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Environmental Bounty-Hunting

By Bruce L. Benson Private prosecution of crimes has a long and sordid history, and that history isn’t over. Bounty hunters no longer hound innocent people to death as some did in England in the mid-18th century, but environmental groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council have modified the tactic. They use "citizen suits"Continue reading “Environmental Bounty-Hunting”