Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for Department of Justice:
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| News Releases |
November 11, 2008 PROBE DEMANDED INTO SHUTDOWN OF BP ALASKA OIL SPILL CASE — Senior EPA Agent Charges Criminal Investigation Truncated and Fines Slashed
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July 28, 2008 PRISON STAFF AND INMATES EXPOSED IN COMPUTER RECYCLING PLANT — No Anti-Contamination Safeguards in Place for Years at Federal Penitentiary in Ohio
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December 12, 2007 EXCESSIVE HEAVY METAL LEVELS FOUND IN FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRY — Health Officials Urge Immediate Closure of Electronics Recycling in Ohio Facility
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May 15, 2006 JUSTICE PROBE OF PRISON COMPUTER RECYCLING OPERATIONS — Inspector General to Investigate Health Risks and Failure to Acknowledge Hazards
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July 25, 2002 NEW INFORMATION CRIME FOR FEDERAL WORKERS — Public Information Officers At Risk For Warning Public
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May 2, 2002 FEDERAL PROSECUTOR WINS WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD — $200,000 in Punitive Damages Ordered
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November 16, 1999 ENVIRONMENTAL PROSECUTION DECLINES DURING CLINTON ADMINISTRATION — Bush Administration "Record Clearly Better"
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| White Papers |
Uneven Justice — Environmental Prosecutions in the Clinton Administration and U.S. Attorney Environmental Report Card (December 1998)
According to an analysis of federal records, prosecution of environmental crimes has sharply fallen during the Clinton Administration. Comparing statistics from a three year period in the Bush Administration (1989-91) with a similar period in the Clinton Administration (1994-96; the last years for which data is available), this review shows dramatic declines in criminal referrals, prosecutions and convictions. more >>
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