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Shocker: EPA enforcement declines
File this under Predictable but Depressing:
Environmental enforcement efforts by U.S. EPA and the Justice Department have plummeted over the last five years, resulting in a 38 percent decline in criminal fines and a 25 percent drop in civil penalties, according to a new report [PDF] from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project.
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David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.
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GreyFlcn Posted 1:09 pm
28 May 2007
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