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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

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT KILLING RECORD NUMBER OF CARNIVORES

Mammal Death Toll Up 21% in 2006 with Growing Numbers of Wolves Targeted

YELLOWSTONE SCRAMBLING TO STOP CELL TOWER AT PARK GATEWAY

115-Foot Tower Would Dominate Historic Area and Tourist Attractions

INTERIOR ATTORNEY TO TESTIFY AGAINST GOVERNMENT IN COBELL CASE

Whistleblower to Detail Gross Mismanagement of Indian Accounts by Interior

EPA CELEBRATING LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK RINGS HOLLOW

Agency Illegally Delays Elimination of Major Lead-Paint Hazard to Children

ATTACKS ON FISHING OBSERVERS RISE BY ALMOST HALF IN 2006

Number of Reported Threat and Harassment Cases Nearly Triple Since 2004