(File Photo)The green collar criminal is not the person you see splayed out on the ground, harnessed in handcuffs after being hunted down by the good guys. Andy Jackson/Stuff Taranaki Regional Council director resource management Fred McLay says the agency has not lost a prosecution in 20 years. “In most cases following a prosecution, compliance improves and environmental quality increases,” he says. Andy Jackson/Stuff Environmental law specialist Lauren Wallace says effective enforcement sits alongside proper monitoring. It recently took the South Taranaki District Council to the Environment Court to challenge oil and gas rules proposed in its district plan.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2020 19:52 UTC