Friday, March 4, 2011

Divisions Appear in DEP over Bill to Limit Pollution Enforcement

Twice since 2005, both the Maine Attorney General and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection have opposed legislation to establish a statute of limitations for environmental violations. And both times the Maine Legislature has agreed with them and rejected the bills. This year the DEP supports a measure that would give its enforcement agencies six years to go after polluters. But one staffer who works in DEP enforcement is going against his bosses to make the case that the bill is a bad idea.

Read more: http://www.mpbn.net/News/MPBNNews/tabid/1159/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3762/ItemId/15489/Default.aspx

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