Sources Debate Strength Of Trump Climate & Environmental Enforcement

Sources inside and outside EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are expressing mixed views on the stringency of the incoming administration's expected approach toward enforcing climate and environmental standards, as career staff at EPA's enforcement office and DOJ's environment division are warily preparing for a major shift in strategy. One former DOJ official predicts a “step down” in civil environmental enforcement but an uptick in citizen and criminal suits. But a former EPA enforcement official says civil enforcement is...