‘Meaningless statistics mongering’: Trump environment enforcers push back at criticism over declining numbers

Published November 12, 2019 10:57pm ET



The Trump administration is just as aggressive in prosecuting polluters as its predecessors, top environmental enforcement officials said Tuesday, even if the number of cases isn’t as high.

“We absolutely are” dedicated to enforcing environmental laws, Susan Bodine, the Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement chief, said at a conference hosted by the American Bar Association. “We are very, very busy, and very much leaning into our cases.”

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