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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

LESS THAN 1% OF COMMENTS FAVOR BUSH ENDANGERED SPECIES PLAN

Proposed Changes Never Reviewed by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Call for Congress to Close the Federal Register Now

LAWSUITS MOUNT AGAINST FLORIDA ECO-INSPECTOR GENERAL

Whistleblowers Sue Agency and Individual Officials for “Political Hatchet Jobs”

U.S. PARK POLICE CHIEF JOB VACANT AGAIN

Latest Resignation Punctuates Ongoing Turmoil, Shortages and Political Interference

FEDERAL WILDLIFE AGENCIES ORDERED TO IGNORE GLOBAL WARMING

No Review of New Greenhouse Gas Pollution for Impact on Species or Habitat

INTERIOR READIES MOUNTAIN BIKE EXPANSION IN NATIONAL PARKS

Lame Duck Rule Would Clear Way for Mountain Bike Trails in Park Backcountry