-Michael S. Finkelstein, J.D./C.L. 2013, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, B.A. 2010, Louisiana State University.

Silent Spring author and environmental advocate Rachel Carson may have turned in her grave this March following the Supreme Court’s unanimous pronouncement in Sackett v. U.S. EPA[1]. In its decision, the Court dealt a detrimental blow to the EPA’s ability to regulate parties through the issuance of administrative compliance orders. The Court ruled that regulated parties can challenge compliance orders before the agency seeks enforcement.[2] Though this case specifically dealt with the EPA, its ramifications may be felt across the entire government agency regulatory scheme. Because the Sackett ruling provides regulated entities with an easy passage to evade enforcement of administrative compliance orders through judicial review, regulatory agencies will be forced to change their administrative processes to evade a flood of litigation.

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