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Publication Date: March 2003
Publisher: Colorado Public Interest Research Foundation
Author(s): Tony Dutzik
Research Area: Environment; Government
Keywords: public health; water quality; air quality
Type: Report
Coverage: Colorado
Abstract:
Enforcement of clean air and clean water protections by state governments is weak. The State of Environmental Enforcement documents how state agencies ignore pollution problems, allow environmental law-breakers to escape without paying fines, conduct shoddy inspections, and have systems of record-keeping so flawed that no one can accurately determine just how bad the situation is. To protect public health, states must improve their enforcement of environmental laws.