EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Mercury
The EPA’s New Shameful Tactic: Avoid People Poisoned by Coal Ash
Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water was quoted in this article on the rolled back requirements for public hearings regarding federal rules.
EPA Readies a Gift to the Coal {Industry}
Ellen Kurlansky, EPN member and former EPA Air Policy Analyst and Advisor, was quoted in this article regarding the Trump administration’s proposed rollback to the Mercury Air Toxic Standard. Ellen was also quoted in a similar article by Salon.
Trump’s EPA is About to Give a Big Gift to the Coal Industry
Ellen Kurlansky, EPN member and former EPA Air Policy Analyst and Advisor, was quoted in this article, concerning the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard.
Expert says toxic contamination goes beyond ‘Don’t eat the fish or play in the soil’ strategy
Janet McCabe, former EPA Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article about the fear of exposure to lead and mercury air pollution from a proposed steel-dust recycling facility by many Muncie, Indiana, residents, and in the WebMD article about several Metro Atlanta communities moving forward with plans to test air around two sterilizing facilities amid public pressure and concern about the release of toxic pollution.