EPN Sends Letter to Congressional Committees on PFAS Exemptions from CERCLA
Environmental Protection Network is Encouraged by EPA’s Restrictions on PFAS in Drinking Water and Urges Continued Focus on Polluters
EPN Comments on National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements
EPN Provides Oral Comments on EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
EPN Comments on CWA Section 402 NPDES Permitting Guidance
Former EPA Director of Science and Technology Responds to Proposed LCR Improvements
EPN Comments on Clean Water Act Section 404 Tribal and State Program Regulation
EPN Responds to EPA’s Release of the First Batch of Results from UCMR5
EPN Writes Letter to National Drinking Water Advisory Council re: PFAS Water Rule
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Water
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.
Debate Flares Over How Quickly to Replace Many Lead Service Lines
Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist in Region 1, was quoted in WESA Pittsburgh about her 2023 analysis of EPA’s proposed Lead and Copper Improvements and the projected $9 billion in healthcare savings every year by replacing lead service lines.
Chicago’s Lead Problem
Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist in Region 1, was quoted in The Chicago Reader about the city’s lead service line problem, including the high replacement costs, slow progress of city replacement programs, and the difficulty of recording consistent lead levels across different types of pipes.
Conodoguinet Creek the Focus of New Citizen Science Project
Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in StateImpact Pennsylvania about EPN’s technical assistance program and the assistance she provided to Move Past Plastic, a PA group working to determine pollution sources along the Conodoguinet Creek.