Environmental Enforcement:
Class Readings for April 14, 2010

Environmental Auditing

1.    T. Hunt and T. Wilkins, Environmental Audits and Enforcement Policy, 16 Harvard Envt'l L. Rev. 365 (1992).

2.    Incentives for Self-Policing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 65 Fed. Reg. 19617 - 627 (April 11, 2000).

3. Guidance on the Texas Environmental, Health & Safety Audit Privilege Act, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, RG-173 (rev.) (August 2009).

Professor Wilkins may assign additional readings.

SEC Reporting and Debarment

1.    Commission Guidance regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change, U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, 75 Fed. Reg. 6289 - 6297 (Feb. 8, 2010).

2.    E. Donald Elliott, A Practical Guide for Writing Environmental Disclosures, 25 Env'l Law Rep.10,237 - 10, 243.

3.   EPA Policies Regarding the Role of Corporate Attitude, Policies, Practices and Procedures in Determining Whether to Remove a Facility From the EPA List of Violating Facilities Following a Criminal Conviction, 56 Fed. Reg. 64785 (Dec. 12, 1991).