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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

FLORIDA POLLUTERS GET OFF SCOTT-FREE

Eco-Penalty Assessments Drop to All-Time Low: More Than Third Not Fined At All

CHRISTIE’S BARNEGAT BAY SHELL GAME

Regulatory Ruses to Evade Legal Duty to Impose Meaningful Pollution Controls

MALIBU TEACHERS FACE FIRING FOR BALKING AT TOXIC CLASSROOMS

School Officials Threaten Parents with Arrest If They Protest on First Day of School

PEACE BRIDGE PROPONENTS ILLEGALLY JUMP THE GUN

Pre-Approval Engineering & Construction Done on U.S./Canada Crossing Expansion

FLORIDA POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT PLUMMETS TO RECORD LOW

Latest Enforcement Statistics Belie Scott Campaign Pledge to Get Tough on Polluters