Illegal Discharge: Exploring the History of the Criminal Enforcement of the U.S. Clean Water Act

The criminal prosecution of defendants that violate federal clean water laws has been ongoing for roughly four decades. Yet, we continue to have a poor understanding of how federal prosecutors use the U.S. Clean Water Act (“CWA”) to charge and prosecute criminals and the outcomes of those prosecutio...

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1. VerfasserIn: Joshua Ozymy (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Melisssa L. Jarrell
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In:Jahr: 2021
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