Who do you think are the top environmental criminals in the USA? Is it George Bush? Or maybe you think it is Monsanto’s CEO Hugh Grant?
Well, you won’t find those two men on the new Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) eco-fugitive website. The EPA recently launched a new website to track down America’s top environmental fugitives accused of violating environmental laws and evading arrest.
“Putting this information on the EPA’s Web site will increase the number of ‘eyes’ looking for environmental fugitives,” said Granta Y. Nakayama, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Two EPA fugitives were captured this year, and this Web site could help us find more fugitives in the future.”
The EPA’s new eco-fugitive site includes photos of the twenty-three accused environmental fugitives, summaries of their alleged environmental violations, and information on each individual’s last known whereabouts. Their alleged violations include smuggling of ozone-depleting substances, illegally disposing of hazardous waste, cleaning oil tankers at sea, and discharging pollutants into the air and water.
Visit: www.epa.gov/fugitives
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