Introduction and Acknowledgements

• Author: LeRoy C. Paddock/Jessica A. Wentz
• Pages: 11-15

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Introduction and

Acknowledgements

is book follows from a December 2012 conference focused on Next Gen-

eration Environmental Compliance and Enforcement sponsored by the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). e two-day conference wa s

hosted and cosponsored by e George Washington University Law School.

Other cosponsors included the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the Cen-

ter for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) at the University of Cali-

fornia, (UC) Berkeley Law School, and the Goldman School of Public Policy

(GSPP) at UC Berkeley.

e conference brought together approximately 70 experts from business,

academia, and government to explore ways that environmental compliance

and enforcement are changing and the new tools available to make compli-

ance and enforcement more eective. is book highlights some of the ideas

and recommendations that were discussed at the conference. Following an

introductory article from Cynthia Giles, the rst several chapters focus on

“bigger picture” issues with next generation compliance and enforcement.

e remaining chapters then explore some specic techniques for enhancing

the eectiveness of environmental compliance and enforcement.

e book opens with perspectives on next generation compliance from

Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance

Assistance at the EPA. Her contribution is accompanied by an Appen-

dix that provides details about new compliance approaches, with links to

more detailed information on these techniques. Hari Osofsky a nd Hannah

Wiseman then broaden the discussion on next generation Compliance a nd

Enforcement by looking at how the gaps in enforcement authority that can

occur in a federal system of governance might be addressed in the context of

the rapidly growing energy sector. e chapter focuses on innovative gover-

nance models which could “address the environmental and social risks and

fairness concerns associated with domestic production pressures” and also

“serve as positive examples of next generation compliance mechanisms.”1

Pautz a nd R infret turn to a d iscussion of how regu lators interact w ith

regulated facilities, focusing on state regulators. eir chapter examines the

nature of this interaction to provide a more nuanced understa nding of how

1 Infra at 25.