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.
Despite pledges to strengthen pollution enforcement, Florida state records show declines in virtually all meaningful measures. Notably, violations and significant noncompliance with pollution limits are growing while major enforcement actions are declining.
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NEWS FROM PEER
Venice Epitomizes Florida Water Pollution Crisis
Continued Illegal Discharges Amid Record Gulf Red Tide Outbreaks
EPA’s Stealth Relaxation of Ozone Standard
Downwind States Must Endure More Ozone to Win Good Neighbor Protections
Refuges Slash Already Shrinking Law Enforcement
One-Fifth of Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement Officers Being Decommissioned
Suit for Suppressed EPA Formaldehyde Assessment
Furious Industry Lobbying Has Kept Significant Public Health Report Under Wraps
Hurricanes Create Polluters Holidays in Florida
Hurricane Irma Led to Massive Animal Waste Discharges with No Monitoring
Great Lakes Not so Great Due to Pollution
Virtually All Waters Classified “Impaired” by PCBs, Dioxin, Mercury, and Pesticides
South Florida Awash in Cow Manure
State Allows Massive Animal Waste Discharges to Surface and Ground Waters
Florida Racks up Second Worst Eco-Enforcement in 30+ Years
Scott Pollution Forgiveness Paints False Picture of Compliance with No Follow-Up
Navy Sprinkles Pixie Dust Across Hunters Point
Bizarre Retesting Plan Claims 80% of Contaminated Soil Samples Are Clean
EPA Agents Fighting Eco-Crime Drop as Security Detail Grows
Fewer Investigators Translates into Fewer Referrals, Prosecutions, and Defendants
EPA Promises Steps to Prevent Child-Lead Dust Exposure
Whistleblower Disclosure Forces Grudging Progress in Housing Renovation Program
SF-Owned Hunters Point Parcels Soil Testing Falsified
EPA Finds 93% of Soil Samples Unreliable on Parcels Transferred to City in 2015
Hunters Point Radiation Problems Worsen
Navy Says Tetra Tech Building Radiation Survey Data Are Also Bogus
Mega-Pollution Violations Befoul St. Johns River
Non-Enforcement Leaves Florida’s Longest River with Excess Bacteria and Nutrients
Pruitt’s New Dirty Air Plan Hatched Behind the Scenes
Ambient or Outdoor Air Pollution Standards Set for Rollback per Industry Playbook
Feds Urged To Tackle Rampant Florida Water Pollution
Lack of State Enforcement vs. City of Lynn Haven Triggers Intervention Petition
Radiation Problems Multiply For San Francisco’s Hunters Point
Nearly All U.S. Navy Radiation Samples Were Falsified, Fraudulent or Unreliable
EPA Pollution Enforcement Shrivels Across the Board
Pruitt Pushing Polluter Settlements Behind Closed Doors for “Informal” Handling
Florida Treats Oil Companies with Kid Gloves in Spill Cleanups
Taxpayers Often Left Holding the Bag in Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Program
Scott’s Pledge to Restore Florida Springs Was a Scam
Petroleum Cleanup $ Misdirected Outside Spring-Sheds or to Low Priority Projects
