Photo via NY Times Officer’s badge, check. Handcuffs, check. Semiautomatic pistol, check. Pollution sample collection kit, check. Wait, what? Yes, it might seem bizarre, but there’s a real division of gun toting law enforcement officers who are out there to protect and serve—the environment. Their

jobs are much like your average police officer, but they deal only with environmental crimes and investigations. And if you’re illegally polluting, they will not hesi…

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Eco Police Officers: To Protect and Serve . . . the Environment