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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

NO RELIEF FROM NOISY PARK AIR TOURS ANYTIME SOON

FAA Touts Belated Baby Steps in 7 Parks to Forestall Judicial Intervention

SCIENTIFIC MISREPRESENTATIONS SINKING NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE

Federal Officials Ignored Science to Benefit Fisheries

NO DIRECTION - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND BLM TO BE RUN BY LOWER DEPUTIES FOR 3 YEARS

Trump and Bernhardt Continue to Deny Senate Role in Confirming Directors

FOREVER CHEMICAL REQUIRES CRADLE-TO-GRAVE APPROACH

To Stem Exponential Spread All PFAS Chains Must Be Classified Hazardous

TREASURE ISLAND SUPERFUND DENIAL BASED ON MISINFORMATION

High Hazardous Rankings Overlooked on Assumption of Quick Easy Cleanup