Sentence examples for environmental prosecutions from inspiring English sources

But legal experts who have been following the trial, one of the most highly publicized environmental prosecutions in American history, say the government's problems transcend the usual sparring.

A mining company's own press release and documents can be used as evidence against it in one of the country's largest environmental prosecutions, a Queensland magistrate has ruled.

Arriving at Trenton after her 1993 victory, Whitman declared New Jersey "open for business," grumbled about environmental prosecution of developers and cut the enforcement staff of the state's Department of Environmental Protection.

Daniel McGowan, an environmental activist whose prosecution for "eco terrorism" was the subject of an award-winning film, was finishing his seven-year term at a Brooklyn halfway house when he wrote a HuffPost blog post that contained details about a secretive prison where he had spent years in isolation.

They have evaded prosecution for environmental damage like oil spills, as well as poor labor conditions, forcing crews to work like slaves without adequate pay or rest.

Among them: failing to close a hazardous waste incinerator in Ohio, not pushing for higher fuel-efficiency standards in automobiles and allowing federal prosecution of environmental crimes to decline.

Chevron has argued that outtakes from "Crude," depicting what the company says is improper interaction between lawyers for the Ecuadorian plaintiffs and a neutral court-appointed expert, could be useful as Chevron fights litigation seeking $113 billion for environmental damage and the prosecution of two Chevron lawyers in Ecuador.

Joseph O. Johns, who oversees the prosecution of environmental crimes, said the government was "generally satisfied" with the ruling, but acknowledged it would not compensate for everything lost in the fire. .

The environmental police have a successful prosecution rate of over 90percentt, officials say.

Enforcement agents (environmental health officers) could easily initiate prosecutions against cheats.

Several human rights and environmental groups face fines and criminal prosecution after being labeled as foreign agents in July.