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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

PFAS USE IN U.S. SKYROCKETS

EPA Not Stemming Massive Introductions of "Short-Chain" PFAS Chemicals

MASSACHUSETTS NEEDS A PFAS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY FOR GAME

“Forever Chemical” Buildup in Food Chain Affects Game and Fish in Toxic Hotspots

BLM COMMERCIAL GRAZING PROGRAM GOES UNDERGROUND

Agency Stops Posting Performance Data and Hides Basic Programmatic Information

NAVY WON’T SURRENDER HUNTERS POINT PLANS WITHOUT A FIGHT

Lawsuit Seeks Navy Next Steps to Remedy Tetra-Tech Radiation Falsifications

BERNHARDT SURROUNDED BY ILLEGITIMATE ACTING OFFICIALS

Confirmation for Appointee Subverting Senate’s Advice and Consent Power