EPN Comments on Notice: Petition Seeking Rulemaking to Modify Labeling Requirements for Pesticides and Devices
EPN Comments on the Proposed Registration of Pesticide Products Containing the New Active Ingredient, Veratrine
EPN Comments on EPA’s Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance
EPN Comments on EPA’S Proposed Registration of New Active Ingredient, Glycerol Formate, in Ecolab’s Product, “DuoGuard RTU”
Environmental Protection Network Applauds Emergency Suspension of the Pesticide Dacthal
EPN Comments on New Registration Applications for the Pesticide Dicamba
EPN Comments on the Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde
EPN Comments on Asbestos Part 2 Supplemental Evaluation; Draft Risk Evaluation Under TSCA
EPN Comments on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Toxic Substances
Trump EPA Rolls Back Protections From Toxic Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in Nation of Change. Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.
EPA Will Roll Back Limits on 4 ‘Forever Chemicals.’ See If They Were Found in Your Water.
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in USA Today. The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans May 14 to rescind drinking water limits it set on four “forever chemicals” last spring.
Trump EPA Guts Rules Against Toxic Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in Common Dreams “Once again, the Trump administration has demonstrated that its priority is bending to corporate interests, not protecting the safety and well-being of everyday people,” said one critic.
EPA Dropping Drinking Water Limits on Four Toxic PFAS
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in The New Lede. US regulators said Wednesday they will do away with limits on certain types of toxic chemicals in US drinking water, a move that critics warn could expose millions of Americans to dangerous contaminants.