EPA prosecutions approach quarter-century lows

Friday, November 22, 2019

WASHINGTON -- Criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency, deepening three years of overall enforcement declines, according to Justice Department statistics.

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