focused feasibility study under CERCLA associated with the Smeltertown site near Salida, Colorado.
EPA finalized facility response plan requirements for worst case discharges of CWA hazardous substances for onshore non-transportation-related facilities that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment by discharging a CWA hazardous substance into or on the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or exclusive economic zone.
NOAA seeks public input to identify coastal and marine spatial data or other critical information to inform marine spatial analyses in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
EPA adopted two categorical exclusions from DOE under NEPA for drop-off, collection, and transfer facilities for recyclable materials and for installation or relocation of machinery and equipment.