HUD posted CPD-21-136, Departmental Policy for Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process, and seeks comment from interested individuals, entities, and other parties on the proposed clarification that radon, as a radioactive substance, must be considered in the environmental review of proposed HUD-assisted projects.

United States v. Logan Square Aluminum Supply, Inc., No. 1:23-CV-00557 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 30, 2023). A settling TSCA defendant that violated regulations governing residential property renovations must perform injunctive relief and implement a comprehensive management system to help ensure compliance with EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule requirements.

United States v. Lynden, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-00101 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 24, 2023). Settling CERCLA, CWA, and OPA defendants that released hazardous substances and discharged oil from facilities along and near the Lower Duwamish River must pay $556,250 for natural resource damages; purchase restoration credits in a restoration project constructed along the Lower Duwamish River by a project developer to serve as a restoration credit bank; and pay their equitable share of assessment costs.

DOJ, on behalf of DOI, entered into a proposed settlement agreement under OPA that requires the settling party to pay $567,155.97 for past assessment costs and implementation of natural resource restoration projects related to the December 15, 2017, discharge of approximately 11,600 gallons of unleaded gasoline from a fuel tanker near Idanha, Oregon.

EPA announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the trichloroethylene risk evaluation issued under TSCA.

EPA announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the carbon tetrachloride risk evaluation issued under TSCA.

The U.S. Coast Guard adjusted the limits of liability for vessels, deepwater ports, and onshore facilities under the Oil Pollution Act to reflect the increase in the Consumer Price Index since they were last adjusted in 2019.

EPA announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the 1-bromopropane risk evaluation issued under TSCA.

EPA announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the n-methylpyrrolidone risk evaluation issued under TSCA.

EPA announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the perchloroethylene risk evaluation issued under TSCA.