{"id":248100,"date":"2024-04-01T09:16:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T09:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/accused-of-an-environmental-crime-heres-what-to-do\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T12:59:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:59:58","slug":"accused-of-an-environmental-crime-heres-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/accused-of-an-environmental-crime-heres-what-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Accused of an Environmental Crime? Here&#8217;s What to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>With so many environmental protection laws in place and constantly changing, environmental crimes aren\u2019t always easy to avoid. Many people end up with violations, fines, and criminal charges for violating laws like the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Lacey Act, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Many businesses end up violating these acts in some way, and sometimes the consequences hit the public hard. For example, bottled water has been proven to be <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>contaminated with chemicals<\/strong><\/span> that make it no better than tap water.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Starkey brand of water owned by Whole Foods and Pe\u00f1afiel water owned by Keurig Dr. Pepper were both found to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>contain high levels of arsenic<\/strong><\/span>.<span id=\"more-79184\"\/><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Create a plan of action<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Being accused of an environmental crime is a shocking and harrowing experience, but it\u2019s worse when you\u2019re either innocent or ignorant of what you\u2019ve done wrong. Either way, and even&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecofriend.org\/what-to-do-if-youve-been-accused-of-an-environmental-crime\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at ecofriend.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so many environmental protection laws in place and constantly changing, environmental crimes aren\u2019t always easy to avoid. Many people end up with violations, fines, and criminal charges for violating laws like the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Lacey Act, just to name a few. 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