United States v. AK Steel Corp., No. 97-1863 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 28, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at the Breslube Penn Superfund site in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, must pay $1,398,412 in contribution claims and past U.S. response costs incurred at the site. 

In re Motors Liquidation Corp., No. 09-50026 (REG) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Mar. 4, 2011). Settling CAA, CERCLA, and RCRA parties responsible for violations at multiple facilities and sites nationwide must pay $4,613,322 from bonds, with an additional $10.5 million in bond requirements for six non-owned sites, must provide the United States with an allowed general unsecured claim of $36,290,270 for environmental remediation at 29 non-owned sites, and must pay civil penalties for violations at multiregional sites. 

United States v. Manzo, No. 3:97-cv-00289 (D.N.J. Mar. 2, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Burnt Fly Bog Superfund site in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey, must pay $19.025 million in U.S. response costs and natural resource damages incurred at the site.

United States v. Arch Coal, Inc., No. 2:11-cv-00133 (S.D. W. Va. Mar. 1, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States in Kentucky and West Virginia must pay a $4 million civil penalty and must perform various injunctive relief measures.

EPA issued a stay until March 14, 2011, of the requirement for chemical manufacturing area sources to comply with the NESHAPs permit program.

United States v. SKF USA Inc., No. 3:09-cv-00174 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 25, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Barefoot Disposal Superfund site in Blair County, Pennsylvania, must pay $575,000 in past U.S. response costs incurred at the site and limited future response costs.

United States v. JELD-WEN, Inc., No. 1:10-CV-494-PA (D. Or. Feb. 17, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at the Circle DE Lumber Superfund site in Klamath Falls, Oregon, must pay $700,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the site.

EPA issued an SIP call to 13 states whose plans do not apply PSD requirements to GHG-emitting sources and established deadlines for their compliance.

EPA seeks public comment on the addition of a vapor intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System for CERCLA's NPL.

EPA entered into a proposed administrative settlement under CERCLA that requires the settling parties to pay past and future U.S. response costs incurred at the D'Imperio Property Superfund site in Hamilton Township, New Jersey.