Environment and Natural Resources Division

Environment and Natural Resources Division

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Department of Justice, EPA and the State of Utah Reach Agreement with Salt Lake County to Reduce Polluted Runoff and Protect Water Quality
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Meet the Assistant Attorney General

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John C. Cruden
Assistant Attorney General

John C. Cruden was confirmed by the US Senate on December 16, 2014 as the U.S. Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) and sworn in on January 5, 2015.

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News

March 16, 2016
Press Release
Canadian Man Detained on Money Laundering Charges Stemming from Conspiracy to Smuggle Narwhal Tusks
March 15, 2016
Speech
Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden Speaks on Worker and Environmental Safety Issues During the Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Roundtable at the National Press Club
March 15, 2016
Press Release
German Shipping Companies Sentenced to Pay $1.5 Million for Illegally Discharging Oil into the Ocean
March 9, 2016
Press Release
Senior Auction Official at Beverly Hills Gallery Pleads Guilty in Connection with $1 Million Wildlife Smuggling Conspiracy
March 7, 2016
Press Release
Houston Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Biodiesel Fraud Scheme
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Proposed Consent Decrees

U.S. v. Viginindustries, Inc.
U.S. v. Ocean Gold Seafoods, Inc., et al.
U.S. v. Blue Lake Power, LLC., et al.
U.S. and the State of Indiana v. City of Evansville, Indiana
U.S. v. Keystone Consolidated Industries

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John C. Cruden
Assistant Attorney General
 

Contact 

Office of the Assistant Attorney General
(202)514-2701

Environmental Justice at DOJ
Ranked #4 Among Federal Agency Subcomponents in Best Places to Work in the Federal Government 2015

What We Do

The Environment and Natural Resources Division, which is organized into ten sections, has primary responsibilities for litigation as well as appellate and policy work on behalf of the United States regarding:
 

Prevention and Clean Up of Pollution
 

Environmental Challenges to Federal Programs and Activities
 

Stewardship of Public Lands and Natural Resources
 

Property Acquisition for Federal Needs
 

Wildlife Protection
 

Indian Rights and Claims

 

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