Environmental Crimes Blog
This blawg explores all aspects of environmental criminal law.
Author: Walter D. James III is a solo practitioner in Grapevine, Texas.
Blawg Related Categories: Environmental Law • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Environmental Crimes Blog
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A Budding Turf War???
On October 21, 2009, Senator Urbin introduced a bill that would purportedly require cruise ships and other vessels to obtain an NPDES permit to dischage sewage (toilet waste) and other waste waters. The permit would…
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A Rant of Sorts
This post has nothing to do with environmental criminal law – it has to do with Federal judges and what Federal judges need to do more of – levy sanctions on stupid, idiotic, incompetent lawyering.…
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More CWA Enforcement Promised?
On October 15, 2009, Lisa P. Jackson, the USEPA Administrator, announced that the USEPA is stepping up its enforcement efforts under the CWA. Dubbed the “Clean Water Action Enforcement Plan,” the USEPA claims it is…
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Illegal Importation of Coral
On October 14, 2009, the USDOJ announced that Gunther Wenzek, a German national, pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, to one count of smuggling coral into the United…
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Baggett Sentenced
Sorry about the period with no posts – I just plain got busy . . .. On October 14, 2009, the USEPA announced that Larkin Baggett was sentenced to twenty (20) years in prison by…
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More Enforcement from the Feds on the Horizon?
On Monday, July 6, 2009, Inside EPA reported that the USEPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, in a July 2, 2009, memorandum sent to Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles, wrote that water…
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A Name and a Face Behind Enforcement – Meet the Regulators
You have probably never heard of him. Walter Benjamin Fisherow. He is one of the career lawyers at the USDOJ in the Environmental Enforcement Section and there is an article on him in today’s Washington…
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Clean Water Act Civil Enforcement
On August 18, 2009, the USDOJ announced that Cooper Land Development, Inc., a luxury home development company, headquartered in Rogers, Ark., had agreed to settle allegations that Cooper had violated the Clean Water Act. According…
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An Interesting Article
In today’s Fort Worth Business Press, Cheryl Coon, a partner with Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller LLP, writes an interesting article on why businesses should hire an environmental lawyer. The reasons include: 1. Environmental attorneys…
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The Cosco Busan
On Friday, July 17, 2009, the USDOJ announced that John Joseph Cota, the pilot of the Cosco Busan was sentenced to serve ten (10) months in federal prison. The Cosco Busan, a 900-foot long container…