| Environmental Prosecutions Trending Downward |
| (02 Apr 2008)
In December 2007, there were 20 federal prosecutions of environmental law, according to timely enforcement data from the Justice Department.
This is down from 39 in the previous month, and represents the fourth consecutive month for which a decline in prosecutions can be seen. Among the statutes included in such prosecutions are 16 USC 703 (Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds) and 33 USC 1319 (Water Pollution Enforcement), both of which show significant declines in this time period.
For reports on the latest enforcement trends, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/In addition to providing counts of the environmental prosecutions and convictions that occurred in December, similarly timely information is available for many other categories of enforcement such as terrorism, white collar crime, official corruption, drugs, etc. Free reports are also available for major agencies such as the DEA, FBI, IRS and DHS. The December 2007 criminal data are available to TRACFED subscribers via the Express, Going Deeper and Analyzer tools. Go to http://tracfed.syr.edu for more information. Subscribers also have access to updated annual reports comparing the performance of the government in FY 2007 with what was done in each of the last twenty years. Go to http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/ for these fiscal year 2007 reports. TRAC is self-supporting and depends on foundation grants, individual contributions and subscription fees for the funding needed to obtain, analyze and publish the data we collect on the activities of the US Federal government. To help support TRAC's ongoing efforts, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/sponsor/ |
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