The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated this week that it will steer its environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies. The EPA can pursue civil or criminal cases against ...

Agency staff and former officials are warning that new guidance could strengthen the polluter’s hand. “This will stop all meaningful cases in their tracks,” one staffer said. EPA has set out new ...

Environmental enforcement has hit historic lows, as the Trump administration has brought fewer lawsuits against companies for environmental violations in its first six months than any other ...

Reports from separate environmental advocacy groups show that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcement has decreased since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, and one ...