EASTERN WATER NEWS
Tribes and Tribal Organizations Receive Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects99
News from the West100
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Designation of PFAS under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act105
Department of Energy Issues Final Rule Coordinating Permitting for Energy Transmission Projects107
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions.109
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Regional Water Board sue San Francisco over Discharges in the Bay112
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Marine Mammal Protection Act Challenge to Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project114
Melone v. Coit, 100 F.4th 21 (1st Cir. 2024).
Ninth Circuit Rejects Appeal by Environmental Groups Challenging Federal Management Plan for Glen Canyon Dam115
Save the Colorado v. U.S. Dept of the Interior, Unpub., Case No. 23-15247 (9th Cir. Apr. 24, 2024).
