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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

OIL DEAL FOR ALASKA WILDLIFE REFUGE ON FAST TRACK

Yukon Flats Land Exchange Tied to Oil Development but No Time for Appraisals

EPA DROPPED BALL ON PHARMACEUTICALS IN DRINKING WATER

Decade Behind Statutory Deadlines to Screen Chemicals from Drinking Water

FEDERAL WILDLIFE SCIENTISTS CAUGHT IN ETHICS TUG-OF-WAR

Conflicting Orders Make Politically Sensitive Scientific Work a Career Minefield

EAST COAST’S LARGEST UNDEVELOPED ISLAND SLATED FOR CARGO PORT

Development Scheme for Maine’s Sears Island Resurfaces Again after 12 Years

KEY WITNESS AT OFF-ROAD CONGRESSIONAL HEARING PULLED

Deputy Sheriff Testimony Blocked as Anxiety Rises in Off-Roading Groups