EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Mercury
How EPA’s Power Plant Rule Dodged Industry ‘Fear-spreading’
Bob Perciasepe, former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article discussing the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, ten years after it was implemented to limit hazardous emissions from power plants.
Mercury Pollution Adds To Concerns Involving Norlite Plant In Cohoes
Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article about the presence of mercury in dust emitted from the Norlite incinerator in Cohoes, NY.
Pandemic Masks Further US Environmental Deregulation by Trump Administration
Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was quoted in this article on the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Betsy was quoted in a similar article by Planetizen.
EPA Weakens Mercury Standards, Which Experts Say Could Put Pollution Controls at Risk
Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article on the Trump administration’s rollback of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).