United States v. Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago, LLC, No. 19-cv-4657 (N.D. Ill. July 11, 2019). Under a proposed consent decree concerning CAA violations at spent industrial solvent treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in Chicago, Illinois, and Hebron, Ohio, settling defendants must implement appropriate injunctive relief to control air pollutant emissions from storage tanks at the facilities, undertake additional mitigation measures to help offset unauthorized past air pollutant emissions, and pay a $405,000 civil penalty.

EPA proposed amendments to NESHAP regulations that would, among other things, allow a major source to be reclassified as an area source at any time by limiting its potential to emit hazardous air pollutants to below major source thresholds.

United States v. Hopewell Precision, Inc., No. 19 Civ. 6749 (S.D.N.Y. July 19, 2019). Settling CERCLA defendants must pay the United States $1,247,700 for past and ongoing response costs regarding the Hopewell Precision Superfund site in East Fishkill, New York.

SIP Approval: Montana (update to materials incorporated by reference).

United States v. Cannery Pier Hotel, LLC, No. 19-cv-01217 (D. Or. Aug. 6, 2019). Settling OPA defendants that discharged oil from a fuel storage tank located under a partially collapsed pier on the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, must pay the National Pollution Fund Center of the U.S. Coast Guard $994,146.43 for costs and damages incurred in response to the spill.

SIP Proposal: West Virginia (Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and interstate transport requirements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS).

SIP Proposal: Iowa (revisions to regional haze plan and infrastructure requirements for the 2006 fine particulate matter (PM2.5), 2008 ozone, 2010 nitrogen dioxide, 2010 sulfur dioxide, 2012 PM2.5, and 2015 ozone NAAQS).

FWS and NMFS revised regulations that implement species listing and critical habitat designation under the ESA.

EPA proposed amendments to NESHAPs for site remediation based on the Agency's residual risk and technology review.

SIP Approval: Missouri (administrative revisions).