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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

FATE OF NATIONAL BISON RANGE HAS BECOME A POLITICAL FOOTBALL

House Leaders Pushing in Opposite Directions on Transferring Refuge to Tribes

TERESA CHAMBERS CASE GOES TO FEDERAL COURT

Ouster of Chief of the U.S. Park Police for Telling the Truth

TRIBAL TAKEOVER OF NATIONAL PARKS AND REFUGES ON FAST TRACK

Legislation Would Set “Targets” for Transferring Jobs and Funds to Tribal Control

STATE CHARGES ARMY CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT WITH VIOLATIONS

Criminal Probe Widens to Spill Cover-Ups and Falsification of Monitoring Reports

CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS SEEK PROTECTION FOR UTAH'S PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND ROADLESS AREAS

Request directed at Secretary Kempthorne for the Bureau of Land Management's proposed off-road vehicle travel plans