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November 22, 2019

EPA prosecutions of polluters approach quarter-century lows

  • The agency says its emphasis is on working with polluters to bring them into compliance with public health and environmental protections, but it prosecutes when necessary.
    • By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
    Associated Press

    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.

    And while the administration says it's focusing on quality over quantity in pollution cases, using its enforcement resources to go after the biggest and worst offenders, an Associated Press analysis found little sign of that so far in court cases closed in 2019.


     
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