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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

FLORIDA COASTAL DEVELOPMENT MAGNIFIES HURRICANE IMPACT

Storm Surge Greater Where Wetlands, Dunes and Forests Have Been Removed

NEW JERSEY DECLARES A POLLUTERS’ HOLIDAY

New “Grace Periods” Relax Already Scandal-Ridden Toxic Cleanup Rules

BUSH ADMINISTRATION PLANS EVEN BIGGER EPA CUTS FOR ‘08

Lab Closures, Buyouts and Other “Disinvestments” on the Drawing Board

OLYMPIC PARK PLANS TO SET FIRES IN THE WILDERNESS

Burns for Cultural, Non-Safety Reasons Are Illegal and Ill-Advised, Groups Charge

“PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR” SAYS HIS WARNINGS WERE IN VAIN

Dangers of Toxic Prison Computer Recycling Operations Continue Unabated