EPN Comments on TSCA PFAS Reporting Requirements
EPN Proposes Immediate Actions to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water
EPN Recommends Class-Based Approach to PFAS to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
EPN Submits Comments on Manufacturer’s Request for EPA Draft Risk Evaluation of OTNE
EPN Writes a Letter Proposing an Efficient Screening of FIFRA and TSCA Chemicals for Potential Endocrine Effects
EPN Submits Recommendations for New PFAS Action Plan
EPN Writes Letter on Enhancing Use of EPA’s Testing Authority Under TSCA Section 4
EPN Testifies on EPA’s Final Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos
EPN Submits Comments on Draft Scope Documents for the Chemicals DIDP and DINP
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Toxic Substances
Global Action on Harmful PFAS Chemicals is Long Overdue
Linda Birnbaum, EPN member, former Director of NIEHS, and former EPA scientist, was quoted in this article about a recent study that proposes global changes to the way per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are regulated and methods that can be used to understand the health impacts of this chemical class.
3M’s Support for PFAS Could Cost Taxpayers Billions of Dollars
Linda BIrnbaum, EPN member, former Director of NIEHS, and former EPA scientist, was quoted in this article discussing the steps 3M has taken over the years to stymie effective regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Industry Attorneys Eye Likely Battle Over Scope of PFAS Reporting Rule
Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article discussing the need to include processors of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in EPA’s proposed TSCA reporting rule for PFAS.
How Biden’s Team Rushed to Dump a Trump-era PFAS Assessment
Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Research and Development, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article regarding the amount of political interference that was involved in the toxicity assessment of PFBS, a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, and the steps taken early on in the Biden administration to withdraw and replace the assessment.