By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
A new government watchdog report says environmental lawyers have collected millions of dollars in lawyers' fees from taxpayers by suing and winning cases against the Environmental Protection Agency.
"Industry sues EPA far more than environmental groups," she said. "What we have going on here is there's really an industry attack on EPA, and politicians like Sens. Inhofe and Vitter are helping lead the charge politically on the Hill."
But Patti Goldman, vice president for litigation at Earthjustice, said their lawsuits force the government to follow its own laws, and she said that's saved thousands of lives through cleaner water and air.
