On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, unanimously ruled that the Clean Water Act's (Act) regulations governing "wetlands" are not as broad and...more
It is worthwhile for plant managers and environmental managers to pay attention to the types of cases involving environmental violations which are selected by regulators and prosecutors for criminal enforcement. That is...more
If a company or a laboratory has purposefully misrepresented to regulators the chemicals or contaminants tested for or the levels of those constituents detected by the testing, regulators may seek criminal prosecution of the...more
On December 30, 2019, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann filed suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, requesting the federal district court in Gulfport to order the Corps to stop diversions of floodwaters...more
Corporate directors should monitor management's establishment and maintenance of safeguards against fraud.
The board of directors, particularly the board's audit committee, and management can reduce the exposure of the...more
The C-Suite must intend for the hospital to operate in compliance with environmental rules. A hospital will not naturally achieve or sustain compliance with environmental regulations. Management must set and pursue this goal....more
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