The Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement program posted fiscal year 2006 gains in some categories and declines in others, compared with last year's results.
The number of civil enforcement cases EPA referred to the Justice Dept. in fiscal 2006 was the highest in at least five years and the number of such cases concluded also rose. In addition, EPA Nov. 15 reported that it had 23,000 compliance inspections in 2006, the highest level in at least five years.