EPA Criminal Enforcement Declines With Focus on Big Cases in FY 2016

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency opened 18 percent fewer criminal investigations in fiscal year 2016 than in the previous year, as the agency focused its declining resources on high-profile cases involving BP and Volkswagen. The two large cases were the culmination of EPA investigations that required large amounts of time and strong focus. And in an era of declining enforcement and overall EPA budgets, the agency showed a continued decline in criminal investigations.