This is a guest post by Andrew Brought of Spencer Fane in Kansas City. A high-ranking...
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How the EPA Monitors Compliance
This is a guest post from Brett A. Podolsky. Mr. Podolsky is a criminal defense attorney in...
Criminal Enforcement under the Trump/Pruitt USEPA
On November 16, 2017, the ABA sponsored a “brown bag” session that featured USEPA Deputy Assistant...
Cell Phone Searches as Evidence
Smartphones are everywhere. One question regarding smart phones is whether law enforcement can...
Election Anniversary: Regulatory Rollback, Stories Over Statistics, and Pressure for Local Enforcement
Back on September 6, 2017, I wrote about the downturn in enforcement by the USEPA. Below is a...
Position of USEPA Region 6 Administrator
Following somewhat of a trend, I would like to announce that I am not interested in the USEPA...
Illegal Storage in Tennessee
On October 17, 2017, Phillip Huddleston pled guilty to one count of illegal storage of hazardous...
Private Enforcement
Recently, the Environmental Integrity Project issued report that used a review of federal records...
Third Party Payments and Supplemental Environmental Projects Under Scrutiny
On June 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions (“Sessions Memo”) issued his memorandum that...
The Status of the “Oops” Defense under the Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) makes it a crime to “knowingly” violate the statute. “Any...