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 Comments on Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents
EPN Comments on White Paper Describing Benefits of Structured and Digital Content Labels for Pesticide Products
EPN Comments of Candidates for Ad Hoc Participation in the SACC Peer Review of the Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde
Betsy Southerland PFAS Op-Ed Republished in Island Press E-Book
EPN Comments on EDSP Near-Term Strategies for Implementation
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Chemicals & Pesticides
Majority Latino City Endures Years of Toxic Water in Health ‘Crisis’
Ronnie Levin, former Senior Scientist, Region 1, was quoted in the Washington Post about arsenic contamination in Sunland Park, NM, despite years of sampling and violations.
The EPA Has Done Nearly Everything It Can to Clean Up This Town. It Hasn’t Worked.
Mike Koerber, former Deputy Director, OAQPS, was quoted in ProPublica about how a new EPA rule that requires fenceline monitoring could help Calvert City, KY, address severe community pollution.
Experts: EPA Chemical Plant Emissions Rule a Win for WV Communities
Jeremy Symons, Senior Advisor to EPN, was quoted in Public News Service about a new EPA rule requiring select chemical plants in West Virginia and other states to lower pollution of ethylene oxide, chloroprene, and other cancer-causing pollutants and report their emissions to EPA.
Hair-Straightening Products Contain Chemicals That Boost Risks of Cancer, Kidney Injuries and Breathing Issues
Tracey Woodruff, former EPA Senior Scientist and Policy Advisor in the Office of Policy, was quoted in Live Science about the FDA’s expected ban of formaldehyde in hair products and notes that other dangerous chemicals in many products are not tested for safety.