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Toxic Criminals: Prosecuting Individuals For Hazardous Waste Crimes Under The United States Resource Conservation And Recovery Act, Dr. Joshua Ozymy, Dr. Melissa Jarrell Ozymy Mar 2023

Toxic Criminals: Prosecuting Individuals For Hazardous Waste Crimes Under The United States Resource Conservation And Recovery Act, Dr. Joshua Ozymy, Dr. Melissa Jarrell Ozymy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

The U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) contains criminal provisions which allow prosecutors to seek substantial penalties when individuals commit hazardous waste crimes involving significant harm or culpable conduct. However, our empirical understanding of enforcement outcomes is limited. We used content analysis of 2,728 criminal prosecutions derived from U.S. EPA criminal investigations from 1983 to 2021 and examined all prosecutions of individual defendants for RCRA violations. Our results show that 222 prosecutions were adjudicated, with over $72.9 million in monetary penalties, 755 years of probation, and 451 years of incarceration levied at sentencing. Seventeen percent of prosecutions centered on …


Can Courts Stop Citizens From Prosecuting Criminal Cases Under The Clean Water Act?, Hannah Gardenswartz Mar 2020

Can Courts Stop Citizens From Prosecuting Criminal Cases Under The Clean Water Act?, Hannah Gardenswartz

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Cafos: Plaguing North Carolina Communities Of Color, Christine Ball-Blakely Feb 2018

Cafos: Plaguing North Carolina Communities Of Color, Christine Ball-Blakely

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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On Diversity And Public Policymaking: An Environmental Justice Perspective, Patrice Lumumba Simms Apr 2013

On Diversity And Public Policymaking: An Environmental Justice Perspective, Patrice Lumumba Simms

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Volume 10 Issue 3, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2010

Volume 10 Issue 3, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Joining The Convention On Biological Diversity: A Legal And Scientific Overview Of Why The United States Must Wake Up, William J. Snape Iii Jan 2010

Joining The Convention On Biological Diversity: A Legal And Scientific Overview Of Why The United States Must Wake Up, William J. Snape Iii

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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