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1. Top five
Stats
P R E S E N T E D B YSOURCES:
www2.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-annual-results-fiscal-year-2012
www2.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-annual-results-fy-2012-accomplishments
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
OF
IN 2012,epa reduced, eliminated,
properly disposed of, & treated
6.6 billion pounds
pollution & hazardous waste
320 Environmental Crime Cases Opened
231 Defendants Charged
79 Years of Incarceration
Last year EPA’s Criminal Enforcement Program reported
OCTOBER 2013 citations&fines
is
Amount Committed by Liable Parties
to Clean up Superfund Sites
$657,000,000
EPA issued over
$52,000,000
in Administrative Penalties
last year
EPA - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA)
is an agency of the U.S. federal government which was created for the purpose of
protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations
based on laws passed by Congress.
$252 million
criminal fines & civil penalties
to deter pollution
in
epa enforced an estimated
in FY2012