Environmental responsibilities: EPA is driving positive change

The Environmental Protection Agency, along with Hiqa, have become game-changing watchdog agencies. Each one is a positive force for good, driving cultural change and citizens’ expectations.

The Environmental Protection Agency, along with Hiqa, have become game-changing watchdog agencies. Each one is a positive force for good, driving cultural change and citizens’ expectations.

Yesterday’s EPA report on how local authorities discharge their environmental obligations confirms this and shows how oversight with real teeth can improve professional performances. The EPA reported that over the last three years three out of four local authorities intensified enforcement activity — in the vernacular, they brought the weight of the law to bear on polluters as never before.