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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

PENTAGON TO SEEK ENVIRONMENTAL EXEMPTIONS

Overrides Endangered Species, Clean Water & Marine Mammal Laws

TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES BENDING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TIDE

Mounting Challenges Against Facilities on Federal Lands

USING INDUSTRY LOBBYISTS TO WRITE POLICY IS PATTERN WITH BUSH

Scores of Examples from Tenure as Texas Governor

DRAFT BLM PLAN COULD OPEN 40,000 DUNE ACRES TO MOTORIZED DESTRUCTION

Imperial County, CA -- The Algodones Dunes, a scenic and active dune system harboring many rare, threatened, and endemic species, may be condemned to becoming an off-road vehicle sacrifice area. Last…

NOMINEE UNQUALIFIED FOR EPA ENFORCEMENT POST, SAYS EMPLOYEE GROUP

Mediocre Record As Prosecutor