EPN Comments on New Registration Applications for the Pesticide Dicamba
EPN Comments on the Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde
EPN Comments on Asbestos Part 2 Supplemental Evaluation; Draft Risk Evaluation Under TSCA
EPN Comments on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde
Environmental Protection Network Welcomes EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund
EPN Sends Letter to Congressional Committees on PFAS Exemptions from CERCLA
Environmental Protection Network is Encouraged by EPA’s Restrictions on PFAS in Drinking Water and Urges Continued Focus on Polluters
Environmental Protection Network Commends EPA on Chemical Plant Emission Rule
Environmental Protection Network Applauds EPA’s Warning about DCPA and Urges Further Action
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Toxic Substances
EPA’s Drinking Water Limits for PFAS Are Under Threat – And That’s Nothing New
Elin Betanzo, former Environmental Engineer, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, and Ronnie Levin, former Senior Scientist, EPA Region 1, were quoted in The Guardian about lawsuits backed by the utility industry against EPA and its recent PFAS drinking water standards. The utilities allege that EPA did not use adequate science and data when writing the rule.
Black-Colored Plastic Used for Kitchen Utensils and Toys Linked to Banned Toxic Flame Retardants
Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), was quoted in CNN about the dangerous levels of flame retardants found in black-colored plastic kitchen utensils and children’s toys.
EPA Alumni Attack Project 2025’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Plans
Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, wrote an op-ed, “Project 2025 Ensures PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Will Contaminate Us Forever,” that was featured in E&E News.
Continuing Resolution May Jeopardize Host Of EPA PFAS Initiatives
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science & Technology in the Office of Water, was quoted in Inside EPA about how the House’s Continuing Resolution would slow down EPA’s PFAS projects, adding to the existing 8-month delay for manufacturers to report PFAS usage under TSCA.