FWS withdrew the proposal to remove Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants.

FWS removed 21 species from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to extinction.

United States v. Dravo Corp., No. 8:01-cv-00500-JFB-TBT (D. Neb. Oct. 10, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CERCLA defendant must pay $131,067 for response costs incurred and to be incurred by EPA at the Hastings Groundwater Contamination Superfund site.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy seeks information to assist in developing a coordinated federal strategy to identify and address gaps in science, data, and research related to environmental justice.

FWS announced two 90-day findings on petitions to reclassify the West Indian manatee, or populations thereof, under the ESA.

The Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations that would provide guidance regarding certain clean vehicle credits as established by the Inflation Reduction Act.

United States v. Smith and Edwards Co., No. 1:23-cv-00108-HCN (D. Utah Sept. 29, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, settling CERCLA defendants will pay $2,290,065 and $300,000 to reimburse EPA’s response costs in connection with an emergency removal action at the Ogden Swift Building Superfund site in Ogden, Utah, and settling federal agencies will pay $2,290,065 to resolve a potential counterclaim against the United States.

United States v. Stepan Co., No. 2:23-cv-20769-KM-JRA (D.N.J. Sept. 29, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CERCLA defendant must perform response actions to address chemically contaminated soils at the Maywood Chemical Company Superfund site, pay future oversight costs, and pay $362,853.28 to the United States and $15,593.62 to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for past costs.

FWS revised the regulations for the nonessential experimental population of the black-footed ferret in Arizona.

FWS determined endangered species status for the Lassics lupine under the ESA, and designated approximately 512 acres in Humboldt and Trinity Counties, California, as critical habitat for the species.