I want to thank the witnesses for their participation in this hearing and I want to remind Members...
the lowest level of penalties assessed to polluters since the EPA created the Office of Enforcement over 20 years ago in...
How many investigators is the EPA required to have under the law?
They can't do it in a vacuum.
But it was initiated under the Obama administration.
There is no requirement.
I also understand the inspections, which are key to EPA's enforcement efforts, are the lowest they have been in a decade...
Let there be no doubt that, this committee will continue to hold the Trump administration accountable.
I continue to be worried that the 2019 numbers will reflect civil penalties against a large variety of polluters.
We expect the EPA to do its job.
I appreciate that you sent a memo to your staff saying that we are going to robustly enforce the laws.
We expect that in a timely fashion. I am sure you can do that.
the total number of civil cases it initiated is the lowest since 1982.
The average annual cost of injunctive relief is $7.74 billion and the EPA's fiscal year 2018 figure was the lowest it ha...
the $69 million in civil penalties represents the lowest in nearly a quarter-century.
We haven't gotten any of the information.
the total number of facilities that the EPA inspected last year is the lowest since 1994.
Is that true?
