United States v. General Recycling of Washington, LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00329 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 12, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, settling CERCLA, CWA, and OPA defendants must construct, monitor, and maintain a habitat restoration project and pay a total of $360,558.12 for assessment costs in connection with natural resource damages caused by releases of hazardous substances and discharges of oil from facilities located near the Lower Duwamish River.
EPA announced the availability of Volumes 1 and 2 of the Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen.
EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on the 2024 draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde prepared under TSCA.
United States v. Crowley Marine Services, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-00307 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 7, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, settling CERCLA, CWA, and OPA defendants must purchase credits in a habitat restoration project constructed along the Lower Duwamish River, pay a total of $210,000 for natural resource damages, and pay $64,325.63 to reimburse assessment costs in connection with natural resource damages caused by releases of hazardous substances and discharges of oil from facilities located along and near the river.
SIP Approval: California (second 10-year particulate matter maintenance plan for Sacramento County).
SIP Approval: California (revisions concerning emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from biomass boilers and reasonably available control technology requirements for major sources of NOx in the portion of the Sacramento Metro nonattainment area in the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District).
EPA entered into a proposed settlement agreement in Ecology Center v. U.S. EPA, No. 23-70158 (9th Cir.), that would resolve all claims in the case by establishing deadlines for EPA to take final action regarding a rulemaking under TSCA regulating lead wheel weights.
EPA approved a CAA state plan submitted by South Carolina to establish performance standards and other operating requirements for existing municipal solid waste landfills.
SIP Proposal: California (revisions concerning emissions of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides from refinery flares).
SIP Approval: New Hampshire (reasonably available control technology requirements for PAK Solutions, LLC).