{"id":2379116,"date":"2024-12-11T21:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-boasts-about-making-the-first-ever-climate-change-related-arrest\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T21:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:52:22","slug":"biden-admin-boasts-about-making-the-first-ever-climate-change-related-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-boasts-about-making-the-first-ever-climate-change-related-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Boasts About Making the First Ever Climate Change-Related Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-boasts-about-making-the-first-ever-climate-change-related-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>teh Environmental\u200d Protection Agency (EPA) has made headlines \u2063recently for its first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-donald-trump-cleared-of-all-charges-in-the-new-york-tax-investigation\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Was Donald Trump Cleared Of All Charges In The New York Tax Investigation?\">criminal charges related<\/a> to climate change, specifically the arrest \u200cof Michael Hart, who was convicted\u200d of smuggling banned\u2063 greenhouse gases into the United States. Hart, 58, from San Diego, illegally imported hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons over several months in 2022, profiting from their sale on the black market. He was apprehended in March 2023 and could face up to five years\u2064 in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>This enforcement action\u2063 comes amid criticism of the Biden \u200badministration for its\u2062 handling of illegal immigration and border security. The \u2064EPA reported significant enforcement results for the fiscal \u200dyear 2024, including $1.7 billion in penalties and 121 criminal charges. This revitalized focus aims to enforce the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, which mandates\u2063 a reduction\u2064 of hydrofluorocarbons by 85% by 2036. The EPA has emphasized its\u200b commitment to \u200bholding \u200cpolluters accountable and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">addressing environmental threats\u2064 effectively<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At a time when the Biden administration is being roundly condemned for the flow of illegal immigrants and other forms of smuggling across the border, the Environmental Protection Agency is trumpeting its action in making one arrest.<\/p>\n<p>In its annual report, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/department-government-efficiency-not-necessarily-oxymoron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA<\/a> said that its enforcement efforts over the 2024 fiscal year included the first-ever criminal charges for a crime related to climate change, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/epa-hails-revitalized-enforcement-efforts-biden-administration-heads-116496670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hart, 58, of San Diego was convicted in September of illegally bringing forbidden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-climate-change-activist-gets-2-years-prison-dumping-red-powder-constitution-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">greenhouse gases<\/a> into the United States, according to a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdca\/pr\/san-diego-man-receives-first-conviction-nation-illegally-importing-harmful-greenhouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, which said the man was accused of smuggling &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-bidens-green-budget-is-doa\/\" title=\"House GOP: Biden\u2019s \u2018Green Budget\u2019 Is DOA\">potent greenhouse gases<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, from about June to December 2022, Hart sold hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons online.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Once the orders were placed, Hart purchased the refrigerants in Mexico with the help of his conspirators and illegally imported them into the United States concealed in his vehicle,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script>   <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thereafter, Hart illegally sold the refrigerants to others in the United States, profiting from the black market for such refrigerants in the United States,&rdquo; the release said.<\/p>\n<p>The release said the maximum penalty for smuggling banned gases into the U.S. is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Hart was arrested in March.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-epa-makes-first-ever-climate-change-arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, the EPA reported levying &nbsp;$1.7 billion in administrative and judicial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-sending-john-podesta-negotiate-climate-change-beijing-china-goes-coal-binge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">penalties<\/a>, the highest level since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said that 1,851 civil cases were concluded and 121 criminal defendants charged.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA said that its efforts have been designed to put teeth in the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, which requires an 85 percent reduction in hydrofluorocarbons by 2036.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA said of Hart&rsquo;s arrest,&nbsp; &ldquo;it will not be the last.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In Fiscal Year 2024, EPA&rsquo;s enforcement and compliance assurance program produced its strongest results since 2017, focusing on efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-full-green-new-deal-tyrant-carbon-emissions-threaten-the-very-existence-of-our-planet-video\/\" title=\"Biden Goes Full Green New Deal Tyrant: Carbon Emissions Threaten \u201cthe Very Existence of our Planet\u201d (VIDEO)\">combat climate change<\/a> and tackling some of the nation&rsquo;s most significant environmental threats to our d air, water and land,&rdquo; a statement by David M. Uhlmann, assistant administrator for EPA&rsquo;s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, said.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA said the arrest was part of its &ldquo;revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/epa-hails-revitalized-enforcement-efforts-biden-administration-heads-116496670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The progress made under the Biden-Harris Administration has sent a clear signal that polluters will be held accountable and that protecting communities from harm is a top priority,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How do you know the EPA needs to be reined in?<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden&rsquo;s EPA made its first &ldquo;climate change&rdquo; arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Cc: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leezeldin?\">@leezeldin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ypuoQJjQOs\">pic.twitter.com\/ypuoQJjQOs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielTurnerPTF\/status\/1866944245074104472?\">December 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump has named former Republican Rep. 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In its annual report, the EPA noted that during the 2024 fiscal year, it made its first-ever criminal charges related to climate change. Michael Hart, 58, from San Diego, was convicted in September for illegally importing banned greenhouse gases into the U.S., as stated by a Department of Justice release. Hart reportedly sold hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons online between June and December 2022. After receiving orders, he purchased these refrigerants in Mexico with accomplices and smuggled them into the U.S. concealed in his vehicle. He then sold them on the black market domestically.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum penalty for such smuggling is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine; Hart was arrested in March. According to Fox News, EPA reported imposing $1.7 billion in penalties\u2014the highest since 2017\u2014concluding 1,851 civil cases and charging 121 criminal defendants as part of efforts under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act aimed at reducing hydrofluorocarbons by 85% by 2036. The EPA indicated that Hart&#8217;s arrest would not be an isolated incident.<\/p>\n<p>David M. Uhlmann from EPA\u2019s Office of Enforcement emphasized that their enforcement program achieved significant results since 2017 by addressing major environmental threats to air, water, and land while holding polluters accountable under this administration&#8217;s priorities.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, President-elect Donald Trump has appointed former Republican Rep. 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