PEER Supports Law Enforcement and Regulation
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.
PEER is dedicated to serving law enforcement rangers, agents and other professionals working in our forests, ranges and parklands.
PEER monitors federal, state and local governments to make sure they hold polluters accountable and protect public health and the environment.
Florida Pollution Enforcement Reports
Since 2004, PEER has examined Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) files to assess pollution enforcement. In a state heavily reliant on its natural beauty for tourism revenue, it has fallen far short of acceptable pollution levels primarily in its waterways and wastewater management.
Colorado Air Pollution Crisis
When you think of Colorado, you probably imagine clear, blue skies and sunshine—that image doesn’t jibe with the air quality in much of the state. The state’s entire Front Range remains in violation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by EPA and has been in noncompliance since 2012.
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NEWS FROM PEER
NOAA Concerns Brushed Aside in Obama Offshore Drilling Plan
Political Positioning Trumps Promises of Comprehensive Planning
EPA Sets Clean Water Bar for Florida Too Low
Proposed Federal Standards Ignore EPA Guidelines and Bypass Peer Review
New Jersey Closing Its Nose to Vapor Intrusion Crisis
Vapor Intrusion Rules Cast into Regulatory Limbo as Horror Stories Multiply
EPA Intervention Needed for Weak Florida Pollution Response
Petition Filed for Federal Enforcement Takeover in Palm Beach Contamination Case
NOAA Raises Red Flags on Aggressive Offshore Drilling Plan
Exclusion Zones, Buffers and Oil Spill Protections Would Scale Back Lease Schedule
EPA Audit Rips New Jersey DEP Performance
Corrective Actions Never Implemented for Toxic, Wetlands and Other Programs
Crist Environmental Enforcement Initiative Fizzles
Fewer Pollution Fines Assessed While More Uncollected in Across-the-Board Decline
Regional Water Board Orders Clean-Up of Rubicon Trail
Iconic Off-Road Trail Has Lost Its Way
Dow Dioxin Deal Flying Under EPA Radar
Contamination Case in Closed-Door Negotiations for “Non-Regulatory” Resolution
Feds Intervene to Set Florida Water Quality Standards
Rising Percentage of State Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries Impaired by Excess Nutrients
Florida Has Gone Soft on Polluters
A Look at 20 Years of History Shows Move Away from Tough Enforcement
Lawsuits Mount Against Florida Eco-Inspector General
Whistleblowers Sue Agency and Individual Officials for “Political Hatchet Jobs”
U.S. Park Police Chief Job Vacant Again
Latest Resignation Punctuates Ongoing Turmoil, Shortages and Political Interference
EPA Report Blasts New Jersey Toxic Clean-Ups
State Failures to Enforce Law Lead to Worst Delays in the Country
Florida Environmental Enforcement Continues Downward Slide
Municipalities Now Account for Half of All Major Pollution Violations
Cap & Trade Emissions Control Plans Have Poor Track Records
Three Market-Based Air Pollution Programs This Decade Deemed Failures
Arctic Ocean Oil Reviews Soft-Pedaled Exxon Valdez
Oil Spill Dangers to Wildlife Minimized to Keep Lease Sales on Schedule
FEDERAL WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT RECORDS SOUGHT IN LAWSUIT
Corruption in U.S. Fish & Wildlife Headquarters Targeted in Test of New FOIA Law
Tough New Florida Pollution Penalties Not so Tough After All
State Does Not Use Current Enforcement Power; New Policy Riddled With Loopholes
Florida’s Stiff New Pollution Fines Spurred by Red Ink
DEP Too Poor to Pay for Prosecutions Needed to Collect Big Penalties
