Environment and Natural Resources Division

About the Division

The Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) is responsible for bringing cases against those who violate the nation’s environmental laws as well as defending the federal government in litigation arising under a broad range of environmental statutes.

With offices across the United States, the Division is the nation's environmental lawyer, and the largest environmental law firm in the country.

General Information

Leadership

Adam R.F. Gustafson
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Contact

Email the Division

Our Mission

ENRD’s mission is to protect the health and welfare of the American people, manage our precious natural resources, and conserve our nation’s breathtaking landscapes.

We do this through civil and criminal enforcement of the country’s environmental and natural resource laws, defense of agency actions taken under those same laws, acquisition of lands needed for federal projects, and litigation to secure and protect the rights and resources of federally recognized Indian Tribes.

By the Numbers
9
Litigating Sections
612
Employees
4,460
FY 2022 Case & Matters Worked on
2ドル.9B+
Relief Won to Prevent Harm
News
Press Release
The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), working in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), announced a proposed consent decree with Hanover Foods Corporation...
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A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty to crimes based on her involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse...
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Sergey Bachkovsky, of Greene, Maine, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of the Lacey Act.
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A New Jersey man was sentenced to prison in connection with his involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and...
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The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) and Civil Division filed a statement of interest in a case in U.S. District Court for the Western District...
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The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to the State of Vermont’s "climate superfund" law, which imposes...