EPN Articles Related To Drinking Water
EPN Provides Oral Comments on EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
Former EPA Director of Science and Technology Responds to Proposed LCR Improvements
EPN Writes Letter to National Drinking Water Advisory Council re: PFAS Water Rule
EPN Comments on EPA’s Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
EPN Expresses Scientific Concerns about WHO Draft Provisional Drinking Water Guidelines for PFOA, PFOS, and Total PFAS
EPN Submits Comments on WHO Draft Guidelines for PFOA, PFOS, and Total PFAS in Drinking Water
EPN and Other Environmental Groups Advocate for Equity in Lead Service Line Replacement
EPN Comments on EPA’s Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities
EPN Member Presents Testimony at Congressional Hearing on the CWA and Emerging Contaminants
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Drinking Water
Baring Teeth: The Long Battle Over Fluoride Comes to a Head
Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), was quoted in Undark about the association of fluoridation with potential neuro deficits and the hurdles of publishing this data to the public.
Chicago Must Choose Lead Pipe Replacement Material Carefully
Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, published an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about the dangers of PVC pipes, a possible replacement for lead pipes, after EPA’s recently released Lead and Copper proposal.
CR’s Guide to Better, Safer Drinking Water
Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist, was quoted in Consumer Reports about the strides in regulating drinking water, but how there is still much-needed regulation to provide protection from contaminants.
Getting the Lead Out of the Water Supply: How One Health Expert Crunched the Numbers and Prodded the EPA
Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist, was quoted in STAT News about her cost-benefit analysis of the 2022 Lead and Copper Rule, completed with colleague Joel Schwartz. They found that the 2022 rule significantly underestimated the benefits of lead line replacement and were cited in EPA’s recently released Lead and Copper Rule.