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<p>Enforcement of environmental laws and regulations is critical to achieving a cleaner environment and alleviating inequitable distributions of environmental harms. Here we examine the geographic patterning of US federal environmental crime prosecutions from 2011 to 2020. Results show that counties with higher levels of socioeconomic status have more environmental criminal prosecutions, on average, while environmental conditions such as air and water quality have no effect on environmental crime prosecution patterns.</p>

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Social factors shape federal environmental crime prosecution patterns in the USA

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年1月6日

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  • Pierce Greenberg,
  • Erik W. Johnson,
  • Jennifer Schwartz,
  • Rylie Wartinger

摘要

Enforcement of environmental laws and regulations is critical to achieving a cleaner environment and alleviating inequitable distributions of environmental harms. Here we examine the geographic patterning of US federal environmental crime prosecutions from 2011 to 2020. Results show that counties with higher levels of socioeconomic status have more environmental criminal prosecutions, on average, while environmental conditions such as air and water quality have no effect on environmental crime prosecution patterns.