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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

LAWSUIT TO UNRAVEL VARYING BP SPILL ESTIMATES

Paper Trail Explaining Starkly Different Leak Rate Numbers Yet to Surface

DELAWARE HAS SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT REFUGE BEACH SCRAPING

Not Enough Sand to Close Dune Breaches and Growing Worry about Habitat Harm

EPA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SAG UNDER OBAMA

Number of Criminal Investigators, Cases and Convictions Slump as Program Drifts

SHUT THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY REVOLVING DOOR IN BLM NEW MEXICO

Renewed Call for Investigation of Former BLM Official Turned Industry Lobbyist

FOREST SERVICE CHIEF MUM ON WHY HE IMPOSED GAG ORDER

Agency Faces FOIA Lawsuit for Failing to Turn Over Documents