DOJ Poised To Issue Guide Clarifying Sessions' Settlement Directive

BALTIMORE -- A top Justice Department (DOJ) official says the department could soon issue long-awaited guidance for implementing Attorney General Jeff Sessions' directive barring third-party payments in settlements, a ban that has drawn concern from industry groups that it could undercut the use of popular EPA supplemental environmental projects (SEPs). Speaking to Inside EPA after an Oct. 19 American Bar Association panel discussion on enforcement, DOJ environmental crimes chief Deborah Harris said the department is working on a "guidance...