Biden Administration Boasts About Making the First-Ever Climate Change-Related Arrest

At a time when the Biden administration is being roundly condemned for the flow of illegal immigrants and other forms of smuggling across the border, the Environmental Protection Agency is trumpeting its action in making one arrest.
In its annual report, the EPA said that its enforcement efforts over the 2024 fiscal year included the first-ever criminal charges for a crime related to climate change, according to ABC.
Michael Hart, 58, of San Diego was convicted in September of illegally bringing forbidden greenhouse gases into the United States, according to a Department of Justice news release, which said the man was accused of smuggling “potent greenhouse gases.”

According to court documents, from about June to December 2022, Hart sold hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons online.
“Once the orders were placed, Hart purchased the refrigerants in Mexico with the help of his conspirators and illegally imported them into the United States concealed in his vehicle,” the r …