EPA entered into a proposed consent decree in WildEarth Guardians v. Jackson, No. 4:11-cv-02205-SI (N.D. Cal.), that establishes deadlines for the Agency to take action on Arizona's SIP for the 1997 eight-hour ozone nonattainment area of Phoenix-Mesa.
EPA determined that California Air Resources Board amendments meet the requirements for a waiver of preemption for California's motor vehicle GHG emissions program.
FWS announced its 12-month finding on a petition to list a distinct population segment of the fisher in its U.S. Northern Rocky Range; the agency determined that listing is not warranted at this time.
An Illinois appellate court held that an insurer has a duty to defend a manufacturing company in an underlying lawsuit filed against it by nearby homeowners for personal injury and property damage stemming from emissions generated as part of the company's normal business operations. The insurer ...
FWS announced its 90-day finding on a petition to list the eastern small-footed bat and the northern long-eared bat as endangered or threatened under the ESA; the agency determined that listing may be warranted and has begun a status review of the two species.
FWS announced its 12-month finding on a petition to list the Ozark chinquapin, a tree, as threatened or endangered under the ESA; the agency determined that listing is not warranted at this time.
A California appellate court reversed and remanded a lower court decision denying water districts' motion to amend a 1961 judgment that imposed a "physical solution" on the West Coast groundwater basin. The districts wanted to store water in underground dewatered storage spaces of the basin that...
FWS announced a revised 90-day finding on a petition to reclassify the Utah prairie dog from threatened to endangered under the ESA; the agency determined that reclassification is not warranted.
A district court dismissed environmental groups' action against EPA seeking the regulation of lead shot and bullets under TSCA. In August 2010, the group petitioned EPA to regulate lead shot, bullets, and fishing sinkers under the Act. EPA denied the requests in two separate letters: one concern...
FWS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Utah population of the Gila monster as an endangered or a threatened distinct population segment and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.