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EPA Enforcement Cases by Industry

Federal civil cases reaching a final order each quarter, cases with an industry code

Total 299 in Q3 2026the highest since 2024−45 since Q1 2010
Current·Data to Q3 2026
ManufacturingMining, oil and gasUtilitiesWholesale and retailTransportationPublic administration

Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.

EPA ECHO, federal civil enforcement cases dated by final order. State enforcement and criminal cases are not included. Only cases whose first facility lists an industry code are counted.

Which industries federal environmental enforcement lands on. Manufacturing leads; municipal water and sewer systems are a large share of public administration.

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EPA Enforcement Cases: Manufacturing (Quarterly). Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), ICIS federal enforcement and compliance case download (echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/case_downloads.zip), refreshed weekly by EPA; U.S. government work. Refreshed weekly.

EPA Enforcement Cases: Mining, Oil and Gas (Quarterly). Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), ICIS federal enforcement and compliance case download (echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/case_downloads.zip), refreshed weekly by EPA; U.S. government work. Refreshed weekly.

EPA Enforcement Cases: Utilities (Quarterly). Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), ICIS federal enforcement and compliance case download (echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/case_downloads.zip), refreshed weekly by EPA; U.S. government work. Refreshed weekly.

EPA Enforcement Cases: Wholesale and Retail Trade (Quarterly). Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), ICIS federal enforcement and compliance case download (echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/case_downloads.zip), refreshed weekly by EPA; U.S. government work. Refreshed weekly.

EPA Enforcement Cases: Transportation and Warehousing (Quarterly). Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), ICIS federal enforcement and compliance case download (echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/case_downloads.zip), refreshed weekly by EPA; U.S. government work. Refreshed weekly.

EPA Enforcement Cases: Public Administration (Quarterly). Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), ICIS federal enforcement and compliance case download (echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/case_downloads.zip), refreshed weekly by EPA; U.S. government work. Refreshed weekly.

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