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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

BUSH AND PRO-WAR FOOTAGE TO BE ADDED TO LINCOLN MEMORIAL VIDEO

Total Revamp of Memorial Exhibits May Bring Summer Closure

JOINT STATEMENT OF ANDREW ELLER AND THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

Washington, DC — The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), who represented Eller, are jointly…

POLITICAL APPOINTEES POLLUTE WATERS AT OCEAN AGENCY

Survey Shows Special Interest Influence and Altered Scientific Findings

NATIONAL ICON SECURITY FUNDING NOT TIED TO THREAT LEVEL

New GAO Report Echoes Warnings by U.S. Park Police Chief Chambers

THE IMMACULATE SCANDAL: BIG CYPRESS OIL SCAMMERS GO SCOT-FREE

After Three Years, Interior Inspector General Finds No One Responsible