EPA, DOJ Continue Talks On SEPs As Dispute Remains Unresolved

EPA and the Justice Department (DOJ) are continuing discussions on the use of supplemental environmental projects (SEPs), which are used to offset penalties in enforcement settlements, even as the agencies are at odds over DOJ policies seeking to limit -- and possibly bar -- their use. At the American Bar Association’s National Enforcement Conference in Washington, D.C., top EPA officials publicly touted the benefits of SEPs even as DOJ is weighing broader limits on their use. Both EPA enforcement chief...