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Preparing for US criminal environmental enforcement under Biden

Published on: 15 December 2020
Published by a Law360 reporter

Table of contents

  • The Biden administration’s likely priorities
  • CAA and CWA enforcement
  • Environmental justice
  • Corporate actors
  • The Biden administration’s likely challenges
  • What can companies do now?
  • Conclusion

Article summary

Law360, Expert analysis: Companies can anticipate that the Biden administration will increase US criminal prosecutions of Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) violations, environmental injustices against disadvantaged communities, and individual executives at polluting corporations, say lawyers at Arnold & Porter.

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