EPA determined that Arizona failed to submit an SIP for the Maricopa serious particulate matter (PM) nonattainment area by the required deadline.

SIP Approval: Virginia (definition of VOC)

SIP Approval: Texas (VOC emissions from consumer-related sources)

SIP Approval: Maryland (volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from industrial solvent cleaning operations)

United States v. City of Wyandotte, No. 2-11-cv-12181 (E.D. Mich. May 18, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for permit violations at a power plant in Wyandotte, Michigan, must pay a $112,000 civil penalty, must perform a supplemental environmental project at an estimated cost of $210,000, and must install new emission controls and implement operational practices to reduce emissions.

United States v. City of Wyandotte, No. 2-11-cv-12181 (E.D. Mich. May 18, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for permit violations at a power plant in Wyandotte, Michigan, must pay a $112,000 civil penalty, must perform a supplemental environmental project at an estimated cost of $210,000, and must install new emission controls and implement operational practices to reduce emissions.

United States of America v. BASF Corp., No. 3:11-cv-00222 (S.D. Tex. May 13, 2011). A settling CAA defendant that violated SIP, NESHAP, and new stationary source performance requirements at a chemical manufacturing facility in Freeport, Texas, must pay a $500,000 civil penalty and must meet certain injunctive relief requirements.

In re Caribbean Petroleum Corp., No. 10-12553 (KG) (Bankr. D. Del. May 20, 2011). Settling CERCLA, CWA, Oil Pollution Act, and RCRA defendants responsible for violations at a petroleum distribution terminal in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, must provide the United States with general unsecured claims totaling $18,725,130 and must pay $8,200,000 in U.S. response costs and penalties.

United States v. Rocky Mountain Pipeline System, LLC, No. 11-CV-1188RPM-CBS (D. Colo. May 4, 2011). Settling CAA defendants, whose gasoline blending operations violated Reid vapor pressure standards and fuel registration regulations, must pay a $2.5 million civil penalty and must take actions to prevent future violations of the regulations; one of the defendants must also must install a domed cover on an existing fuel storage tank at its terminal in Dupont, Colorado.

United States v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., No. 3:09-CV-00064-JWS (D. Alaska May 3, 2011). A settling CAA, CWA, and Pipeline Safety Law defendant responsible for violations in the operation of oil pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska must pay a $25 million civil penalty and must implement a comprehensive integrity management program to maintain its oil pipelines in Prudhoe Bay.