Asian Spectator

Times Advertising

Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states – that may violate the Constitution

  • Written by Jerry Anderson, Dean and Professor of Law, Drake University
Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states – that may violate the ConstitutionThe Clean Water Act was meant to keep pollution out of U.S. waters.David McNew/Getty Images

It’s expensive to pollute the water in Colorado. The state’s median fine for companies caught violating the federal Clean Water Act is over US$30,000, and violators can be charged much more. In Montana, however, most violators get barely a slap...

More Articles ...

  1. Depression too often gets deemed 'hard to treat' when medication falls short
  2. It's been 20 years since the US invaded Iraq – long enough for my undergraduate students to see it as a relic of the past
  3. Inflation is proving particularly stubborn -- but jitters over banking failures, softening economy complicate Fed rate decision
  4. 'Pantry porn' on TikTok and Instagram makes obsessively organized kitchens a new status symbol
  5. Climate change threatens spring wildflowers by speeding up the time when trees leaf out above them
  6. How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes
  7. Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists
  8. Nazi orders for Jews to wear a star were hateful, but far from unique – a historian traces the long history of antisemitic badges
  9. Health care workers are frazzled – and poor sleep may turn stress into poor mental health
  10. Don't trust the news media? That's good

Magazine

Riset: Orang individualis justru punya kecenderungan lebih besar ikut aksi kolektif

Aksi demo mahasiswa di Jalan Merdeka Barat, Jakarta, pada 11 Maret 2025. Wulandari Wulandari/Shutterstock● Riset menunjukkan bahwa orang individualis lebih aktif ikut aksi kolektif.● Ambis...

Koruptor tak cukup hanya dipenjara, uang rakyat harus dikembalikan

Ilustrasi uang kotor dan borgol yang mencerminkan korupsi di Indonesia.Maxim Vasiliev/Shutterstock● Hukum di Indonesia lebih fokus ke memenjarakan koruptor, padahal pengembalian uang negara juga...

Gen Z ketika ditanya soal ibadah haji: Minat tapi enggan

● Ibadah haji ke Arab Saudi menjadi salah satu impian besar setiap muslim.● Minat tersebut tak lekang waktu yang turut dirasakan oleh para Gen Z.● Tapi mereka juga enggan berangkat H...

hacklink hack forum hacklink film izle hacklink testjetbahisslot gacortaraftarium24tipobetjetbahisonwininterbahisiptv satın aliptv satın aliptv satın alcasibomz-librarygalabettaraftarium24padişahbetgalabet girişbetvolexslotxslotxslotxslotxslotagb99jojobetkingroyalsahabetjojobetMeritkingholiganbetholiganbetholiganbet