From: Green Car Reports “If the EPA wants to reduce federal involvement in environmental protection, it may not need to roll back emissions requirements or cancel California’s environmental waiver. It could just quit enforcing the law. That is already happening to a degree, ...

From: The Washington Post “According to data released Thursday by the environmental advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the number of special agents at the EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) fell from 157 in September 2016, shortly before ...

From: YubaNet “Through its inattention, the Trump White House has caused a merit system train-wreck in which whistleblower protections and other safeguards are functionally nullified,” stated PEER Senior Counsel Paula Dinerstein, noting even if a whistleblower wins an initial ...

From: East Bay Times “Between 2011 and 2017, Keller Canyon accepted 223,000 tons of material from Hunter’s Point that was certified as nonhazardous under 13 separate waste applications, according to Marilyn Underwood, the county’s director of environmental health. On two ...

Fewer Investigators Translates into Fewer Referrals, Prosecutions, and Defendants ...