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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

EPA SPARKS IDAHO-WASHINGTON WATER POLLUTION FIGHT

EPA Permits for Spokane River in Idaho Violate Washington Pollution Limits

MANURE PILES LEFT FOR NEXT ADMINISTRATION

EPA Defers Factory Farm Water Pollution Rules until February 2009

NEW WHISTLEBLOWER SURFACES AT CHEMICAL WEAPON DEPOT

Worker Safety, Environmental Violations and Data Falsification at Kentucky Facility

LEGACY OF SCIENTIFIC FRAUD HONED BY BUSH ADMINISTRATION

Julie MacDonald Scandal Symptomatic of Broad Pattern of Mendacity

NEW JERSEY DOES ITS ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

State Claims “Executive Privilege” to Shield Meeting Logs; Petition Filed