In Fiscal Year 1995 (FY95), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made significant strides in protecting the American people from the ills of environmental pollution and restoring the quality of our nations environment. This work in FY95 led to the reduction of thousands of tons of pollutants being dumped into the countrys rivers and streams, leaked into the soil, and spewed into the air by those caught violating the federal environmental laws. These accomplishments are the result of a common-sense approach to environmental enforcement - one that combines strong criminal and civil cases, swift administrative actions, policies and programs designed to provide incentives to companies to voluntarily confront, report, and correct their environmental violations, and compliance assistance measures principally targeted at small businesses.