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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

FEDS SHOULD DROP SYNTHETIC TURF SAFETY ASSURANCES

Newer Studies on Risks, Especially for Children, Absent from Official Assessments

SELLING NATIONAL PARK SCENERY CHEAPLY

$56 Million Mitigation Deal for Transmission Corridor across Delaware Water Gap

OUTAGES SPREAD IN CRITICAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM

One-Third of Deep Ocean Stations Are “Dead”; Funding Woes May Preclude Fixes

DROWNED POLAR BEAR PAPER VINDICATED – AGAIN

Interior Rejects IG Call for Further Scientific Reviews yet Case Remains Open

FEDERAL REVIEW OF MISSOURI PARKS’ DRINKING WATER SOUGHT

Whistleblower Cites Contaminated Water in State Parks and Lax Enforcement