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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

USGS FUMBLES ITS BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS

Belated New Policy Leaves Troves of Scientific Specimens in Limbo

FEWER FLORIDA ECO-INSPECTIONS EQUALS LESS COMPLIANCE

Slight 2018 Election-Year Enforcement Uptick Yields Scant Results

NEW PARK SERVICE E-BIKE ORDER INVALID

NPS Edict Violates Federal Laws and Misinterprets Interior Directive

FIGHT FOR RECORDS ON GMOS AND BEE-KILLING INSECTICIDES

Role of Ex-Monsanto Executive in Green-Lighting Use on Refuges at Issue

NATIONAL PARKS SEEK UBIQUITOUS CELL COVERAGE

Telecoms in Driver’s Seat as Cell Towers Sprout Across Park Landscapes