89 FR 30311
FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the lake sturgeon as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA, finding that listing is not warranted at this time.
FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the lake sturgeon as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA, finding that listing is not warranted at this time.
A district court denied the state of Florida's motion for a limited stay of the court's prior ruling vacating EPA's approval of Florida's application to assume permitting authority under §404 of the CWA. Environmental groups initially sued, arguing EPA and FWS violated the ESA because neither the p...
A district court denied tribes' and conservation groups' request to preliminarily enjoin construction of a transmission line through the San Pedro Valley in Arizona. The plaintiffs argued BLM violated the National Historic Preservation Act when it authorized construction to begin without assessing t...
SIP Proposal: California (revisions concerning nonattainment fees for the 1979 one-hour ozone NAAQS in the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District).
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Takings Clause does not distinguish between legislative and administrative land use permit conditions, in a lawsuit concerning a traffic impact fee as a condition of building a prefabricated home on a parcel of land. The landowner challenged the fee a...
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that Texas property owners should be permitted to pursue claims under the Takings Clause through an inverse-condemnation cause of action available under Texas law. Over 120 property owners argued that a Texas highway elevation and expansion project, which buil...
EPA promulgated new greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year (MY) 2032 and later heavy-duty highway vehicles that phase in starting as early MY 2027 for certain vehicle categories, updated discrete elements of the Averaging Banking and Trading program, and added warranty requirements for batteries and other components of zero emission vehicles.
EPA announced the availability of data on emission allowance allocations to certain units under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule trading programs.
SIP Approval: California (revisions to nonattainment new source review requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS in the Feather River Air Quality Management District).