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This is obviously wrong. The EPA has explicitly stated they will not be enforcing regulation. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/489753-epa-s

• koheripbal 7y ago
  READ THE EPA STATEMENT.. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-03/documents/oecamemooncovid19implications.pdf https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-03/documents... > The enforcement discretion described in this temporary policy do not apply to any criminal violations or conditions of probation in criminal sentences. ... > This policy does not apply to imports. They are relaxing REPORTING requirements - not giving a free pass to anyone dumping whatever they want. Obviously.
• singlow 7y ago
  From the memo that generated the news story you linked: > IV. Accidental Releases Nothing in this temporary policy relieves any entity from the responsibility to prevent, respond to, or report accidental releases of oil, hazardous substances, hazardous chemicals, hazardous waste, and other pollutants, as required by federal law, or should be read as a willingness to exercise enforcement discretion in the wake of such a release.
  • tzs 7y ago
    If one wished to be nit-picky, one might note that the part you quote is explicitly about "accidental" releases, so arguably does not apply to the deliberate release that the originator of this thread branch was talking about. :-)
    • dragonwriter 7y ago
      There is a separate note about criminal violations not facing “enforcement discretion”, which unless I'm mistaken covers pretty much any intentional release.