Op-Eds

EPN regularly provides background information and interviews for press—in addition, some members pen their own op-eds.

June 27, 2025

What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values Published in The Conversation, 6/27/25 By Janet McCabe and Stan Meiburg To understand the federal government’s…

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February 27, 2022

EPN Op-Eds Published in Island Press Urban Resilience Project e-book Compilation

EPN members’ op-eds were highlighted in Urban Resilience Project’s 2021 e-book compilation, celebrating the progress that's been made and spotlighting how far we have to…

Op-Eds

February 24, 2021

EPN Op-Eds Published in Island Press Urban Resilience Project e-book Compilation

EPN members’ op-eds were highlighted in Urban Resilience Project’s 2020 e-book compilation, spotlighting what is unsustainable and unjust and offering alternative visions. [Read more]

Op-Eds

February 28, 2019

EPN Op-Eds Published in Island Press Urban Resilience Project e-book

EPN members contributed to this e-book on "Strengthening Communities in an Era of Upheaval." [Read more]

Op-Eds

June 24, 2026

Op-ed: AI Data Centers Are a Threat to Local Food Systems

Anthony Nicome, Senior Community Outreach Associate for Region 3 at EPN, authored an article for Civil Eats about the dangers AI data centers pose to local food…

In The News via Civil Eats

May 14, 2025

This Program Should Make a DOGE Bro Swoon. It’s Imperiled Instead.

Bill Reilly, former EPA Administrator, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post about the importance of ENERGY STAR®.

In The News via The Washington Post

May 3, 2025

Comment: Trump Threatens State’s Clean Air, Water, Environment

Dennis McLerran, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10, co-wrote an op-ed for The Herald. Cuts to agencies and their staff sidestep Congress’ authority and put…

In The News via The Herald

March 26, 2025

Op-Ed: Drastic EPA Cuts Will Be Harmful to Evansville

Janet McCabe, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, and Bruno Pigott, former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water, co-wrote an op-ed about how EPA workforce and…

In The News via Courier and Press

March 10, 2025

Repealing EPA’s “Endangerment Finding” Threatens Everyone’s Health

Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, wrote an op-ed about the importance of the endangerment finding and what it would…

In The News via Forbes

February 27, 2025

Three Former E.P.A. Leaders: You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone

Bill Reilly, Christine Todd Whitman, and Gina McCarthy, all former EPA Administrators, co-wrote an op-ed in The New York Times about the fundamental role EPA…

In The News via The New York Times

February 21, 2025

America, This is What Environmental Justice Is — And What We All Stand to Lose

Matt Tejada, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office for Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, wrote an opinion piece in Environmental Health News about the…

In The News via Environmental Health News

February 8, 2025

The Los Angeles Wildfires Are Finally Contained, But Californians Still Aren’t Safe

Judith Enck and Heather McTeer Toney co-wrote an op-ed in The Hill about the houses burned in the Los Angeles wildfires and the burned plastic…

In The News via The Hill

November 26, 2024

Musk and Ramaswamy’s Attack on Remote Work Isn’t About Efficiency. Its Goal Is Darker

Karl Brooks, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 7, and Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources Management, penned an op-ed in the Miami Herald about…

In The News via Miami Herald