EPA Blames Budget Cuts, Shutdown For Drop In FY14 Enforcement Results

EPA is blaming resource constraints due to budget cuts and the government shutdown as major reasons for why the bulk of its fiscal year 2014 enforcement results are significantly lower than FY13, saying the funding reductions and agency closure meant fewer facility inspections that in turn explains some of the drops in enforcement cases. In EPA's Dec. 18 release of the most recent enforcement results , the agency also says the figures would be higher for FY14 if not for...