EPN Comments on EPA’s Proposed Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units
Letter Suggesting That PFOA and PFOS Be Designated as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
EPN Comments on Draft Environmental Justice Plan for EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs
EPN Writes a Letter on Proposed EAB Amendments
EPA Core Programs—Waste
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Waste
Does ‘Compostable’ Plastic Actually Break Down? Here’s What To Know.
Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2 and founder of Beyond Plastics, was quoted in The Washington Post about Beyond Plastics’ most recent report that called EPA to research bioplastics and expressed concern about current plastic regulations.
Shell Quietly Backs Away From Pledge to Increase ‘Advanced Recycling’ of Plastics
Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2 and founder of Beyond Plastics, was quoted in The Guardian about Shell’s failed pledge to recycle plastics via pyrolysis because of slow technology development and market changes.
EMC Delays PFAS Action Again, Considers Taking Broader Role Over Pollution Discharge Permits
Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was quoted in The Port City Daily about the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission delaying regulatory action on PFAS water standards.
Green Group Calls on Feds to Research, Regulate Bioplastics
Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2 and founder of Beyond Plastics, was quoted in Politico about a recent Beyond Plastics report that finds plastic terminology confusing to consumers and calls on EPA to research how bioplastics affect the environment.