FWS withdrew the proposal to remove Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants.

FWS removed 21 species from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to extinction.

FWS announced two 90-day findings on petitions to reclassify the West Indian manatee, or populations thereof, under the ESA.

United States v. Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority, No. 23-cv-00225 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 29, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that allegedly discharged to waters of the United States without an NPDES permit and violated the operations and maintenance conditions of its NPDES permit must perform injunctive relief and pay a civil penalty of $598,490.

FWS revised the regulations for the nonessential experimental population of the black-footed ferret in Arizona.

FWS determined endangered species status for the Lassics lupine under the ESA, and designated approximately 512 acres in Humboldt and Trinity Counties, California, as critical habitat for the species.

EPA announced its intent to approve revisions to Texas' Public Water System Supervision program.

United States v. Waco Oil & Gas Co., Inc., No. 23-cv-00078 (N.D.W. Va. Sept. 28, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that discharged pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States must restore impacted areas, perform mitigation, and pay a civil penalty.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management amended its renewable energy regulations to update the definition of “Outer Continental Shelf” and add the definition of “State” in conformity with the Inflation Reduction Act.

FWS proposed to list the northwestern pond turtle and the southwestern pond turtle as threatened species under the ESA, with rules issued under §4(d) of the Act.