SEP Right for You? EPA Updates its Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently updated its Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Policy.

Most federal actions for failure to comply with the environmental laws are resolved through settlement agreements. As part of a settlement, an alleged violator may voluntarily undertake a supplemental environmental project (SEP), which is an environmentally beneficial project related to the violation in exchange for mitigation of the penalty to be paid.

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