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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

SECRET PLAN TO CUT NATIONAL PARK FUNDING BY 30% IN 5 YEARS

Parks “Glide Path” to Impoverishment Breaks Bush Campaign Pledge

PARK OFFICIAL SHOULD BE DISCIPLINED FOR WILDERNESS VIOLATION

Olympic Superintendent Wasted $250,000 Despite Warning Plan Was Illegal

CORPS SUED TO FORCE RELEASE OF WETLANDS PROTECTION RECORDS

Downward Data Trend Showed Mounting Wetland Losses

MOUNTAIN LION ERADICATION WITHOUT PRIOR STUDY RAPPED

Park Service at Lake Mead Accedes to “Shoot First” Intervention of Arizona

PRISON WHISTLEBLOWER CHARGES OF TOXIC EXPOSURE VALIDATED

Bush Appointee Demands “Independent” Probe of Prison Computer Recycling Plants