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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

CHROMIUM POSES HIGHER LUNG CANCER RISK IN NEW JERSEY CITIES

State Ignored Staff Warnings of Continued Exposure Even in “Remediated” Sites

HOW TO RESUSCITATE THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA Employees Want Committed Leaders Able to Resist Political Pressure

LAME DUCK LAUREL TO NOAA STAFF FOR ANTI-WHALE WORK

Supreme Court Sonar Ruling Product of NOAA Appointee with Track Record

CONGRESS COULD HALT BUSH MIDNIGHT REGULATIONS

Lame Duck Session May Withhold Funding for Any More Promulgation of Rules

PROBE DEMANDED INTO SHUTDOWN OF BP ALASKA OIL SPILL CASE

Senior EPA Agent Charges Criminal Investigation Truncated and Fines Slashed