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Indiana Department of Environmental Management Stops Issuing Fines
In a move that has angered environmental activists, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ceased issuing fines against Indiana state agencies that violate environmental permits.
Instead, the agency is using legal settlements, or "agreed orders", to take care of issues.
However, these agreed orders carry no risk of fines or other penalties, so there is no incentive for agencies to stop violating their permits.
The Indiana Department of Transportation, for example, violated wastewater permits over 550 times by releasing ammonia into streams. INDOT's agreed order stated that it had to close certain treatment plants and send wastewater to a public facility, but the agency did not receive any fines.
Fortunately, other states plan on taking a more positive approach to environmental responsibility in the new year. Ohio will require its utlities to buy a percentage of their power from renewable sources, Iowa will require state agencies to purchase renewable energy, and New Hampshire will require the state to buy fuel containing biodiesel.
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WTF? Who's bright idea is it to move backward?
You'd think that the last couple of months would have shown American's that in certain circumstances having regulations against some actions is a good thing. That allowing the "market" to correct itself doesn't always work. There needs to be checks and balances, if the checks have no teeth then some group or company is bound to take advantage and throw things way out of balance. The action to take punishments out of environmental offenders is ridiculous! Good luck Indiana your going to have some rough times ahead!
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