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Environmental

Oct. 4, 2001

EPA Can't Be Forced to Act Against Polluters, 9th Rules

SAN FRANCISCO - The federal Environmental Protection Agency isn't legally obliged to take action against polluters, even if the agency finds violations exist, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a decision that puts the court in line with two other circuits in the nation.

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - The federal Environmental Protection Agency isn't legally obliged to take action against polluters, even if the agency finds violations exist, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a decision that puts the court in line with two other circuits in the nation.
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