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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

PARK SERVICE TO REMOVE STUPA FROM PETROGLYPH MONUMENT

Two Years of Indecision Highlight Park Service Myopia on Religious Displays

BRITS DECRY RECKLESS RUSH TO DRILL IN ARCTIC WATERS

House of Commons Calls for Moratorium Until Stronger Safeguards Are in Place

ORVS BARRED FROM CAROLINA-TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN FOREST TRAILS

Federal Court Upholds Closure of the Tellico ORV Area to Protect Brook Trout

FLORIDA BEGINS DISMANTLING ALREADY ANEMIC ECO-PROGRAM

Unilateral Environmental Disarmament Based on Myth of Universal Compliance

20,000 PROTEST NEW JERSEY PLAN TO CLEAR-CUT BULL’S ISLAND

Tree Removals Expand as State Eschews Public Review or Expert Consultation