Even though its par for the course, this story is really galling. Employees in Florida's Department of Environmental Protection were told to go easy on the corporate violators. And then, when they conducted an internal review it was a complete whitewash. The investigator ignored the sworn testimony of 10 employees and let all the politcal appointees off.
Tampa Trib article: Regulators Said Go Easy on Polluters
Of course, from DC to Pensacola, to Barrow, this is the way the GOP works. It washes the hands of of its contributors in exchange for posh trips and hefty campaign contributions.