EPN Letter on Chlorpyrifos Final Rule
EPN Letter on Revising New Chemical Review Process
EPN Recommends Use of Existing and Development of New Analytical Methods to Determine Chemical Exposure
EPN Comments on TSCA PFAS Reporting Requirements
EPN Proposes Immediate Actions to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water
EPN Recommends Class-Based Approach to PFAS to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
EPN Submits Comments on Manufacturer’s Request for EPA Draft Risk Evaluation of OTNE
EPN Writes a Letter Proposing an Efficient Screening of FIFRA and TSCA Chemicals for Potential Endocrine Effects
EPN Submits Recommendations for New PFAS Action Plan
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Toxic Substances
How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution
Linda Birnbaum, former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Science and former EPA scientist, was quoted in this article discussing the prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in our communities.
Biden Administration Launches Roadmap to Tackle Pollution from Widely Used ‘Forever Chemicals’
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article about the release of EPA’s PFAS Roadmap, the agency’s plan of actions across multiple statutes to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Betsy was quoted in similar articles appearing in Inside EPA, Bloomberg Law, and E&E News.
EPA’s Asbestos Deal Broadens TSCA Evaluation’s Focus on Impurities
Bob Sussman, counsel for Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), former Senior Policy Counsel to the EPA Administrator, and former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article discussing the broadened scope of asbestos review agreed upon in EPA’s recent settlement with ADAO.
Revealed: More Than 120,000 US Sites Feared to Handle Harmful PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals
Linda Birnbaum, former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Science and former EPA scientist, and Tim Whitehouse, Executive Director of PEER and former EPA attorney, were quoted in this article regarding the EPA’s determination of more than 120,000 industrial sites that may handle per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Tim’s comments also appeared in a Green Matters article.