Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
Environmental Protection Agency enforcement actions and compliance orders
Federal environmental enforcement is running below its 20-year baseline while state attorneys general and private plaintiffs absorb a growing share of recoveries — including New Jersey's $2 billion PFAS settlement…
A weekly review of EPA and state environmental enforcement: KX Wheels Clean Air Act consent decree, Michigan and Rhode Island Monsanto PCB settlements, CERCLA cost recovery at the Burley Asbestos…
Federal enforcement this week was led by a Justice Department Clean Water Act complaint against DC Water over the January Potomac Interceptor collapse that released more than 200 million gallons…
EPA Region 9 closed the week with paired Clean Air Act settlements at two California municipal landfills, while a $7.275 million Pennsylvania oil-and-gas package and a $700,000 BASF TSCA settlement…
EPA touts the highest civil case totals in nine years, but watchdogs find new judicial filings at a 20-year low. Plus: Amazon's $20.5M Oregon nitrate settlement, $2B PFAS distributions, Texas…
The Investigative Journal’s weekly audit of federal and state environmental enforcement actions, based on public dockets, press releases, and Federal Register notices. Federal environmental enforcement this week was dominated by…
This week's EPA enforcement digest: DOJ lodges a three-site Superfund consent decree in the Whittaker, Clark & Daniels bankruptcy; ABB Inc. agrees to $471K in past response costs at Henry's…