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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

OLD FAITHFUL CELL TOWER MAKEOVER IS A BUST

Revamped Tower Will Still Be an Eyesore

RULE DELAYS DOOM RIGHT WHALE TO EXTINCTION, TOP ADVISOR SAYS

Marine Mammal Commission Call for Emergency Ship Strike Safeguards Ignored

EPA DROPS VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR LEAD POISON PREVENTION

Agency Had Touted Its Voluntary Approach As Alternative to Regulation

FEDERAL PRISON SAFETY CHIEF ABRUPTLY RESIGNS

Toxic Contamination Worries in Computer Recycling Shops Widen to Other Prisons

BIOLOGISTS ORDERED TO IGNORE GENETICS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES

New Fish & Wildlife Service Edict Sparks Internal Protests Over Censoring Science