Crime & Justice

U.S. Man Is First Charged With Smuggling Greenhouse Gases

GREEN-COLLAR CRIME

“This is the first time the Department of Justice is prosecuting someone for illegally importing greenhouse gases, and it will not be the last,” U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath said.

A photo of greenhouse gases being emitted from a pair of tall smokestacks in an industrial area.
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