Attorneys Flag ‘Far-Reaching Effects’ Of EPA’s Climate Enforcement Push

Industry attorneys are warning about the potential “far-reaching effects” of the Biden EPA’s stepped-up focus on climate change as part of enforcement actions, arguing that officials appear poised to include both mitigation- and adaptation-focused elements in enforcement actions across environmental media. A heightened priority on climate at various agencies, as well as EPA’s new climate enforcement strategy, “are likely to have immediate and far-reaching effects on the regulated community,” warns Barnes & Thornburg attorney Bruce White in an Oct. 10...