Notice of Lodging of Proposed Third Consent Decree Modification Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

tion Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act On September 24, 2026, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed third consent decree modification with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The Sherwin-Williams Company, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01907-ESK-EAP, an action brought under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. The Court entered a consent decree (``Decree'') in April 2019 in this action which resolved the United States' claim against The Sherwin-Williams Company (``Sherwin-Williams'') for United States past costs relating to the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Site, Route 561 Dump Site, and United States Avenue Burn Site (the ``Sites''), located in Gibbsboro and Voorhees, New Jersey. The Decree also provides for Sherwin-Williams' performance of the soils and sediments operable unit remedy selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') for the United States Avenue Burn Site. The Decree also provides that, after EPA selects a remedy in a Record of Decision (``ROD'') for an additional operable unit (``OU'') at any of the Sites, the Decree may be modified to add Sherwin- Williams' performance of the newly selected OU remedy to the work required under the Decree. In September 2025,