89 FR 30361
EPA entered into a proposed consent decree in Our Children’s Earth Foundation v. Regan, No. 1:23-cv-2848 (D.D.C.), that would establish deadlines for EPA to act on certain SIP submissions by Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas.
89 FR 30357
EPA entered into a proposed settlement agreement in United States Steel Corp. v. EPA, Nos. 13-3595, 16-2668, and 18-1249 (8th Cir.), that would establish deadlines for EPA to take certain, specified actions regarding final rules promulgated by the Agency under the CAA related to regional haze best available retrofit technology determinations for taconite facilities owned and operated by U. S. Steel in Minnesota.
89 FR 30360
EPA entered into a proposed settlement agreement in Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 16-2643 (8th Cir.), that would establish deadlines for EPA to take certain, specified actions regarding final rules promulgated by the Agency under the CAA related to regional haze best available retrofit technology determinations for taconite facilities in Michigan and Minnesota.
89 FR 30311
FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the lake sturgeon as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA, finding that listing is not warranted at this time.
Center for Biological Diversity v. Regan
A district court denied the state of Florida's motion for a limited stay of the court's prior ruling vacating EPA's approval of Florida's application to assume permitting authority under §404 of the CWA. Environmental groups initially sued, arguing EPA and FWS violated the ESA because neither the p...
89 FR 29277
SIP Proposal: California (revisions concerning nonattainment fees for the 1979 one-hour ozone NAAQS in the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District).