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How Long Can We Go without Prosecuting Polluters?

From: Sierra Club

“According to numbers released on Tuesday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a nonprofit that tracks environmental accountability in the…

California Environmental Law & Policy Update: GAO Investigating EPA's Low Enforcement Numbers

From: JD Supra

“The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into declining enforcement actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against…

EPA Lax On Enforcement, Says Environmental Group

From: Boise State Public Radio

“The critical analysis comes from the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. It shows the federal government referred significantly…

With the Government Shut Down, Is Your Water Safe?

From: The Nation

“The shutdown adds more disorder to the government’s halting efforts to keep communities lead-free. As the top enforcer of the Safe Drinking Water Act and lead-safety…

Firm at Center of Hunters Point Fraud Scandal Rewarded With More Government Work

From: Curbed SF

“Tetra Tech, the engineering firm paid more than $250 million by the U.S. Navy to remove radioactive contamination from San Francisco’s Hunters Point has so far escaped…


News Releases

RECLAMATION LIFTS REMOVAL THREAT AGAINST KLAMATH BIOLOGISTS

Rare Apology Coupled with Promise of More Collaborative & Transparent Posture

EPA ABDICATES OVERSIGHT ROLE IN PROTECTING FLORIDA WATERS

State Pollution Permitting Standards Warped to Accommodate Corporate Agenda

STATE OF ALASKA WASTES MILLIONS IN FRIVOLOUS ECO-SUITS

Failed Politicized Anti-Federal Challenges Argue for Independent Attorney General

BOCA RATON DRINKING WATER VIOLATIONS SWEPT UNDER RUG

Scathing Palm Beach Health Department Findings Prompt Slap-on-Wrist Settlement

FEDERAL PIPELINE SAFETY VACUUM MAGNIFIES RISKS

Lack of Surprise Inspections and Independent Review Targeted in Lawsuit