Civil enforcement

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005047",
  "term": "Civil enforcement",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Civil Enforcement",
  "definition": "1. Brings parties responsible for violating environmental laws into compliance with those laws, and ranges from issuing a non-compliance letter to filing a legal action in state court. It does not involve criminal sanctions, but is used to obtain corrective actions (such as remediating a contaminated site) and, in many cases, civil penalties. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/mainpage/ce/glossary.htm\n\n2. Civil enforcement protects human health and the environment by taking legal action to bring polluters into compliance with the law.",
  "subject": "Regulatory activities",
  "references": [
    "EPA Terminology Services",
    "EPA Enforcement Basic Information at http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-basic-information"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/civil-enforcement/"
}