United States v. Hecla Ltd., No. 96-0122-N-EJL (D. Idaho June 13, 2011). A settling CERCLA and CWA defendant responsible for violations at the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund site in the Coeur d'Alene Basin watershed in Idaho must pay $263.4 million, plus interest, in past and future response costs to the United States, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and Idaho and must coordinate future mining operations with EPA's cleanup activities in the Coeur d'Alene Basin. 

United States v. Candle Development, LLC, No. 08-4086 (D.S.D. June 3, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit in Lincoln County, South Dakota, must pay a civil penalty and must restore the impacted areas and/or mitigate the damages.

United States v. M/V COSCO BUSAN, No. 07-6045 SC (N.D. Cal. Sept. 19, 2011). Settling CWA, National Marine Sanctuaries Act, Oil Pollution Act, and Park System Resource Protection Act defendants responsible for an oil spill into the San Francisco Bay must pay U.S. response costs, natural resource damages, and assessment costs; must compensate for lost recreation uses; and must pay a penalty imposed by California.

EPA amended the calculation and monitoring provisions in the electronics manufacturing portion of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for the largest semiconductor facilities.

EPA finalized amendments to the best available monitoring methods used for the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule.

SIP Proposal: New Hampshire (GHG thresholds for PSD program).

SIP Proposal: Indiana (greenhouse gas (GHG) thresholds for PSD program).