Summary
The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) is a Washington, D.C.-based environmental nonprofit organization that advocates for more effective enforcement of environmental laws.[1] The organization was founded in 2002 by former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) attorneys Eric V. Schaeffer[2] and Michele Merkel.[3] EIP is known for its legal and investigative efforts to reduce air and water pollution from coal-fired power plants,[4][5] oil and gas facilities,[6][7] factory farms,[8] and other sources including incinerators[9] and waste water treatment plants.[10] The group also focuses on environmental justice and pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. EIP is headquartered in Washington, DC, and it has another office in Austin, TX and staff in Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Georgia. In 2013, Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator, rated EIP as a four-star charity organization.[11]
| Abbreviation | EIP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2002 |
| Founders | Eric Schaeffer, Michele Merkel |
| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit |
| Purpose | Environmental Advocacy |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Website | http://environmentalintegrity.org/ |
EIP maintains Ashtracker.org, a website that provides records about groundwater contamination at coal ash dumps. The site relies on industry-reported data from state and company records.[12]
Mission edit
The Environmental Integrity Project’s objectives are “1) To provide objective analysis of how the failure to enforce or implement environmental laws increases pollution and affects the public's health; 2) To hold federal and state agencies, as well as individual corporations, accountable for failing to enforce or comply with environmental laws; 3) To help local communities in key states obtain the protection of environmental laws.”[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Environmental Integrity Project". www.environmentalintegrity.org. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "Read the resignation letter from Eric Schaeffer, former head of the U.S. EPA's Office of Regulatory". Grist. March 1, 2002.
- ^ "EIP 5-year Report" (PDF).
- ^ "Did Texas Illegally Relax Rules on Coal Plants?". Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "Tracking groundwater contamination at coal combustion waste disposal sites". Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "TRI Petition" (PDF).
- ^ "Plant flares emit more pollutants than previously thought, the EPA reports". Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "Green groups sue to end pollution-reporting exemptions for animal feeding operations". AgriPulse. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "Trash-burning power project hits new snag". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "Environmental Groups Sue WSSC Over Plant". NBC Washington. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "Charity Navigator Rating - Environmental Integrity Project". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "About Ashtracker". Ashtracker. Retrieved 2022-04-26.