Under EPA’s Zeldin, Pollution Enforcement Dying a Quick Death

Under EPA’s Zeldin, Pollution Enforcement Dying a Quick Death

Civil prosecutions of illegal pollution plummeted to historically low levels during the first year of President Trump’s second administration, according to figures released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), reflecting a sharp decline in Department of Justice (DOJ) action on cases referred by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).The data compiled by PEER shows that DOJ settled just 15 of the cases referred by…