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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 REFUSES TO RELEASE RESULTS OF SCIENTIST SURVEYS

Group Sues to Force Disclosure of Polls of Agency Scientists

FBI TO INVESTIGATE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION AGENCY HEAD

New Complaint Alleges Condoleezza Rice Probe Shelved Until After Election

FLORIDA FWS BIOLOGISTS ORDERED TO APPROVE ALL DEVELOPMENT

Panther Called a “Zoo Species”— Protecting Wild Habitat Futile

BERYLLIUM EFFECTS ON OSHA INSPECTORS WIDER THAN FEARED

Blood Abnormality Numbers More Than Triple and May Go Much Higher

BLM WIll SIGN FLAWED ALGODONES DUNES OFF-ROAD PLAN

Signing of one-sided dunes RAMP will not change on-the-ground habitat protections