EPA releases annual enforcement and compliance results.
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According to annual enforcement and compliance results for Fiscal Year 2011, EPA enforcement led to reduction of 1.8+ billion pounds in pollution, estimated $19 billion in required pollution controls, and approximately $168 million in civil penalties. Program responsible for those numbers enforces environmental laws that protect USA's air, land, and water by taking action to cut illegal pollution and protect people's health and communities.
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EPA Annual Enforcement Results Highlights Commitment to Address Largest Pollution Problems with Greatest Community Impact
Focused effort on high-impact cases leads to increases in pollution reduced and investments in pollution controls
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual enforcement and compliance results. EPA's enforcement and compliance program enforces environmental laws that protect our nation's air, land and water by taking action to cut illegal pollution and protect people's health and communities. In fiscal year Fiscal Year 2011, EPA enforcement actions led to more than 1.8 billion pounds in pollution reduced, an estimated $19 billion in required pollution controls and approximately $168 million in civil penalties.
"Our annual results reflect the fact that a strong and effective enforcement program is good for responsible businesses, public health and communities across the country," said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. "As we continue our focus on the most serious pollution problems, we expect to see better environmental performance and greater public health benefits."
In FY 2011, EPA enforcement resulted in commitments to:
Cases under EPA's national enforcement initiatives, which focus enforcement and compliance resources and expertise on serious pollution problems affecting communities, produced the majority of commitments to install pollution controls and led to settling important cases, including the settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority, which will lead to up to $27 billion in annual health benefits and provide $350 million for environmental projects to benefit communities.
More information on EPA's FY 2011 enforcement and compliance results: http://epa.gov/compliance/resources/reports/endofyear/eoy2011/index.html
More information on EPA's national enforcement initiatives: http://epa.gov/compliance/data/planning/initiatives/index.html