intelex top 5 environmental statistics - citations & fines (infographic)

Top five

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P R E S E N T E D B YSOURCES:www2.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-annual-results-fiscal-year-2012www2.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-annual-results-fy-2012-accomplishmentshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency

OF

IN 2012, epa reduced, eliminated, properly disposed of, & treated

6.6 billion poundspollution & 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

$52,000,000in 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 millioncriminal fines & civil penalties

to deter pollution

in

epa enforced an estimated

in FY2012