North Dakota: Waste
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend existing rules and adopt new rules concerning solid waste management and land protection.
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Mississippi: Water
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to adopt a new Section 303(d) List of Impaired Water Bodies. The new list would replace the previous version and identify waters within the state for which recent monitoring and assessment have found pollutant specific impairment and for which TMDLs are not yet completed. A hearing will be held March 18, 2024. See https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed/00027351a.pdf.
Maine: Toxic Substances
The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to regulations concerning the reduction of toxics in packaging. The amendments incorporate an existing statutory sales prohibition on the use of phthalates in food packaging. See https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/notices/2024/020724.html.
Maine: Natural Resources
The Department of Environmental Protection adopted emergency revisions to regulations governing the Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA). The emergency rulemaking temporarily enables coastal sand dune restoration utilizing biodegradable stabilization materials to obtain NRPA permits through a permit-by-rule process. See https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/notices/2024/020724.html.
89 FR 9850
EPA entered into a proposed administrative settlement under CERCLA for recovery of past response costs concerning the Milwaukee Die Casting Site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Maine: Climate Change
The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to regulations governing the tracking and reporting of gross and net annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The amendments revise the methods for calculating gross and net annual GHG emissions in the state for the purpose of assessing attainment of the reduction requirements set out at Me. Stat. tit. 38, §576-A(1), (2) and (3). See https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/notices/2024/020724.html.
Indiana: Water
The Department of Environmental Management proposed to adopt new rules for imposing civil penalties on entities that violate provisions of the state’s water pollution control laws and rules. A hearing will be held April 10, 2024. Comments are due March 15, 2024. See http://iac.iga.in.gov/iac//20240207-IR-327240047FNA.xml.html.
89 FR 9866
United States v. 1500 South Tibbs LLC, No. 1:24-cv-235 (S.D. Ind. Feb. 5, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CERCLA defendant must pay the United States a total of $112,805.24 for EPA’s response costs, pay the state of Indiana a total of $21,061.53 for its past response costs, pay future response costs incurred by the United States and the state, and perform remedial work in connection with the Reilly Tar and Chemical Superfund Site in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Indiana: Waste
The Department of Environmental Management proposed to adopt new rules for imposing civil penalties on entities that violate provisions of the state’s laws and rules regarding solid waste management and USTs. A hearing will be held April 10, 2024. Comments are due March 15, 2024. See http://iac.iga.in.gov/iac//20240207-IR-329240048FNA.xml.html.
Indiana: Air
The Department of Environmental Management proposed to adopt new rules for imposing civil penalties on entities that violate provisions of the state’s air pollution control laws and rules. A hearing will be held April 10, 2024. Comments are due March 15, 2024. See http://iac.iga.in.gov/iac//20240207-IR-326240046FNA.xml.html.