The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement chief on Tuesday pus...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement chief on Tuesday pushed back on “the myth” that the regulator is soft on polluters as Democratic lawmakers pressed her on the big decline in civil penalties and site inspections last year.
But Bodine said in her testimony that despite these numbers, EPA is achieving results by focusing on compliance over enforcement, encouraging companies to self-report violations and make compliance and enforcement processes more efficient. Colorado Democratic Congresswoman Diana DeGette, chair of the oversight subcommittee of the energy panel, said the drop-off in major enforcement metrics means pollution will increase.House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone said the Democrats’ first oversight hearing on EPA enforcement questioned Bodine on how low staffing in the agency’s compliance division was impacting the agency.
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