OSHA proposed revisions to standards for occupational exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds in the construction and shipyards industries.

United States v. KmX Chemical Corp., No. 2:19-cv-00517-AWA-DEMVAED (E.D. Va. Sept. 30, 2019). A settling CAA defendant that violated leak detection and repair regulations governing its chemical reclamation facility in New Church, Virginia, must perform injunctive relief and pay a $60,000 civil penalty.

EPA updated requirements for outer continental shelf sources for which Virginia is the designated corresponding onshore area.

FWS proposed to remove the inland population of the least tern from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the ESA because threats to the species have been sufficiently minimized.

SIP Proposal: California (attainment plan for the Plumas County fine particulate matter nonattainment area).

SIP Approval: Illinois (NAAQS and VOC updates)

The Corps announced 10 pilot projects selected for the beneficial use of dredged material under §1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.

SIP Approval: North Dakota (infrastructure requirements for the carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide NAAQS).

EPA finalized revisions and decisions for the NESHAP for friction materials manufacturing facilities based on the Agency's residual risk and technology review.

SIP Proposal: North Carolina (source testing rules).