Environmental Justice

Low-wealth communities and communities of color across America have been disproportionately impacted by pollution for decades. EPN not only weighs in on EPA policies to ensure equitable protections and benefits, but also provides pro bono technical assistance to communities and supports full implementation of the Justice40 Initiative.

November 9, 2026

EPN Raises Continued Concerns with Revised Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill

On November 9, 2026, the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) sent a follow-up letter to Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Sheldon Whitehouse, Mike Lee, and Martin Heinrich…

Air Congress

June 17, 2026

Trump DOJ Asks Court for Executive Veto Over Citizen Clean Air Lawsuits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2026 CONTACT: Aaron Bharucha, Public Relations Associate (509) 429-1699 and epn-press@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org Trump DOJ Asks Court for Executive Veto Over Citizen…

Environmental Justice Press Release

March 30, 2026

EPN and L4GG Joint Comments on Information Collection; System for Award Management Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients

On March 30, 2026, the Environmental Protection Network and Lawyers for Good Government submitted formal comments about the General Services Administration's proposed anti-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,…

Environmental Justice National Policy Efforts

March 5, 2026

EPA’s Own Inspector General Finds Community Change Grants Were Awarded Properly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2026 CONTACT: Aaron Bharucha, Environmental Protection Network | epn-press@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org Jordan Wilhelmi, Lawyers for Good Government | jordan@unbendablemedia.com EPA’s Own Inspector…

Environmental Justice Press Release

February 26, 2026

EPN Comments on EPA’s Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update

EPN submitted comments to EPA about its proposed elimination of expedited processing and fee waivers for FOIA requests related to environmental justice. [Read more]

Environmental Justice National Policy Efforts

March 12, 2025

Environmental Protection Network Condemns Dismantling of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, Termination of Staff, and Loss of Critical Grant Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 12, 2025 CONTACT: Aaron Bharucha, Public Relations Associate(509) 429-1699 and epn-press@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org Environmental Protection Network Condemns Dismantling of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and…

Environmental Justice Press Release

January 28, 2025

Trump’s Illegal Government Investment Shutdown Will Cost Jobs and Harm Public Health

On January 28, 2025, EPN released a statement about Trump's pause on all agency grants, loans and other financial assistance programs. [Read more]

Budget and Appropriations Economics

September 12, 2024

Recent EPA Air Pollution Standards Will Prevent 100 Million Asthma Attacks and Save Over 200,000 Lives

On August 26th, EPN unveiled a report that found recently completed EPA air pollution standards are set to achieve staggering benefits for public health and…

Air Environmental Justice

September 12, 2024

Breathing Easy Report

Since 2021, EPA has undergone an impressive reset — reestablishing scientific integrity and taking historic actions to address climate pollution, boost environmental justice, and protect…

Air Economics

June 16, 2026

Federal judge says Trump administration’s move to kill $2.8 billion in environmental justice grants was illegal

Zealan Hoover, senior advisor at EPN, spoke with The Cool Down about the importance of environmental justice grants and how they aid local communities.

In The News via The Cool Down

May 26, 2026

President Trump Abandoned Environmental Justice Communities. Scientists Can Fill the Void.

Chitra Kumar, former Director of the Office of Policy, Partnerships and Program Development in EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR), co-authored…

In The News via Union of Concerned Scientists

October 14, 2025

Former EPA Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia Considers Environmental Justice With Trump in Power

Lisa Garcia, former EPA Region 2 Administrator, spoke with Inside Climate News about the changes in EPA under the Trump administration and its rolling back of decades…

In The News via Inside Climate News

September 10, 2025

Zeldin’s Aggressive Agenda Wins Supporters’ Praise But Critics See ‘Grift’

Matthew Tejada, former Deputy Administrator for Environmental Justice in EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, spoke with Inside EPA about Lee Zeldin’s strategy…

In The News via Inside EPA

July 31, 2025

Former Region 5 Chief Says Trump Shows ‘Willful Disregard’ Of EPA, Science

Debra Shore, former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 5, spoke with Inside EPA about the dangers of shutting down EPA’s Office of Research and Development…

In The News via Inside EPA

July 30, 2025

Former EPA Attorney Calls Out Lee Zeldin’s Climate Grant Lies

Jim Drummond, former attorney with the EPA, spoke with CREEDemocracy about the disinformation being spread by Lee Zeldin and the Trump administration.

In The News via CREEDemocracy

July 24, 2025

United States: how Trump beheads the Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Research and Development and EPA Science Advisor, spoke with Libération about the dangers…

In The News via Libération

July 21, 2025

The fight to save climate and environmental data from erasure

Jeremy Symons, senior advisor with Environmental Protection Network, spoke with KALW Radio about the Trump administration’s efforts to suppress and erase environmental data.

In The News via KALW

June 19, 2025

‘Setting Ourselves Backwards’: EPA Terminates $3M Grant for El Puente, Jeopardizing Environmental Justice Project

Zealan Hoover, former Senior Adviser to the EPA Administrator and Director of Implementation, was quoted in The Brooklyn Paper. The people of South Williamsburg have,…

In The News via The Brooklyn Paper