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 Writes Letter on Enhancing Use of EPA’s Testing Authority Under TSCA Section 4
EPN Testifies on EPA’s Final Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos
EPN Submits Comments on Draft Scope Documents for the Chemicals DIDP and DINP
EPN Submits Comments on Revised Draft Risk Evaluation of PV29
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Toxic Substances
Toxic Forever Chemicals Are in Our Blood: Senate Must Vote to Regulate Them as Hazardous Substances
Jim Woolford, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, penned this op-ed discussing why per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances should be designated as hazardous substances under the Superfund law.
EPA’s SDWA Plan For PFAS Seen As ‘Baby Step’ Toward Strict TSCA Rules
Michael Shapiro, EPN member and former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water, was quoted and EPN was cited in this article regarding EPA’s plan to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on its contaminant candidate list, potentially placing them under future Safe Drinking Water Act regulations.
The Real Story Behind PFAS and Congress’ Effort to Clean Up Contamination
Jim Jones, EPN member and former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, wrote this op-ed discussing the proposed PFAS Action Act, clarifying the importance of a hazardous substance designation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Documents Show EPA Staff Concerns Over PFAS in Fracking
Linda Birnbaum, EPN member, former Director of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and former EPA scientist, was quoted in this article regarding the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in oil and gas drilling and fracking operations. She was quoted in related articles appearing in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Allegheny Front.