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Feds Pursue Fewer Polluters

EPA cuts down on criminal cases, says focus is on biggest offenders

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2007 8:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – The EPA has taken a decidedly less aggressive tack in criminal cases, the Washington Post reports, a trend advocates fear will embolden polluters. The number of prosecutions, new investigations, and total convictions have all dropped by more than a third. One ex-official, who resigned in...   Read full story »

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