In the News

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, spoke with Forest and the Trees with Melinda Tuhus about the implications of EPA rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding.

Elin Betanzo, former member of the EPA Drinking Water Advisory Council, spoke with St. Louis Public Radio about her technical support for the community water testing in Cahokia Heights, Illinois.

Elin Betanzo, former member of the EPA Drinking Water Advisory Council, authored an article for The Honolulu Star-Advertiser about a jet fuel spill at a military base in Hawaii and how it’s impacting the water.

Betsy Southerland, former director of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, authored an article for The Hill about the dangers of forever chemicals and EPA’s current initiatives to weaken protections from them.

Michelle Roos, executive director of the Environmental Protection Network, spoke with The Great Battlefield podcast about the rollbacks and cuts at EPA under Trump and how they’re impacting public health and the environment.

EPN’s new “Safer not Sicker” campaign as well as findings from our report Terrible Toxics: A Situation Report were featured in Inside EPA.

Bob Sussman, former Senior Policy Counsel to the EPA Administrator, spoke with Inside EPA about the dangers of altering the TSCA.

Marc Boom, Senior Director of Public Affairs at EPN, was featured in Fire and Safety Journal Americas for his commentary about the dangers of EPA rolling back programs that help prevent chemical disasters.

Public News Service featured research from EPN’s new report Terrible Toxics: A Situation Report in an article about West Virginian’s increase in exposure to environmental toxins.

Joe Cotruvo, former director of risk assessment at EPA, spoke with The Toledo Blade about the science behind the timing of boiling water.

When in Your State featured research by EPN about EPA’s repeal of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

Marc Boom, Senior Director of Public Affairs at EPN, spoke with The Guardian about the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the EPA’s Risk Management Program.

Tracey Woodruff, former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy, spoke with The New Lede about a House bill that would regulate and restrict certain chemicals.

Inside Climate News featured a piece about EPN’s recent report, Terrible Toxics: A Situation Report — which details how recent EPA rollbacks have increased the public’s exposure to harmful chemicals.

Peter Murchie, Senior Policy Director at EPN, spoke with bioGraphic about environmental health and the importance of public service.

Andy Miller, former Senior Science Advisor in EPA’s Office of Research and Development, spoke with Science Friday about the EPA’s rescinding of their endangerment finding.

The Los Angeles Times featured a statement by EPN about the State of the Union Address and Trump’s destruction of environmental policy.

Adam Ortiz, former EPA regional administrator, spoke with Chesapeake Bay Magazine about the Potomac River sewage spill.

Tracey Woodruff, former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy, spoke with The New Lede about the dangers of EPA weakening protections for the public against toxic chemicals.

Omaha World Herald featured comments by EPN on EPA’s updated definition for Waters of the United States.

Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and former EPA scientist, had her research into toxin’s impact on health in The Conversation.

Janet McCabe, former EPA deputy administrator, spoke with Bloomberg about the dangers of EPA’s decision to loosen regulation on mercury and other toxic air pollutants for coal- and oil-fired plants.

Betsy Southerland, former director of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, spoke with 11Alive about health concerns related to the rising PFAS contamination in water.

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, spoke with First Coast Connect about the reversal of the endangerment finding.