Few EPA cases since Reagan election
The Reagan era has seen a sharp drop in EPA referrals to the Justice Department for enforcement. Through nine months of 1981 fewer than 50 cases were sent, with 12 since May after Anne Gorsuch became administrator. Officials cite a shift toward voluntary cleanup over costly prosecutions as a key factor.
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Toby Moffett
D-Conn
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Byron Nelson
Environmental Agency
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Republicans Seek Conservative Democrats to Switch Soon
After two converts in Congress, Republican leaders urge other conservative Democrats to cross party lines, but strategists doubt a mass exodus before 1982. Rep. Eugene Atkinson of Pennsylvania becomes the second Democrat to switch, praised by Reagan as political courage. Democratic leaders say local district factors drive such moves, not a GOP wave.
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Ronald M. Mottl
Ohio
Buddy Roemer
Louisiana
Richard Shelby
Alabama
Dan Mica
Florida
Larry McDonald
Billy Lee Evans
Georgia
Guy Vander Jagt
Michigan
National Republican Congressional Committee
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