Notices of Intent to Sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Documents 2021

Information related to Notices of Intent to Sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

• 01/15/2021, CAA, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Biological Diversity (pdf) (480.61 KB)
  Failure to approve or disapprove multiple submitted Oil and Natural Gas Control Techniques Guidelines (“CTG”) Reasonably Available Control Technology (“RACTs”) and unreasonably delayed in updating the 2016 CTG for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
• 01/22/2021, CAA, California Communities Against Toxics; Environmental Integrity Project; Louisiana Environmental Action Network; Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition; RISE St. James; Sierra Club; Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (pdf) (417.27 KB)
  Unreasonably Delayed Emissions Guidelines for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry
• 02/10/2021, CAA, Center for Biological Diversity; Center for Environmental Health (pdf) (200.68 KB)
  Failure to act on (1) several nonattainment SIP submittal elements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS for the Los Angeles-San Bernardino, Sacramento Metro, Chicago-Naperville, and Long Island nonattainment areas and (2) FIP plans to address certain nonattainment SIP elements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS for fifteen states and the District of Columbia, with the NOI specifically mentioning the Los Angeles-San Bernardino, Sacramento Metro, and New Hampshire nonattainment areas
• 02/11/2021, CAA, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Environmental Health (pdf) (327.7 KB)
  For alleged failure to issue a finding of failure to submit to compel submission of SIP revisions in response to the 2016 Oil & Natural Gas Control Techniques Guidelines for the 2015 ozone NAAQS from 12 areas that allegedly have not provided the requisite SIP submission
• 01/26/2021, TSCA, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization; American Public Health Association; Center for Environmental Health; Environmental Information Association; Safer Chemicals Healthy Families; Vermont Public Interest Research Group (pdf) (197.21 KB)
  On behalf of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization et al, Sussman & Associates has filed a notice of intent to sue under section 20(a)(2) of TSCA in order “to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to perform its non-discretionary duty to address the use and disposal of ‘legacy’ asbestos in its risk evaluation for asbestos under TSCA section 6(b). Legacy asbestos was not included in the final risk evaluation for asbestos recently issued by the Trump EPA.”
• 03/01/2021, CAA, WildEarth Guardians (pdf) (508.81 KB)
  Alleges that EPA failed to issue a finding of failure to submit for the Denver Metro/North Front Range serious ozone nonattainment area for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, but does not list specific SIP elements
• 03/03/2021, CAA, Environmental Integrity Project, Clean Air Council, Air Alliance Houston, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Earthworks, Environment America, Environment Texas, Hoosier Environmental Council, PennEnvironment, (pdf) (619.27 KB)
  Supplemental NOI claiming in the alternative that EPA has not in the past 8 years conducted section 111(b) review for ten specific part 60 standards named in the supplemental NOI that cross-reference the flare requirements in the part 60 General Provisions
• 03/25/2021, CAA, Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company and Sinclair Casper Refining Company (pdf) (149.71 KB)
  Failure to reinstate RINs after granting Sinclair's small refinery hardship exemption petitions for 2018 and 2019
• 03/17/2021, CAA, Downwinders at Risk, Air Alliance Houston, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Appalachian Mountain Club, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Earthworks, Natural Resources Defense Council (pdf) (273.79 KB)
  Failure to approve or disapprove 32 Good Neighbor state implementation plans for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards submitted by the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
• 04/19/2021, CWA, Northwest Environmental Advocates (pdf) (1.1 MB)
  Alleging non-discretionary for EPA to approve or disapprove constructive submission of TMDLs by Oregon for 2,950 water quality impairments listed since 2012
• 04/21/2021, CWA, Center for Biological Diversity (pdf) (2.02 MB)
  Center for Biological Diversity’s intent to file suit pursuant to section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1313(d) against the United States Environmental Protection Agency for violating its mandatory duty to identify Oregon coastal waters as impaired by ocean acidification. EPA’s failure to perform its non-discretionary duty to identify waters not meeting water quality standards constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act.
• 04/09/2021, EPCRA, Clean Water Action, Defend Our Health, Sierra Club, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Toxic-Free Future (pdf) (330.14 KB)
  Intent to sue over failure to respond to TURI petition filed in 2014 re listing 25 chemicals on TRI
• 05/18/2021, CAA, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Environmental Health, Sierra Club (pdf) (123.74 KB)
  Failure to act on two non-discretionary actions that CBD alleges are overdue: (1) approve or disapprove under CAA section 110(k)(2) Maryland’s sulfur dioxide (SO2) state implementation plan (SIP) for Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties; and (2) promulgate under CAA section 110(c)(1) a federal implementation (FIP) for the Detroit, Michigan SO2 nonattainment area.
• 5/20/2021, RCRA, Center for Biological Diversity (pdf) (140.86 KB)
  Notice of intent to file suit against EPA under RCRA.
• 06/01/2021, CAA, Urban Air Initiative, Inc.; The Farmers' Educational & Cooperative Union of America, D/B/A National Farmers Union; Farmers Union Enterprises, Inc.; Big River Resources, LLC; Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC; Clean Fuels Development Coalition (pdf) (2.15 MB)
  Failure to respond to a petition for rulemaking or reconsideration submitted to EPA in August 2019 concerning EPA’s treatment of mid-level gasoline-ethanol blends
• 06/07/2021, CWA, Northwest Environmental Advocates (pdf) (144.22 KB)
  Alleging Clean Water Act non-discretionary duty to approve or disapprove "constructive submission" of TMDL to address nitrogen in Puget Sound causing dissolve oxygen impairment