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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

FDA SUED TO FORCE RELEASE OF LIVESTOCK DRUG RECORDS

Evidence of Agency Effectiveness in Combatting Rising Antibiotic Immunity Sought

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES TO REGULATE OIL AND GAS DRILLING

Agency Acts on PEER Rulemaking Petition to Curb Damage of Energy Production

ROMNEY TOXIC RECORD NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT

“Pave and Wave” Cleanups, Cancer Clusters Ignored and School Asbestos Worsened

EPA IN REGULATORY PRETZEL WITH A BUSINESS PARTNER

Navistar Licensing EPA Diesel Emissions Technology That Does Not Work

POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT IMPLODES UNDER FLORIDA’S SCOTT

Big Drop in Cases and Fines as DEP Staff Instructed to Avoid Enforcement