Environmental Crimes Section
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The Environmental Crimes Section is a specialized prosecutorial unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that handles criminal enforcement of federal environmental and wildlife protection laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Environmental Crimes Section canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prosecutorial unit
ⓘ
section of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ |
| activity |
grand jury practice in environmental crime investigations
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plea negotiations in environmental prosecutions ⓘ sentencing advocacy in environmental crime cases ⓘ trial and appellate litigation in environmental crime cases ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
surface form:
Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Attorneys ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices
other federal investigative agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer |
environmental crime trial attorneys
ⓘ
federal prosecutors ⓘ support staff for environmental litigation ⓘ |
| enforces |
federal hazardous waste laws
ⓘ
federal laws protecting air, water, and land from pollution ⓘ federal pollution control statutes ⓘ federal wildlife protection statutes ⓘ |
| focus | criminal, rather than civil, enforcement of environmental laws ⓘ |
| goal |
deter environmental crime through criminal prosecution
ⓘ
protect public health and the environment ⓘ protect wildlife and natural resources ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal environmental laws of the United States
ⓘ
federal wildlife protection laws of the United States ⓘ |
| legalArea |
environmental law
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public health and safety related to pollution crimes ⓘ wildlife law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C. (headquarters)
|
| mission | ensure vigorous enforcement of federal environmental and wildlife protection laws ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Environment and Natural Resources Division
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| partOf |
Environment and Natural Resources Division
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| role |
coordination with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices on environmental prosecutions
ⓘ
coordination with federal investigative agencies on environmental crimes ⓘ criminal enforcement of federal environmental laws ⓘ criminal enforcement of federal wildlife protection laws ⓘ investigation support for environmental crime cases ⓘ litigation of complex environmental crime cases ⓘ prosecution of environmental crimes ⓘ training of prosecutors and investigators on environmental crime enforcement ⓘ |
| scope |
major and complex environmental crime cases
ⓘ
multi-district and multi-defendant environmental prosecutions ⓘ |
| sector |
environmental protection
ⓘ
federal law enforcement ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | nationwide jurisdiction within the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.