The United States has entered a new phase—one of deregulatory momentum—driven by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and an ...

Given the tremendous downside of exposures to companies and their employees for environmental law violations, it is critical to approach civil environmental investigations proactively to minimize ...

The federal government, however, is likely to be involved where a state refers a matter to EPA for enforcement, or where the environmental issues at stake span multiple states. 5. Forms of Relief .

Administration eyes changes to environmental enforcement. By Kelsey Brugger | 01/30/2020 01:09 PM EST . The White House is looking into options to “make significant reforms” to federal ...

Environmental groups, employees say EPA enforcement efforts lacking Staffing at the EPA is down and so are enforcement activities; data shows the 123 criminal cases opened in 2021 were barely a ...

But in the three budget years since Bromwich left, government records show only two of 10 funded vacancies have been filled. Meanwhile, the agency's budget has increased by hundreds of millions of ...

Garland said the OEJ “will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy,” with the office working alongside a number of ...

On March 26, 2020 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a policy, COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program, indicating that it would not take ...

With President Trump’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, the FBI, along with local law enforcement agencies, could ramp up its attacks and surveillance of environmentalists in the near future. ...

Environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the Alligator Alcatraz detention center.