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Article: EPA Commends New York Environmental Enforcement Policy.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- January 30, 1997
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1997--U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Jeanne M. Fox issued the following statement in response to the six-point plan to strengthen environmental enforcement announced today by New York State Acting Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner John P. Cahill:
"We are heartened by New York State's recommitment to environmental enforcement. The fundamental purpose of environmental regulation is protection of citizen's health and the environment. While EPA is committed to assisting industry in regulatory compliance, we believe that strong enforcement is necessary both for the deterrence and ...