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Criminal Prosecution Environmental Violations Civil Monetary Penalty

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Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: United States District Court (District of Connecticut) Sentences Water Main...

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut issued a March 4th press release stating that National Water Main Cleaning Company (“NWMCC”) was sentenced by the United States District Court for the...more

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France’s New Guidelines on Deferred Prosecution Agreement Offer Welcome Clarity

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The guidelines provide useful insights into the mechanism of settlement agreements in criminal cases, and supersede previous guidelines published on June 26, 2019. Article 22 of Law No. 2016-1691 of December 9, 2016...more

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Tiger King Lawsuits Take 2

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On November 19, 2020, in a call back to its criminal lawsuit against Joseph “Tiger King” Maldonado-Passage, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit against the husband and wife team who took over the wildlife...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Attorney (Southern District of New York) Files Federal District Court Action Against Gas Station...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office (Southern District of New York) issued a May 1st news release stating that a lawsuit had been filed in the United States District Court against Chestnut Petroleum Distributor, Inc., and various...more

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Volkswagen Settlement/Arkansas Mitigation Plan: Stuart Spencer (Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality) Arkansas Bar...

Stuart Spencer of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) undertook a presentation at the March meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association Environmental Law Section titled: Volkswagen Settlement –...more

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Strange But True: Recent EPA and State Actions Show Breadth of Environmental Enforcement

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A trilogy of recent federal and state enforcement actions show just how far agencies will go to enforce environmental regulations. Now may be a good time for a compliance audit....more

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