FWS initiated five-year status reviews under the ESA for the Aleutian shield fern and the Alaska breeding population of Steller’s eider. 

FWS initiated five-year status reviews under the ESA for five northeastern species. 

EPA approved revisions to Louisiana's SDWA §1422 Underground Injection Control Program to include Class VI injection well primary enforcement responsibility. 

FWS initiated five-year status reviews under the ESA for three plant and 13 animal species. 

United States v. New Hampshire, No. 1:18-cv-00996-PB. Under a proposed modified consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that allegedly violated an NPDES permit by exceeding its discharge limits for total phosphorus and pH, which contributed to contamination, eutrophication, and the growth of toxic cyanobacteria in the Merrymeeting River must achieve compliance with the CWA and its permit by the end of 2025. 

NMFS designated approximately 2,384.67 square kilometers of aquatic habitat located off the coasts of southeastern Florida, Puerto Rico, Navassa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as critical habitat for the threatened Nassau grouper pursuant to §4 of the ESA. 

FWS determined endangered species status for the black-capped petrel under the ESA. 

EPA proposed to promulgate an aquatic life designated use that includes propagation and protective water quality criteria for dissolved oxygen for Zone 3, Zone 4, and upper Zone 5 of the Delaware River. 

FWS proposed to list the coal darter as a threatened species under the ESA, with a rule issued under §4(d) of the Act to provide for the conservation of the species. 

FWS announced findings that the following 10 species are not warranted for listing as endangered or threatened under the ESA: Hupp’s Hill cave beetle, Hubbard’s cave beetle, overlooked cave beetle, Shenandoah cave beetle, Little Kennedy cave beetle, Holsinger’s cave beetle, Hubricht’s cave beetle, silken cave beetle, Pinaleño talussnail, and San Xavier talussnail.