Budget

Stan Meiburg, EPN board member and former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article about six air monitoring stations in Denka, Louisiana and chloroprene emissions from a nearby chemical plant; however, EPA has yet to commit funding to continue operating these stations next year.

EPN members Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting Deputy Administrator, and David Coursen, former EPA Office of General Counsel, were quoted in this article about a recent omnibus spending package that would increase EPA’s budget, demonstrating continued Congressional support for the agency’s mission.

EPN member Mustafa Santiago Ali, former EPA Senior Advisor and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization, was quoted in this article about President Trump’s speech on his administration’s environmental achievements, including rollbacks of important regulations on methane emissions and pollution from transportation and power plants.

EPN members Betsy Southerland, former Director, EPA Office of Science and Technology in the Office of Water, and Joe Goffman, former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, were quoted in this article about President Trump’s speech that emphasized that environmental leadership means saving the fossil fuel industry at the expense of public health.