PEER’s Involvement in Eco-Enforcement
PEER works to support the enforcement of environmental and natural resource laws at the federal, state and local levels. The need for protection for our natural resources and public health has never been greater. Even as the need for strong environmental and natural resource protection is growing, enforcement programs are facing declining budgets, lower staffing levels, and dispirited morale.
Forest, Parks, and Lands Enforcement
PEER is dedicated to serving law enforcement rangers, agents and other professionals working in our forests, ranges and parklands.
Pollution Enforcement
PEER monitors federal, state and local governments to make sure they hold polluters accountable and protect public health and the environment.
NEWS FROM PEER
Environmental group: Florida pollution enforcement fell into ‘COVID coma’
"The state agency most responsible for keeping sewage out of the Indian River Lagoon and drinking water safe went too soft on violators last year, according to a nonprofit group of public employees. Despite a tripling in overall penalty amounts — driven by a handful...
Is EPA Playing with Funny Numbers in its Methane Proposal?
The EPA is undervaluing the short term Global Warming Potential of methane gas in its most recent regulation proposal.
BLOG | A Challenge for the New Director of the National Park Service
Absent a major shift in priorities at the National Park Service, it is only a matter of time before we see preventable deaths and other disasters
2020 – Florida Enforcement Report
Report on Enforcement Efforts by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection – Calendar Year 2020
BLOG | Dunn Landfill’s Environmental Injustice
Dunn Landfill in New York impacts the residents of Rensselaer with problems like truck traffic, odor, dust and leachate.
Beyond 2020: Pollution Enforcement
The strength of pollution regulation in the U.S. relies on enforcement, and the agency in charge is falling down on the job.
BLOG | What is the EPA Hiding?
The EPA is crippling the Environmental Appeals Board, disempowering communities and enabling polluters.
2019 – Florida Enforcement Report (PDF)
DESCRIPTION: Report on Enforcement Efforts by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Calendar Year 2019 DATE: July 22, 2020 TAGS: Florida, Pollution, Water Pollution [pdf-embedder...
Florida Eco-Noncompliance Rises as Enforcement Wanes
Governor DeSantis’ Pollution Control Record Even Weaker Than Scott’s
Pendley’s Forked Tongue on BLM Law Enforcement
In FOIA Suit, Pendley Admits Law Enforcement Policies Did Not Change
BLOG | EPA Creating A “Pandemic of Pollution” Since COVID-19 Crisis
Despite the connection between exposure to air pollution and adverse outcomes from COVID-19, EPA continues to accelerate its efforts to gut important air quality protections, unleashing what a new staff report by U.S. Senator Carper calls a “pandemic of pollution.”...
BLOG: EPA Should Sit Out Earth Day This Year
Recent actions by the Environmental Protection Agency’s current leadership cast a sad reality- the EPA should sit out Earth Day this year.
BLOG: COVID-19 Power Grab
Buried deep in the $2 trillion coronavirus bill, was a change in the tax code that “could result in $170 billion in tax breaks for real estate investors.”
NRC Stages Swift Sweeping Rollback During Pandemic
Vast Amounts of Rad Waste Slated for Disposal by Unlicensed Operators
Federal Pollution Prosecutions Continue to Fall
EPA Criminal Enforcement Program Continues to Shrivel under Trump
EPA Stacks the Deck on Pollution Permit Appeals
EPA would straight-jacket its quasi-independent appeals board by determining what it could hear and how it could rule
Dirty Recs Foul Renewable Energy in Maryland
Incineration and other dirty fuels dressed up and sold as “green” to consumers
Treasure Island Superfund Denial Based on Misinformation
High Hazardous Rankings Overlooked on Assumption of Quick Easy Cleanup
Fewer Florida Eco-Inspections Equals Less Compliance
Slight 2018 Election-Year Enforcement Uptick Yields Scant Results
EPA Drops Surprise Inspections
“No Surprises” Policy Aims to Avoid Embarrassing State Agencies
PEERMail: A Growing Water Crisis
As two PEER staffers, we are here to let you know some of the water issues we are working on and why we are continuing to fight every day against the disastrous ideology that the government should go soft on polluters. EPA’s embrace of this ideology is laying the...
