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From: Milbank Monitor
"Government figures show the EPA has hit a 30-year low in the number of pollution cases referred for criminal prosecution. Justice Department data released Tuesday,…
From: Law 360
“U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staffers involved in the Clean Water Act permit process for a $1 billion planned copper and nickel mine in Minnesota told a state agency they…
From: Environment News Service
“Federal biological, pollution, and food safety monitoring has been suspended as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed and forbidden…
From: Kentucky Kernel
“The story reported that EPA referrals resulted in 62 federal convictions in the year 2018, making it the fewest convictions since 1995. Under Bill Clinton’s presidency…
From: The Hill
“Southerland resigned from EPA in early August 2017 and explained her decision in a farewell letter published by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER),…
Shakeup Follows Investigator Reports of Abuse, “Arrogant and Harsh” Treatment
Number of Criminal Investigators, Cases and Convictions Slump as Program Drifts
Tougher Pollution Controls Multiply Toxic Potency of Coal Combustion Wastes
Convoluted Guidance Paralyzes Decisions as Priority Pollution Efforts Ebb
Lead Poisoning Kills Millions of Wild Birds and Poses Human Health Risk