DOJ SUIT COULD SIGNAL BROADER USE OF AIR ACT'S CRIMINAL PENALTIES

The Justice Department's (DOJ) high-profile prosecution of a New Jersey pipe manufacturer for alleged criminal violations of the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws could signal broader DOJ use of criminal prosecutions under the air law, industry and government attorneys say. In U.S. v. Atlantic States, et. al, a case pending in federal district court in New Jersey, the department is seeking to impose criminal penalties for alleged violations of air act Title V permit requirements for excess carbon...