LA Industries to Face Heavier Pollution Fines

The Times-Picayune reports that Department of Environmental Quality Mike McDaniel has indicated that his Agency "will steer a middle course between the enforcement levels that brought complaints from industry during Gov. Buddy Roemer's administration in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and what McDaniel said has been the more relaxed enforcement of the past 12 years under Govs. Edwin Edwards and Mike Foster."

"Philosophically, the fines should have enough punitive impact to make the point we don't want a violation of the laws," McDaniel said. "You will see under this administration a little more emphasis on penalties. You are going to see more punitive measures to get out the message that violations are not acceptable."

Posted by AJR at August 3, 2004 12:11 PM