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
Portrait of Florida Coddling Corporate Pollution Offenses
Hundreds of Violations Repeatedly Forgiven in Name of “Compliance Assistance”
Lubbock Council to Vote on Christmas Prairie Dog Massacre
Environmental Groups Decry 11th hour plan
Illegal Profits from Polluting Florida Go Untouched
State Fines for Even Serious Hazardous Waste Violations Are Evaporating
Timid Step Toward Stemming Pharmaceutical Pollution
Timid Step Toward Stemming Pharmaceutical Pollution
USDA Axes Webinars on Neonic Insecticide Risks
Topic Deemed “Not Appropriate” for Official and Outreach Education Programs
Environmental Justice Becoming Just a Platitude at EPA
New “Action Plan” Neuters Enforceable Protection for Overburdened Communities
Florida Environmental Enforcement – How Low Can It Go?
Slight Uptick in 2014 Continues Precipitous Across-the-Board Enforcement Decline
Forest Service Hatchets Law Enforcement
Rangers Told to “Prioritize” in Face of One-Sixth Reduction in Personnel
Florida Pollution Fines Collected Fell by Half Last Year
Failure to Collect Starves Eco-Programs, Shifting Costs from Polluter to Taxpayer
Major Florida Wastewater Violators Go Unpunished
Many Million Gallon/Day Dischargers Remain in Noncompliance for Years
Florida Polluters Get off Scott-Free
Eco-Penalty Assessments Drop to All-Time Low: More Than Third Not Fined at All
Florida Pollution Enforcement Plummets to Record Low
Latest Enforcement Statistics Belie Scott Campaign Pledge to Get Tough on Polluters
Refuges to Ban Genetically Engineered Crops and Neonics
Phase-Out May End Decade-Long Legal Battle Over Agriculture On Refuges
Forest Service Treads Water in Law Enforcement Maelstrom
Torrent of Discontent Results in Little Concrete Action and No Leadership Change
Retirees Decry Forest Service Law Enforcement Meltdown
Agriculture Secretary Asked to Remove Enforcement Chief for Rank Incompetence
Yellowstone Struggles With Rising Tide of Plastic Waste
New Initiative to Reduce Visitor Plastic Bottle Use to Avoid Need for a Sales Ban
Forest Service Chief Balks on Law Enforcement Reforms
Volcanic All-Hands Meeting Results in Stalling Tactics Not Leadership Change
DC’s Sewage Green Scam Will Keep Potomac Watershed Filthy
“Green Infrastructure” Used as Red Herring for Delaying Sewage Overflow Controls
Toxic Morale Grips Forest Service Law Enforcement
Survey Reflects Leadership Void, Loss of Direction and Widespread Fear of Reprisal
More National Parks Ban Plastic Bottle Sales
Plastic Bottles Are Largest Single Contributor to National Park Solid Waste Load
