The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is the latest executive branch agency to join the Biden-Harris Administration’s (“Administration”) efforts to address environmental justice concerns. On May 5, 2022, Attorney General Merrick...more
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) 2021 Enforcement Report has a new look—lending itself to being read on-screen, rather than spiral-bound. The TCEQ releases an “Enforcement Update” toward the end of each...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released its much-anticipated plan, nearly a year in the making, to address per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in the environment. Building on a Law360 of the same name,...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will terminate its temporary policy regarding the exercise of enforcement discretion during the COVID-19 public health crisis on Monday, August 31, 2020. So, on September 1,...more
In late March of this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its Temporary COVID-19 Enforcement Policy, summarized here, which provided for more flexibility in enforcement during the pandemic. As some states...more
On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) sent a Memorandum to all governmental and private sector partners titled “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance...more
On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “Agency”) sent a Memorandum to all governmental and private sector partners titled “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance...more
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