United States v. FrieslandCampina Ingredients North America, Inc. No. 3:23-cv-00937-TJM-ML (N.D.N.Y. Aug. 2, 2023). A settling CAA and CWA defendant that allegedly failed to obtain a modification to its title V CAA permit before its hydrolyzed protein powder facility in Delhi, New York, became a major source of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions; perform a reasonably available control technology (RACT) demonstration and implement RACT before commencing operation of a major source of VOC emissions; obtain a permit before constructing a new, modified, or existing air contamination source at the facility; and report and maintain annual reports of its VOC emissions must reduce harmful toluene emissions through the installation and operation of pollution controls, comply with its permits, and pay a $2,880,000 civil penalty.

EPA approved revisions to Ohio’s Public Water System Supervision Program under the SDWA.

United States v. Belle Fourche Pipeline Co., No. 22-00089-DLH-CRH and United States v. Bridger Pipeline LLC, No. 22-00043-BLG-SPW (D.N.D. July 31, 2023). Under a proposed partial consent decree, settling CWA defendants must perform injunctive relief and pay a $12,500,000 civil penalty for violations arising from pipeline failures that resulted in discharges of oil into an unnamed tributary to Ash Coulee Creek and the Yellowstone River.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation adopted its Policy Statement on Climate Change and Historic Preservation.

United States v. Jackson, Mississippi, City of, No. 3:12-cv-790-HTW-LGI (S.D. Miss. July 26, 2023). A proposed stipulated order under the CWA places the operation of the sewer system of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, under the control of an interim third-party manager and requires the manager to perform substantial work, including addressing more than 200 emergency sewer failure locations, addressing prohibited bypasses of treatment prior to discharging wastewater into the Pearl River, and implementing management, operations, and maintenance programs.

United States v. Robert Yundt Homes, LLC, No. 3:23-cv-00073-JMK (D. Alaska July 24, 2023). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must restore impacted areas, perform mitigation pursuant to EPA-approved restoration plans, and pay a civil penalty.

EPA gave notice that Connecticut revised its approved Public Water System Supervision program to meet the requirements of the SDWA.

United States v. Brock Maslonka, No. 2:20-cv-304-SAB, (E.D. Wash. July 14, 2023). A settling CWA defendant must restore impacted areas, perform mitigation, and pay a civil penalty for discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released the final notice of sale for commercial wind energy leasing on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. 

The Department of Commerce, via NOAA, seeks input on how to enhance NOAA’s delivery of climate data, information, science, and tools and ensure that this delivery is equitable and accounts for the needs and priorities of a diverse set of user communities as they engage in climate preparedness, adaptation, and resilience planning.