Letter to Administrator Regan Regarding Best Available Science
EPN Welcomes Senate Confirmation of ORD Assistant Administrator After 10-Year Vacancy
Comments on the Development of a Federal Scientific Integrity Policy Framework
Testimony on CASAC’s Draft Reports on EPA’s Draft Supplement to the 2019 ISA and Draft PA for Particulate Matter
EPN Presents Testimony on EPA’s Draft Policy Assessment for Particulate Matter
EPN Comments on the List of Candidates for the CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel
EPN Comments on EPA’s Request for Nominations to CASAC
EPN Member Presents Testimony at Congressional Hearing on Rebuilding the Federal Scientific Workforce
EPN Member Presents Testimony on SAB Peer Review of EPA’s Revised Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Science
Trump Appointees Interfered to Weaken EPA Assessment of Toxic Chemical
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, and Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, were quoted in this article about political interference in the toxicity assessment for the PFAS chemical PFBS at the close of the Trump administration.
US EPA Proposes New Airborne Particulates Rule
John Bachmann, former Associate Director for Science/Policy and New Programs, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, was quoted in this article discussing the need for tighter particulate matter air quality standards to protect the most vulnerable U.S. populations.
Health Advocates, Industry Make Closing Pitches Over PM Standards Plan
John Bachmann, former Associate Director for Science/Policy and New Programs, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article regarding EPA’s reconsideration of the national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter following the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee’s review of the latest policy and science in the field.
SAB Backs EPA’s PFAS Findings for SDWA Rule, but Urges Some Fixes
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article discussing the EPA Science Advisory Board’s report on the scientific analyses EPA will use to set safe drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS.