FWS proposed to remove the Roanoke logperch from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery. 

FWS revised the rule for the African elephant promulgated under §4(d) of the ESA in order to increase protection for the species, clarify the existing enhancement requirement, and incorporate a Party’s designation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora National Legislation Project into various decisionmaking processes regarding imports.

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 issued a rule under TSCA to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by chrysotile asbestos based on the risks posed by certain conditions of use. 

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. 

EPA proposed to require manufacturers of 16 chemical substances to submit copies and lists of certain unpublished health and safety studies to help inform EPA’s responsibilities pursuant to TSCA. 

FWS withdrew the September 7, 2021, proposed rule to list the pyramid pigtoe as a threatened species under the ESA. 

FWS proposed to list the pygmy three-toed sloth as a threatened species under the ESA, with a rule issued under §4(d) of the Act. 

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 announced the availability of its final general NPDES permit for water discharges from facilities classified as low threat located in the Navajo Nation.