FWS added the term "net conservation benefit" to the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances regulations under the ESA and eliminated references to "other necessary properties" to clarify the level of conservation effort required for approval.

FWS added the term "net conservation benefit" to the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances regulations under the ESA and eliminated references to "other necessary properties" to clarify the level of conservation effort required for approval.

FWS added the term "net conservation benefit" to the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances regulations under the ESA and eliminated references to "other necessary properties" to clarify the level of conservation effort required for approval.

United States v. New York, No. 2:16-cv-6989 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2016). Settling SDWA defendants who operated 54 large capacity cesspools (LCCs) in violation of the Act must pay a $150,000 civil penalty and perform injunctive relief, including closing the prohibited LCCs or otherwise converting them to lawful non-LCC uses by July 2019.

United States v. New York, No. 2:16-cv-6989 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2016). Settling SDWA defendants who operated 54 large capacity cesspools (LCCs) in violation of the Act must pay a $150,000 civil penalty and perform injunctive relief, including closing the prohibited LCCs or otherwise converting them to lawful non-LCC uses by July 2019.

EPA announced the availability of a final report titled, "Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States," which provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States.

EPA announced the availability of a final report titled, "Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States," which provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States.

EPA announced the availability of a final report titled, "Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States," which provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States.

EPA announced the availability of a final report titled, "Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States," which provides a review and synthesis of available scientific information concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing activities and drinking water resources in the United States.

EPA proposed to amend NESHAPs for existing, new, or reconstructed industrial POTWs to revise regulatory provisions pertaining to emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction and to add requirements for electronic reporting.