Bodine Defends Trump EPA’s Enforcement Efforts In Face Of Criticisms

EPA enforcement chief Susan Bodine is strongly defending the Trump administration’s commitment to environmental enforcement, using remarks at a Nov. 12 conference to repeatedly “push back” on the “misconception” that the administration is reducing enforcement efforts. Speaking alongside Justice Department (DOJ) environment chief Jeffrey Clark in a moderated panel discussion, Bodine emphasized EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s strong support of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and rejected criticisms that staff reorganizations, a new policy of generally deferring to...