The Environmental Protection Agency s enforcement of federal pollution rules has plummeted. In 2022, the agency referred 88 cases to the Justice Department for civil prosecutions, the second-lowest number in more than two decades, according to an analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project. The EPA has said it s doing the best it can, amid chronic understaffing and funding cuts. .
A conservation group is suing in federal court over a U.S. agency s timeline for dredging a Georgia shipping channel, saying dredging in the summertime would threaten rare sea turtles. A
A conservation group is suing in federal court over a U.S. agency's timeline for dredging a Georgia shipping channel, saying dredging in the summertime would threaten rare sea turtles