EPN Members View the EPA PFAS Roadmap as an Essential First Step to Protect Public Health and the Environment
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 IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Toxic Substances
Advocates Call EPA ‘Forever Chemical’ Testing Announcement Insufficient
Bob Sussman, former EPA Deputy Administrator and currently counsel to several North Carolina-based environmental groups petitioning EPA, was quoted in this article regarding EPA’s decision to fulfill the petitioners’ request for testing 54 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using its existing PFAS testing strategy, not through new testing orders as asked by the petitioners. Bob was quoted in similar articles appearing in The Charlotte Observer and Inside EPA.
Final ‘Forever Chemicals’ Water Monitoring Rule Issued by EPA
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article about EPA’s recent nationwide monitoring rule that will track levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and lithium in drinking water.
Do You Know What’s in Your Blood? New EPA Docs Show Widespread Risk From Common Chemicals
Tracey Woodruff, Director of Reproductive Health and Environment Program, University of California, San Francisco, and former Senior Scientist and Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Policy, was quoted in this article discussing EPA’s findings indicating that PFOA, a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, is a likely carcinogen.
White House Lead-Eradication Plan Draws Praise and Questions
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article discussing the Biden administration’s recently announced Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.