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Toxic Chemicals Threaten Water Supply in Seven Municipalities

From: Boston Globe

“These off-the-charts PFAS levels represent a direct and immediate threat to the public health of the Commonwealth,” said Kyla Bennett, a former scientist at the EPA who now…

Toxic algae, polluted waters: Has Florida finally had enough? | Commentary

From: Orlando Sentinel

“This is why several communities in southwest Florida — including Venice, Sarasota and North Port — passed resolutions asking DeSantis to adopt measures specifically like…

How Trump’s EPA is Letting Environmental Criminals Off the Hook, in One Chart

From: Vox

“A January report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group for public sector workers who deal with environmental issues, shows that the number…

Expect New Chemical Safety Reporting Regs By Fall

From: Law360

“Ultimately the court ordered the CSB to promulgate final accidental chemical release regulations within 12 months. Absent a successful appeal or request for extension by the CSB,…

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - February 2019 #4

From: JD Supra

“In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) alleges that the U.S. Navy improperly withheld information regarding…


News Releases

FLORIDA ECO-ENFORCEMENT MADE UNEVEN COMEBACK IN 2010

Crist Record Better than Jeb Bush’s But Scott Cutbacks May Wipe out Gains

SUSPENSION OF ARCTIC SCIENTIST SUDDENLY LIFTED

Agency Reversal Comes as It Falls Under Investigation for Scientific Misconduct

MANATEE SAFEGUARD LIMITS UNDERMINE EFFECTIVENESS

Pending Kings Bay Manatee Refuge Long Overdue But May Be Too Little Too Late

STATES STRENGTHENING THEIR WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS

Red and Blue States See Whistleblowers as Tool for Cutting Waste and Fraud

FAIR MARKET VALUE LEASES COULD FUND JERSEY PARK SYSTEM

Shale Gas Pipeline Highlights State’s Failure to Collect Full Payments from Utilities