New York Times: Criminal enforcement of federal water-pollution laws has continued a more than decadelong slide under the Obama administration, despite pledged improvements, according to U.S. EPA data. The government reported 32 new Clean Water Act convictions during the fiscal year that ended in September, down from 42 in 2009. The number of criminal water pollution cases initiated by the agency fell from 28 last year to 21 this year. Both figures have dropped nearly 60 percent since the late ......
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Slide in EPA Clean Water Criminal Enforcement Continues Under Obama
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 25th, 2010
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