News & Analysis as of

Investigations Enforcement Actions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Chemical Safety Board Marks First Enforcement Action Under Reporting Rule

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on

Despite the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) not requesting a budget in its FY 2026 Budget Request – instead stating that “[t]he President’s Budget proposes $0 for CSB’s FY 2026 budget with the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CA AG Enforcement Outlook – What to Expect in 2025

It is safe to say 2025 is expected to be a busy year for California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG). We anticipate that the CA AG will increase enforcement activity this year with wide-reaching and broad investigations...more

Oberheiden P.C.

EPA Litigation Defense in 2024: Strategies for Companies Facing Civil or Criminal Penalties

Oberheiden P.C. on

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for enforcing the federal laws, regulations, and Executive Orders focused on protecting the environment for the benefit of the American people, threatened and...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Issues New Policy Calling for Closer Coordination Between Civil and Criminal Enforcement

Beveridge & Diamond PC on

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy, announced last week by David Uhlmann, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA),...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lawrence County, Kansas, Landfill Operator Enter into Consent Agreement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a December 12th news release indicating it had entered into a Consent Agreement with Hamm Inc. (“HI”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. ...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Feds Promise “More Stick Than Carrot” for Environmental Crimes Enforcement

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

The Department of Justice’s Environmental Crimes Section Chief, Deborah Harris, recently discussed environmental crime enforcement during an American Bar Association virtual conference. Ms. Harris told attendees that...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide