NMFS gave notice that all Middle Columbia River steelhead occurring in all accessible reaches upstream of Round Butte Dam on the Deschutes River in Oregon will be designated as threatened under the ESA when the nonessential experimental population designation and accompanying protective measures expire on January 15, 2025.
EPA proposed to remove polytetrafluoroethylene from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in food use and nonfood use pesticide products because it has been identified as a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance that is no longer used in any registered pesticide product.
United States v. Navistar, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-00285 (S.D. Ind. Feb. 13, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, settling CERCLA defendants must reimburse the United States for response costs and are liable for future response costs regarding the release and threatened release of hazardous substances from a former waste oil collection, storage, and transfer facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
EPA amended the 2018 final rule that established fees for the administration of TSCA.
EPA seeks public input on potential charge questions that the Agency could consider when consulting the e-Manifest Advisory Board regarding the operations of EPA's hazardous waste electronic manifest system.
United States v. Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Municipality of, No. 3:21-01087 (D.P.R. Feb. 13, 2024). A proposed second stipulation and final order resolves two claims under RCRA and requires a settling defendant to remove and dispose of leachate in the Toa Alta landfill’s southeast cell and to pay a $50,000 civil penalty.
NMFS listed the Atlantic humpback dolphin as endangered under the ESA.
EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on a document that describes its draft approach for implementation of the EPA label program for low embodied carbon construction materials.
EPA entered into a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement under CERCLA with Jonathan Deck relating to the Frankfort Asbestos Superfund site located in Frankfort, New York.
FWS determined threatened species status under the ESA for the silverspot butterfly from Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, and issued a rule under §4(d) under the Act to provide for the conservation of the species.