In late March 2020, as many states adopted responses to the coronavirus pandemic that either encouraged or mandated “work from home” practices, U.S. EPA and other environmental regulators developed temporary enforcement...more
In memos dated March 31 and April 13, 2020, Corey Ellis, Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Executive Office for United States Attorneys, temporarily suspended civil penalty payments, including...more
As Benesch previously reported, U.S. EPA issued guidance entitled, “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program” on March 26, 2020. The memorandum expressed U.S. EPA’s general intention to...more
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic spread, and as state and local governments impose work and travel restrictions designed to limit that spread, U.S. EPA and state regulators are being forced to confront their own...more