EPA Considers Lawsuits Vs. 22 Utilities

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency (news - web sites) is considering actions against nearly two dozen utilities for violating air pollution rules the Bush administration has been trying to make less burdensome to industry, according to agency officials.


No decision has been made whether to actually pursue the cases against all 22 utilities, although 14 of them already have been referred to the Justice Department (news - web sites), said one EPA official, who would discuss the matter only on condition of anonymity because the cases are pending.


The enforcement agenda reflects five years of preparation by EPA staff to identify alleged clean air violations by some of the country's largest utilities.


Neither the EPA nor the Justice Department would confirm or deny the pending enforcement actions Wednesday.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040715/ap_on_go_ot/clean_air

This must be a new campaign fundraising drive.

[AlecBGreen]

1. wow

how bad do you have to pollute to be prosecuted by this administration!? they must have been dumping radioactive waste directly into peoples wells or something

edit: :smoke:

[pinniped]

2. I don't think anything will come out of this.

It's probably just a show to make it look like they're doing their job.

Think I recall previous articles about idiot *'s new BS air pollution rules which the head of the EPA supported. Mike Leavitt or whatever the jerk's name is.

I just looked it up and the idiot joined the EPA under the asshole putz. No wonder why past statements made by the EPA jerk seemed to be the direct opposite of someone who wanted to protect the environment.

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Gov. Mike Leavitt will soon resign his office of 11 years to join the Bush administration as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a Cabinet-level position, Capitol Hill sources said.
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These clowns need to go.