During the second Bush administration, environmental fines and prosecutions
A) increased rapidly.
B) declined severely.
C) grew with the rate of inflation.
D) declined slightly from earlier levels.

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Environmental fines and prosecutions declined severely during the second Bush administration, with the number of civil cases filed by the Environmental Protection Agency dropping by more than half. This was due to a shift in priorities and enforcement policies by the administration.

During the Second Bush Administration, Environmental Fines and Prosecutions