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February 13, 2007

EU may make environmental harm a crime

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Harming the environment should be treated as a crime, the European Commission said last week as it put forward a draft law that would punish serious offenses across the EU with up to five years in prison or a $975,000 fine.

The rules would also allow courts put a company out of business and order ungreen criminals to clean up the environment.


 
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