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NOAA-Fisheries announced the adoption of an ESA recovery plan for the sperm whale.
NOAA-Fisheries announced the adoption of an ESA recovery plan for the sperm whale.
EPA gave tentative approval to Wisconsin's public water system supervision program, which does not cover Indian country.
FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the North American wolverine as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA; the agency found that listing is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions
FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Sonoran population of the desert tortoise as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions.
FWS proposed to list the dunes sagebrush lizard from southeastern New Mexico and adjacent west Texas as endangered under the ESA.
NOAA-Fisheries announced a 90-day finding on two petitions to delist the eastern distinct population segment of the Steller sea lion under the ESA; the agency found that delisting may be warranted.
NOAA-Fisheries announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the bearded seal as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA; the agency found that listing of the Beringia and Okhotsk distinct population segments as threatened is warranted.
NOAA-Fisheries announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the ringed seal as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA; the agency found that listing of the Arctic, Okhotsk, Baltic, and Ladoga subspecies as threatened is warranted.
United States v. Eastwood Construction, LLC, No. 3:11-cv-83 (W.D.N.C. Feb. 15, 2011). Settling CWA defendants responsible for permit violations at residential construction sites in North Carolina and South Carolina must pay a $60,000 civil penalty and must undertake compliance programs to reduce the threat of stormwater discharges at the sites.
United States v. Rutherford Oil Corp., No. 3:08-cv-231 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 2, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty and must conduct a restoration project.