EPA AXES LEADERSHIP OF CRIMINAL DIVISION
Shakeup Follows Investigator Reports of Abuse, “Arrogant and Harsh” Treatment
News Releases
Shakeup Follows Investigator Reports of Abuse, “Arrogant and Harsh” Treatment
Number of Criminal Investigators, Cases and Convictions Slump as Program Drifts
Tougher Pollution Controls Multiply Toxic Potency of Coal Combustion Wastes
Convoluted Guidance Paralyzes Decisions as Priority Pollution Efforts Ebb
Lead Poisoning Kills Millions of Wild Birds and Poses Human Health Risk
Huge Carbon Footprint Should Disqualify Combustion Wastes under Obama Order
Agency Specialists Say Greenhouse Gas Offsets Unenforceable and Demand Probe
Abrupt Removal of Own Website While Ash Re-Use Effort Is “Re-Evaluated”
Complaint Filed to Delete Inaccurate Statements from EPA Website and Publications
Rise of “Super Bugs,” Health and Environmental Effects Ignored in Agency Reviews
White Papers |
Trading Thin Air — EPA's Plan to Allow Open Market Trading of Air Pollution Credits (June 2000) This report details the problems plaguing EPA plans for open market trading of air pollution credits and explains their consequences for public health and the environment. more >> |
Murky Waters — An Inside Look at EPA's Implementation of the Clean Water Act (May 1999) An inside look at EPA's implementation of the Clean Water Act. This report contains a set of recommendations to remedy the deficiencies in the water quailty assesment for our nation's rivers and streams. more >> |
Genetic Genie — The Premature Commercial Release of Genetically Engineered Bacteria (August 1995) The EPA is preparing to approve the first commercial release of genetically engineered bacteria for use in agriculture. EPA scientists charge that the agency has not adequately assessed the environmental or human health risks of releasing this new life form into the environment. more >> |
Surveys |
2010 2010 EPA Criminal Investigation Division Agents Survey |
2003 EPA Office of Criminal Enforcement,
Forensics & Training Survey |
2003 2003 PEER Survey of EPA Region 8 Employees |
1998 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 1 Survey |
Other PEER Activities |
PEER Campaign: EPA and Human Testing |
PEER Opposition to the Confirmation of Donald Schregardus as Assistant Administrator for Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (OECA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Read PEER's comments on the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) proposed rulemaking |