The Environmental Protection Agency plans to focus its enforcement efforts on air toxics, hazardous waste and vehicle emissions in 2016, as well as follow up on longtime priorities of air and water pollution from large sources such as power plants, the agency’s top enforcement official said.
The EPA also will “continue to invest in a strong and vigorous criminal enforcement program,” Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance, told Bloomberg BNA. “We think that’s an essential part of ensuring that the environmental protections that have been promised by our laws are actually delivered and holding people accountable ...
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