News Articles:

• 7/25/2002 The Columbus Dispatch: “Ohio EPA Overly Influenced By Industry, Its Workers Say”
• 7/23/2002 The Plain Dealer (Cleveland): “Ohio EPA Not Guarding Public, Employees Say”
• 7/23/02 Charlotte Observer: “State criticized for poor water-law enforcement”

Press Releases:

• 7/23/02 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: “Politics Trump Environment at Ohio EPA: Employee Survey Cites Abysmal Morale, Mismanagement and High Turnover”
• 2/20/02 OMB watch: “States Slack Off on Environmental Enforcement”
• 1/10/02 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): “Environmental Enforcement Plummets Under Bush”

Reports:

• Environmental Council of the States (ECOS): “State Environmental Agency Contributions to Enforcement and Compliance”
• Michigan Environmental Council Report: “Greening the Governments”
• Midwest Environmental Advocates Report: “Who Is Guarding Our Waters?”