EPAâs COVID-19 Enforcement Policy under Attack in the Courts
Nine states and some nongovernmental organizations brought lawsuits against the agencyâs temporary enforcement policy published amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Charles M. Denton, Richard E. Glaze, and Ashley E. Parr Share:
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Enforcement discretion has long been a standard administrative agency prerogative. Recently, the practice of agency nonenforcement took the stage as nine states and some nongovernmental organizations brought lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâs (EPA) temporary enforcement policy published amid the COVID-19 pandemic.