Criminal Enforcement

EPA's criminal enforcement program uses stringent sanctions, including jail sentences, to promote deterrence and help ensure compliance in order to protect human health and the environment. Criminal enforcement is often used against the most serious environmental violations as well as those which involve egregious negligence or conduct involving intentional, willful or knowing disregard of the law. More...

Civil Enforcement brings polluters into compliance with environmental laws without the use of criminal sanctions and Clean Up Enforcement ensures remediation or cleanup of a waste site or facility, including Superfund sites.

• Lawrence Aviation Industries, Inc. and its owner/operator plead guilty to illegally storing hazardous waste on Long Island (PDF) (3 pp, 39K About PDF) - July 9
• Jagielo sentenced in criminal environmental violation (PDF) (1 pg, 41K About PDF) - Jun 30
• Greek Shipping Company pleads guilty and is sentenced in Federal Court for not maintaining an accurate oil record book on vessel (PDF) (2 pp, 63K About PDF) - Jun 24

Investigations
The EPA investigates allegations of criminal wrongdoing prohibited by various environmental statutes.
Special Agents | Honoring Our Fallen Agents | Signs of Environmental Violations | What is an Environmental Crime? | More...

Homeland Security
Interagency coordination mechanism and management structure to be employed by federal agencies in response to domestic and international terrorism.
Crisis Management | Consequence Management | Counter Terrorism | More...

Intergovernmental Partnerships
Alliances of regulatory and law enforcement organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada that promote the effective enforcement.
Environmental Crimes Task Force | National Environmental Crime Prevention Week | More...

The more than 40 Area and Resident investigative offices nationwide receive scientific and technical support form the National Enforcement Investigations Center in Denver, Colorado. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, and training facilities in Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colorado provide environmental law enforcement training.

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