EPA Announces Results For FY 2020, Foreshadowing Increased Enforcement Under The Biden EPA | Vinson & Elkins LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 13, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“the EPA”) announced its enforcement results for fiscal year (“FY”) 2020. The results show that the EPA had a steady year for civil enforcement resolutions and opened a substantial number of new criminal cases, though the number of criminal prosecutions brought by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) dropped to a new low. The Biden Administration is likely to prioritize environmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, meaning that both are likely to ramp up in the...