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Sat 09 Sep 2007EPA to get powers to prosecute local authorities that
pollute
Extra powers will shortly be given to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prosecute local authorities guilty of pollution, Minister for the Environment John Gormley has said.
Under the new rules, all waste water treatment plans will be subject to licence by the EPA and prosecutions will follow if breaches take place.
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