Too Small to Fail: A New Perspective on Environmental Penalties for Small Businesses.

The article offers information on the statutory and regulatory model of the ability to pay implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose civil penalties against environmental damages and violators of environmental laws and regulations. It informs that the U.S. Congress has included the ability to pay model with the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act(CERCLA).