EPN's national environmental policy work focuses on preserving, protecting, and improving public health and the environment by ensuring that EPA advances protective policies, budgets, and institutional changes.
On October 19, 2026, EPN submitted public comments raising serious process concerns over EPA opening a public comment period on the draft TSCA risk evaluation…
On October 16, 2026, EPN submitted comments opposing EPA’s changes to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System definition of “discharge of a pollutant.” In the…
On October 8, 2026, EPN submitted formal comments on EPA’s draft risk evaluations for ortho-dichlorobenzene (o-DCB) and para-dichlorobenzene (p-DCB) under the Toxic Substances Control Act…
On October 8, 2026, the Environmental Protection Network submitted formal comments opposing EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ supplemental proposed rule on the…
EPN and 20 former EPA officials filed a Supreme Court brief supporting communities’ ability to hold fossil-fuel companies accountable for wrongful conduct. (August 3, 2026) [Read…
The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) are partnering to expand trusted, independent science capacity by convening former EPA advisory board…
EPN and Lawyers for Good Government warned that proposed changes could politicize federal grant decisions and restrict communities’ access to funding. (July 13, 2026) [Read more]
