EPA announced the availability of a final NPDES general permit for federal aquaculture facilities and for those located in Indian country within the boundaries of Washington.

SIP Approval: Minnesota (reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions from a refinery in Rosemount).

United States v. D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., No. 3:16-cv-01252 (D. Pa. June 23, 2016). A settling CWA defendant that violated pretreatment permits at two brewery facilities in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, must pay a $2.8 million civil penalty and perform extensive injunctive relief to improve operational, maintenance, notification, and response processes.

EPA determined, upon remand in Environmental Defense Center, Inc. v. U.S. EPA, 344 F.2d 832 (9th Cir. 2003), that no additional regulations are needed at this time to address stormwater discharges from forest roads under CWA §402(p)(6).

EPA seeks public comment on issues raised in two petitions for reconsideration on certain aspects of its June 30, 2015, rule establishing a NESHAP for the ferroalloys production source category.

SIP Approval: Louisiana (partial approval and partial disapproval of revision to regulate and permit emissions of greenhouse gases in the PSD program).

SIP Proposal: North Carolina (portions of submission on infrastructure requirements for the 2010 one-hour nitrogen dioxide NAAQS).

United States v. Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co., No. SA-16-cv-00722 (W.D. Tex. July 18, 2016). Settling CAA defendants responsible for violations at six petroleum refineries in Alaska, California, Hawaii, North Dakota, Utah, and Washington must pay a $10,450 civil penalty to the United States and the states, undertake extensive measures to correct the alleged violations, and perform three projects to mitigate excess emissions associated with the violations.

NMFS has initiated its five-year review of the North Atlantic right whale under the ESA to ensure that the species' endangered listing classification is accurate.

EPA added 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy) ethane (also known as HFE-347pcf2; CAS number 406-78-0) to the list of compounds excluded from the regulatory definition of "volatile organic compounds" because this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation.