“California is near the top in the country in state enforcement actions and fines levied against polluting industries since 2000, according to a new report that highlights the fragmented U.S. environmental compliance system.
Tim Whitehouse, a former senior attorney with the EPA, is executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group that works with current and former government staff to watchdog environmental regulatory activity. His organization was not involved with drafting the report, but he agreed with its findings about the decentralized nature of oversight.”
