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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

BARGE TRAFFIC DOWN AGAIN IN 2003

Industry Cites Overcapacity & Slow Growth -- Undercutting Case for Mississippi Lock Expansion

NORTHEAST DEP RELOCATION REDUCING POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT

Employees Survey Finds Move Has Hampered Effectiveness; Destroyed Morale

GROUPS SUE TO BLOCK 25-YEAR MMR LEASE EXTENSION

Suit Cites Lack of Environmental Analysis

GILA NATIVE FISH SINKING FAST

Recovery Plans Not Being Implemented

ARMY CORPS ISSUING MORE WETLAND PERMITS WITH LESS REVIEW

A Paper Exercise