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Would EPA let a private business get away with this?

February 23, 2016 | By JONATHAN WOOD

Controversy continues to boil over the Animas River spill. In case you don’t recall, this spill occurred late last year when EPA contractors burst a plugged mine, sending three million gallons of waste water (including arsenic) into the Animas River and other waterways. EPA waited nearly 24 hours to tell anyone about the massive spill, ̷ ...

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Double Standards Pollute EPA Enforcement

March 18, 2016 | By JONATHAN WOOD

That’s the title of my Townhall oped on overcriminalization (a pervasive problem in environmental law) and EPA’s behavior in the wake of the Gold King spill. Here’s a taste: “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” Bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency could stand to be reminded of that maxim, in t ...

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Not everything should be a crime

October 27, 2016 | By JONATHAN WOOD

Over at The Daily Caller, I have an editorial discussing how the federal government’s hypocritical decision against prosecuting the EPA officials responsible for the Animas River spill highlights the urgent need to address overcriminalization. The decision, made by prosecutors who wouldn’t hesitate to throw the book at ordinary people, ...