To do that, he would have inspectors perform "environmental audits" that inform companies about possible pollution violations.

Pollution Violations The survey had been mandated by the state under an order to the city to clean up pollution violations.

And over the agency's objections, it has enacted a law protecting companies from disclosure and punishment when they detect pollution violations in self-inspections and remedy them.

And it issued violation notices - possible precursors to additional suits - accusing the seven electric utilities of pollution violations at eight other plants.

They said the pact was the strongest message ever sent by the Government that pollution violations would be aggressively investigated and prosecuted.

Over the past four decades Riverkeeper has been successful as the public's watchdog in bringing hundreds of pollution violations to justice and protecting drinking water for local communities.

Lockheed was fined $1 million for pollution violations by a Southern California air-quality agency.

As part of that settlement, Consol agreed to pay $5.5 million in civil penalties for pollution violations related to the 2009 fish kill.

In Pennsylvania, a recent Government audit found that the state failed to report significant pollution violations.

Also last month, the state's Attorney General filed a civil suit against Unocal, charging 23 water quality and pollution violations.