EPA Ups Penalty Amounts for Inflation; No Changes to TSCA or FIFRA Penalties

The Environmental Protection Agency is updating its civil monetary penalty amounts for inflation, in a Nov. 6 final rule. The EPA is required to adjust its penalties for inflation every four years. The new penalty amounts take effect for violations committed on or after Dec. 6. The EPA made no changes to penalty amounts for Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) or Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) violations.