United States v. Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, No. 1:10-CV-02895-DCN (N.D. Ohio July 10, 2024). A proposed fifth amendment to a consent decree modifies two requirements for a settling CWA defendant in constructing and implementing improvements to reduce the volume and number of combined sewage overflows and untreated treatment plant discharges. 

SIP Proposal: Wisconsin (changes to clarify existing requirements and ensure clear and consistent implementation of control requirements for nitrogen oxide emissions). 

SIP Proposal: Ohio (removal of sulfur dioxide emissions limitations for fuel burning equipment at the Greif Packaging, LLC facility). 

United States v. Marathon Oil Co., No. 1:24-cv-00136-DMT-CRH (D.N.D. July 11, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CAA defendant that allegedly violated preconstruction permit requirements and design, operation, and maintenance requirements at oil and gas production facilities on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota must perform injunctive relief to address the alleged violations, perform additional projects to mitigate excess emissions, and pay a $64.5 million civil penalty. 

FWS announced its 90-day finding and 12-month determination on a petition to revise the existing critical habitat designation for the Sonora chub under the ESA, finding that the petitioned action may be warranted. 

SIP Approval: Florida (removal of obsolete, duplicative, or unnecessary rules).  

EPA proposed to update a portion of the outer continental shelf (OCS) air regulations for which the state of New Jersey is the corresponding onshore area in order to regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements onshore.

EPA finalized amendments to NESHAPs for lime manufacturing plants. 

SIP Approval: Georgia (clarification of requirements for gasoline transport vehicles and minor administrative changes).  

SIP Proposal: Tennessee (monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for certain large industrial non-electricity generating units; source-specific alternative monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements under the nitrogen oxide SIP Call for Domtar Paper Company, LLC).