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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 SCRUBBING LIBRARY WEBSITE TO MAKE REPORTS UNAVAILABLE

Agency Sells $40,000 Worth of Furniture and Equipment for $350

EPA STIFLES INTERNAL WETLANDS PROTECTION PROTESTS

Political Appointees in DC to Vet All Objections to Army Corps Permits

EPA SCIENTISTS FILE MASS PETITION FOR ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING

Majority of Entire EPA Workforce Calls for Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

NEW JERSEY AGENCY SAT ON SECRET LIST OF 6,000 TOXIC DANGER SITES

Latest Corzine “Kiddie Kollege” Reform Scheme Falls Well Short of Mark

MASSACHUSETTS ECO-COPS SAY THEY ARE HANDCUFFED

Survey Says Environmental Enforcement Suffered Under Romney