On July 11, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) finalized its policy (the “Policy”) to defer environmental investigations and enforcement actions to authorized state agencies as the “primary implementer.”...more
8/13/2019
/ Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Government Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
RCRA ,
State and Local Government
In an unprecedented action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), one of its state counterparts, for alleged civil rights violations under Title...more
3/22/2016
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Department of Environmental Management ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Investigations ,
Landfills ,
OCR ,
State Agencies ,
Title VI