Enforcement Authority Consolidation
Environmental Protection Agency / Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance
Move all EPA enforcement authority from regions to headquarters and eliminate standalone Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance
"OECA attorneys should be moved into OGC. Additionally, non-attorney program staff in OECA could be moved into their relevant program offices" – Project 2025History
Mon Jan 20 2025
Initial analysis
Disruptive Potential
HIGH
Centralizing enforcement could reduce local oversight and weaken environmental protections
Status
Planned
References
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