Power grab: EPA wants to garnish wages of polluters The - TopicsExpress



          

Power grab: EPA wants to garnish wages of polluters The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly floated a rule claiming authority to bypass the courts and unilaterally garnish paychecks of those accused of violating its rules, a power currently used by agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service. The EPA has been flexing its regulatory muscle under President Obama, collecting more fines each year and hitting individuals with costly penalties for violating environmental rules, including recently slapping a $75,000 fine on Wyoming homeowner Andy Johnson for building a pond on his rural property.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:01:48 +0000

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