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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

VACUUM IN VACANCIES ACT POLICING

GAO Is Lackadaisical in Detecting and Reporting Illegal Acting Appointments

ZINKE ORDERS BROAD ROLLBACK OF WILDLIFE PROTECTIONS

Agencies Ordered to Defer to State Hunting and Fishing Practices Whenever Possible

GREAT LAKES NOT SO GREAT DUE TO POLLUTION

Virtually All Waters Classified “Impaired” By PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, and Pesticides

TRUMP’S DISAPPOINTING PARKS DIRECTOR PICK

Nominee Has Anti-Wilderness, Non-Transparent, and Planning-Phobic Record

AMERICA’S COASTAL WATERS, BAYS, AND ESTUARIES IN BAD SHAPE

EPA Classifies the Vast Majority of Our Marine Waters “Impaired” by Pollution