NMFS announced the availability of 50 final 2021 marine mammal stock assessment reports as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. 

United States v. January Environmental Services, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-1205 (W.D. Okla. July 27, 2022). Settling RCRA defendants that violated regulations at a used oil transportation and processing facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, must perform corrective measures to bring the facility into compliance, ensure compliance going forward, and pay $1,900,000 in civil penalties. 

FWS announced the availability of and seeks comment on a revised draft marine mammal stock assessment report for two West Indian manatee stocks, the Florida manatee stock, and the Puerto Rico stock of Antillean manatees in accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act. 

SIP Approval: North Dakota (removal of exemptions to visible air emissions restrictions). 

NMFS proposed changes to the North Atlantic right whale vessel speed regulations to further reduce the likelihood of mortalities and serious injuries to endangered right whales from vessel collisions. 

SIP Proposal: Kentucky (replacement of several source-specific permits with board order with emissions controls for facility in Jefferson County). 

SIP Approval: New Jersey (removal of excess emissions provision). 

United States v. DCP Operating Co., LP, No. 1:22-cv-01829-NRN (D. Colo. July 25, 2022). Settling CAA defendants that violated leak detection and repair requirements at seven natural gas processing plants in Colorado must perform injunctive relief to address the violations, implement a mitigation project to help offset excess emissions caused by the violations, and pay a $3,250,000 civil penalty. 

United States v. Starkist Co., No. 2:17 CV 01190-DSC (W.D. Pa. July 1, 2022). A proposed modification to a CERCLA consent decree requires settling CWA, EPCRA, and RCRA defendants to achieve and maintain compliance with the effluent limits in their NPDES permit in an alternative manner than that set forth in the original consent decree. 

The Forest Service announced the availability of up to $1 billion in grant funding for the establishment of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program as appropriated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.