EPN Presents Testimony at National Stakeholder Roundtable on Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
EPN Comments on Proposed Delay of Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Effective and Compliance Dates
Safeguarding Drinking Water
EPN Presents Testimony on Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions at Science Advisory Board Public Teleconference
EPN Comments on Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
EPN Writes a Letter on Proposed EAB Amendments
EPN Requests a Comment Extension on Proposed LCR Revisions
EPN Statement to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council
EPN Comments on EPA’s Proposed Drinking Water Regulation for Perchlorate
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Drinking Water
Residents of Poestenkill Discuss PFOA-Contaminated Drinking Water
Judith Enck, visiting professor at Bennington College, founder of Beyond Plastics, and former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article about PFOA contamination of drinking water at a middle school in Rennselaer County, NY.
Biden Aims to Remove All Lead Pipes. Will EPA Follow Suit?
Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Research and Development, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article regarding how certain protections offered in the Trump-era LCR could be allowed to move forward as the agency revises other parts of the rule, which may help EPA meet President Biden’s goal to remove lead pipelines.
EPA’s SDWA Plan For PFAS Seen As ‘Baby Step’ Toward Strict TSCA Rules
Mike Shapiro, EPN member and former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water, was quoted and EPN was cited in this article regarding EPA’s plan to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on its contaminant candidate list, potentially placing them under future Safe Drinking Water Act regulations.
Targeting Federal Spending to Help EPA Promote Environmental Justice
David Coursen, EPN member and former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, wrote this op-ed discussing how the American Jobs Plan will improve drinking water and sanitation in disadvantaged communities and what additional resources EPA will need to further implement its environmental justice programs.