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
Pay-To-Players Take Over Jersey Environmental Agency
Corporate Political Donors Control DEP Toxic Clean-Up Oversight and Rulemaking
Boca Raton Utility Workers Blow Whistle on Health Risks
Employee Survey Underlines Drinking Water, Sewage and Big Compliance Questions
EPA Prescribes Florida Tough Medicine for Everglades
State May Balk at Stringent Federal Water Quality Measures and Timetables
EPA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SAG UNDER OBAMA
Number of Criminal Investigators, Cases and Convictions Slump as Program Drifts
Filter the Chemical Soup in New Jersey’s Drinking Water
Available Treatments Could Screen Hundreds of Unregulated Compounds from Taps
Boca Raton Wastewater Woes Warrant Federal Intervention
Effluent Discharges Fouling Waterways While Florida DEP Looks the Other Way
Ban Coal Ash From Federal Procurement
Huge Carbon Footprint Should Disqualify Combustion Wastes under Obama Order
Radioactive Wells Pose Bigger Risks in New Jersey
Hundreds of Thousands Exposed Daily to Rad Levels Many Times over Safety Limits
New Jersey Slashes Pollution Enforcement
Plummeting Fines and Fees Will Shortchange Future Enforcement Budgets
Florida Goes Soft on Polluters
Sunshine State Braces for Oil Spill but Eco-Enforcement Slump Continues
BP Bucked Canada’s Same Season Relief Well Policy
Citing Its Gulf Expertise, BP Argued Rapid Relief Well Capacity Is Needless Expense
New Jersey Toxic Clean-Up Priorities Miss Public Health Mark
Belated DEP Toxic Site Priority System Ignores Vapor Intrusion and Migration
Did Anyone Actually Read BP’s Oil Spill Response Plan?
Walruses and Seals, Non-Existent Equipment Lists and Other Fanciful References
EPA Puts off New Protections for Florida’s Coastal Waters
New Scientific Peer Review Defers Estuarine and Coastal Standards until 2011
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
