Saturday, November 01, 2003

They broke the law and want a break?
Look at who defends rich hunters:
"The plantations had faced potential fines totaling more than $10 million. Kolomoki Plantation alone could have been hit with nearly $6 million in penalties for allegedly setting out more than 500 pesticide-laced eggs.After the EPA reopened the cases, the plantation owners contended the federal agency lacked statutory authority to do so and sought help from U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Zell Miller of Georgia. Chambliss and Miller in September wrote acting EPA Administrator Marianne Horinka a letter demanding the agency explain why it had renewed enforcement actions against the preserves. They also asked the agency to spell out its legal authority to pursue the cases.Palmer, the EPA regional administrator, replied that the light penalties initially imposed by the state and 'the pervasiveness and seriousness' of the violations warranted tougher punishment, and asserted the agency has the legal right to renew enforcement actions."

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