Scot Adair

Scot Adair was with the EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division from 1995 until 2024. He retired from the agency as the Special Agent in Charge of the West Coast Area Branch (California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon).

Scot was a street level investigator for 18 years and worked as a regional supervisor for 10 years. As a Special Agent, he was the lead case agent on complex criminal investigations involving violations of the major federal environmental protection statutes, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Many of his investigations uncovered evidence of other crimes, including bank fraud, laboratory fraud, smuggling, public corruption, and other federal Title 18 offenses. As the Special Agent in Charge, he had oversight of many high-profile investigations that involved major pollution events, worker deaths, and threats to public health.

Scot’s criminal enforcement experience allows him to share his perspectives and observations on conditions that have allowed serious compliance challenges to emerge. Scot will share his thoughts on how many of these challenges can be avoided through improved decision making and internal controls.

Scot enjoys fly fishing, mountain biking, working in his shop, and spending time with family and friends.