We would love to have you volunteer in our network as often or as infrequently as you would like. Please contact us to learn more.
We often need experts in a variety of areas to provide commentary, analysis and/or advice to press, NGOs, community groups, and/or Congress. We also need volunteers to help put this information into formal comments, testimony, and press releases, and to share widely on social media.
As background, EPN started in 2017, when a group of mostly EPA alum, largely longstanding career staff but also a few confirmation level appointments from both Republican and Democratic Administrations, gathered to see what they might do to defend and protect the basic institutions of environmental protection in view of growing threats from the Trump Administration.
Now the Environmental Protection Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has over 700 EPA alumni across the country volunteering their time to protect the integrity of EPA, human health, and the environment. We harness the expertise of former EPA to provide the unique perspective of former regulators with decades of historical knowledge and subject matter expertise.
We are focused on building and defending the capacity of environmental agencies and the communities they serve to truly address the most urgent health and environmental crises.
- We work to ensure that EPA advances policies, budgets, and institutional changes to address environmental injustices and climate, as well as other pressing public health needs.
- We provide capacity-building technical assistance and training to frontline communities; non-profit organizations; and under-resourced state, local, and tribal government agencies.
- We provide pro bono support to civil servants.
- We educate Congress and serve as a critical resource for facts, objective analysis, and scientific rigor for reporters and other strategic partners.
All in all, EPN is helping to answer the call for objective analysis, scientific rigor, and facts about public health, the environment and the EPA when all of these are under siege. Please contact us to learn more.