Rep. Barragan Proposes Clean Water Justice Act to Hold Polluters Accountable
December 14, 2024
December 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024:
Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) introduced the Clean Justice Water Act, a bill that would increase the Clean Water Act's minimum and maximum penalties for criminal violations where a polluter knowingly dumps illegal pollutants into a sewer system or publicly owned treatment works plant. The bill also indexes these criminal penalties to inflation going fo . . .
Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) introduced the Clean Justice Water Act, a bill that would increase the Clean Water Act's minimum and maximum penalties for criminal violations where a polluter knowingly dumps illegal pollutants into a sewer system or publicly owned treatment works plant. The bill also indexes these criminal penalties to inflation going fo . . .