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This year, the Biden Administration has ushered in changes to enforcement guidance and policy, including criminal self-disclosures and deference to State regulators. In addition, the Administration has further bolstered its...more
On June 30, 2022 the EPA Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued the results of an evaluation to determine if EPA’s process for screening self-reported environmental violations through electronic disclosure is effective....more
On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report titled “Additional Internal Controls Would Improve the EPA’s System for Electronic Disclosure of Environmental...more
In a welcome course change, the EPA has announced three exemptions to a potentially costly reporting program for manufacturers. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title VI Fee Rule identifies 20 “high priority chemicals”...more
On July 5, 2019, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a qui tam lawsuit against several chemical manufacturers that set forth a unusual theory of liability: the relator alleged that the manufacturers...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a Project Notification titled: EPA Enforcement of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Late Reporters - The Project...more
Maryland entities that voluntarily discover and disclose environmental violations can still receive penalty reductions, or even complete forgiveness, under the rarely invoked Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)...more
It’s no secret that businesses must run a gauntlet of federal, state and local environmental regulations in order to successfully operate in California. But the hardest test may be when a business suspects that it may be...more
2016 begins with the issuance of this Construction Industry Newsletter, our fifth. In this issue, we have articles on vapor intrusion, liability for project design, enforcement of mechanic’s lien and bond waiver clauses, and...more
As expected and last reported in our June 2015 blog, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 9, 2015, launched eDisclosure — EPA’s updated, electronic voluntary audit and disclosure reporting system. Under...more
Reporting uner EPA’s audit policy, which has provided relief from gravity-based penalties to those who self-report, is about to become much easier. This fall, EPA expects to launch a centralized web-based “eDisclosure” portal...more
Under EPA’s Audit Policy, those who discover, promptly disclose and correct environmental violations may have penalties reduced or eliminated. 60 Fed Reg 66, 705 et seq. (1995); 65 Fed Reg 19, 617, et seq. (2000) EPA recently...more