Sentences with phrase «environmental penalty orders»

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In her follow - up letter dated July 13, she recommends that the civil penalty specified in the Consent Order be increased from $ 1.5 million to no less than $ 10 million, to be used «to finance environmental benefit projects and damage claims of property owners, both public and private.»

Federal environmental officials have said that if it did that, they would most likely order the cleanup to proceed and levy enormous penalties against the company.

(b) the Director may, by order, suspend any registration filed under Part II.2 or any permit, licence or environmental compliance approval issued to the person under this Act until the administrative penalty is paid; and

(2) Subject to subsection (1), if a hearing by the Tribunal is required under section 140 in respect of an order to pay an environmental penalty or an administrative penalty, the Tribunal shall not substitute its opinion for that of the Director with respect to the amount of the penalty unless the Tribunal considers the amount to be unreasonable.

It can order miscreants to stop illegal activities, impose fixed and variable monetary penalties, order the restoration of environmental damage, and accept «enforcement undertakings» which give offenders an opportunity to voluntarily correct their behaviour and make amends for any adverse impact on the countryside, for example, by making restitution to the local community.