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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

MOVE TO END FEDERAL FUNDING OF ALASKA PREDATOR CONTROL

State Should Repay Noncompliant Grants and Be Barred from Future Grants

NEW JERSEY HANDS DRINKING WATER SAFEGUARDS TO DUPONT

Corporate-Dominated Science Board Asks DuPont to Self-Assess Chemical Effects

WHY U.S. IS NOT EMBRACING INHERENTLY SAFER CHEMICAL PLANTS

Chevron Richmond Refinery Explosion Ignored in GOP Red Herring Oversight

FEDS PLAN MASSIVE CORMORANT SLAUGHTER AT MOUTH OF COLUMBIA

Unprecedented Killing of Thousands of Double-Crested Cormorants on Sand Island

LAWSUIT SEEKS BUNDY DOCUMENTS AND ATTACK STATS ON BLM STAFF

BLM Stonewalls on Nevada Standoff, Post-Incident Precautions and Lessons Learned