On November 16, 2009, ENRD will celebrate the Division's 100th Anniversary!
Commemorative celebration plans are being finalized. Click above to read about ENRD's 100 years of public service.
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We look forward to celebrating with you!
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John C. Cruden was named Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the U.S. Department of Justice by President Obama on January 20, 2009. As Acting Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Cruden oversees environmental litigation arising under more than 150 federal statutes, such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA (Superfund), the Endangered Species Act, NEPA, and others. The Environment Division’s work includes affirmative civil suits to stop polluters and recover clean-up costs, prosecution of environmental and wildlife crimes, defense of federal agencies and their programs, including management of federal lands and other natural resources, defense of federal environmental regulations, litigation relating to tribes and Indian lands, and condemnation of land for congressionally authorized public use.
Mr. Cruden has spent most of his legal life litigating, teaching litigation-related subjects, or supervising litigators. He has served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Environment Division since 1995, following four years as Chief of the Environmental Enforcement Section. He joined ENRD in 1991 after working as Chief Legislative Counsel for the Army, as an agency General Counsel, as Special Counsel to the Civil Division’s Assistant Attorney General, and as a military lawyer. While at DOJ, he twice has received the highest government award, the Presidential Rank Award, from two different Presidents. He is a Past President of the District of Columbia Bar, the second largest bar in the nation, and was the first government attorney to be elected and serve in that position. He is on the board of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. Mr. Cruden is listed in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law. He is currently the Chair-Elect, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. In 2007 he was listed by a national magazine as one of the top 500 lawyers in America. John also is a swim coach for Special Olympics and a recipient of Fairfax County Virginia’s Volunteer of the Year award for his work with mentally handicapped children. John graduated from West Point, Santa Clara Law School summa cum laude, and the University of Virginia with honors.
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August 6, 2009
Oregon Man Indicted for Dumping Hazardous Waste (09-779)
Dennis Beetham and his company, D.B. Western Inc., have been indicted on both federal and state charges alleging that he illegally dumped hazardous and other industrial waste in Crook County, Ore. ( Read more) Ready-Mix Concrete Producer Agrees to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations (09-778)
Aggregate Industries - Northeast Region Inc., will pay a $2.75 million civil penalty and implement a regional evaluation and compliance program to resolve numerous violations of the Clean Water Act at 23 facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. ( Read more) August 5, 2009
Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Attempting to Receive Protected Leopard Tortoises (09-769)
Rene Soliz of Alice, Texas, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas, to serve three years of supervised probation, 250 hours of community service and pay a $1,500 fine for violating the Lacey Act by attempting to receive 15 Tanzanian leopard tortoises that were transported into the United States. ( Read more) August 4, 2009
Boston-Based Bus Company Agrees to $650,000 Penalty for Violating the Clean Air Act and Anti-Idling Regulations (09-766)
Paul Revere Transportation LLC, a bus company based in Boston, has agreed to pay a $650,000 civil penalty after being found liable by a jury in June for violating federal and state clean air laws for idling their buses for extended periods of time. The company was found liable on June 8, 2009, after a six-day trial in U.S. District Court in Boston, for 234 separate violations of the Clean Air Act and a Massachusetts anti-idling regulation. ( Read more) Aluminum Recycler Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations (09-764)
Aleris International Inc., one of the nation’s largest aluminum recyclers, and 13 of its subsidiaries have committed to implementing environmental improvements and controls projected to cost $4.2 million at 15 plants located in 11 states. ( Read more) |
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