Attorney General Brad Schimel has issued scores of news releases since taking office in January 2015, but none to publicize environmental cases he has prosecuted.
The approach contrasts with Schimel`s predecessors, including fellow Republican J.B. Van Hollen, who frequently issued statements detailing the prosecution of companies and individuals for violating state pollution laws.
Under Schimel, financial penalties in 2015 against polluters fell to their lowest since at least 1994, according to records the agency provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The drop to $734,127 is the first time judgments fell below $1 million during that period....
...moreKen Notes: This is tough we actually need less penalties and more solutions. Why are environmentalists so interested in punishing the offender rather than effecting the solutions?
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