NOAA announced that it is beginning the process to identify aquaculture opportunity areas in Alaska state waters to help sustainably advance invertebrate and seaweed aquaculture, in partnership with the state of Alaska. 

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.

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. Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority, No. 23-cv-00225 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 29, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that allegedly discharged to waters of the United States without an NPDES permit and violated the operations and maintenance conditions of its NPDES permit must perform injunctive relief and pay a civil penalty of $598,490.

EPA announced its intent to approve revisions to Texas' Public Water System Supervision program.

United States v. Waco Oil & Gas Co., Inc., No. 23-cv-00078 (N.D.W. Va. Sept. 28, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that discharged pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States must restore impacted areas, perform mitigation, and pay a civil penalty.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management amended its renewable energy regulations to update the definition of “Outer Continental Shelf” and add the definition of “State” in conformity with the Inflation Reduction Act.

FEMA proposed to amend its regulations to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and update the agency's eight-step decisionmaking process for floodplain reviews.

The president issued a memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies regarding the restoration of healthy and abundant salmon, steelhead, and other native fish populations in the Columbia River Basin.

United States v. Mount Vernon, No. 18-5845 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 19, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant must take steps necessary to bring its municipal separate storm sewer system into compliance and pay a $100,000 civil penalty.