Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee

The Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee monitors and communicates developments and trends of interest to its members and their clients, focusing on practical issues arising in civil and criminal environmental enforcement. Current topics include the government's worker endangerment initiative, RIN fraud (renewable energy credits), Lacey Act violations (unlawful trade in animals and plants), vessel pollution prosecutions, Clean Air and Water Act enforcement, and emerging issues in sentencing and penalty assessment, including a jury instruction library.