(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia) WASHINGTON - James Powers, 59, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to violating the Clean Air Act for his role in a scheme to improperly remove asbestos from a historic building in the District of Columbia. The guilty plea, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, was announced by Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, head of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips of the District of Columbia, and Acting Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Lynn of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) criminal enforcement program in the...
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