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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

USDA AND EPA PUSHING COAL ASH FOR GROWING CROPS

Toxic Contamination Risks Spread through Soil and Fertilizer Applications

TELLICO RIVER WATERSHED CLOSED TO OFF-ROAD TRAFFIC

Conservationists Applaud U.S. Forest Service Action to Restore Water Quality

NOAA RAISES RED FLAGS ON AGGRESSIVE OFFSHORE DRILLING PLAN

Exclusion Zones, Buffers and Oil Spill Protections Would Scale Back Lease Schedule

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY WRESTLES WITH TRANSPARENCY

Proposed PEER Openness Rules Being Studied for “Feasibility and Practicality”

INDUSTRY PUSHES JERSEY GOVERNOR’S BUTTON ON WIND POWER PERMIT

String-Pulling to Keep Federal Stimulus Dollars by Shelving Eco-Study Requirements