In the News

Jim Drummond, former attorney with the EPA, spoke with Politico about the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the future of EPA.

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, spoke with Politico about the lack of participation of Trump officials in agency meetings and what this says to the public.

Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Research and Development and EPA Science Advisor, spoke with Bloomberg Law about the Trump administration’s interference with science and research.

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, spoke with The Washington Post about the impact of withdrawing EPA’s endangerment finding.

Zealan Hoover, former Senior Adviser to the EPA Administrator and Director of Implementation, spoke with The Hill about the dangers of ignoring and denying climate change.

Stan Meiburg, former Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, spoke with AEF Info about the Trump administration’s efforts to politicize science.

Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Research and Development and EPA Science Advisor, spoke with Democracy Now! about the consequences of losing EPA’s Office of Research & Development. 

Dan Costa, former director of EPA’s Air, Climate, and Energy Research Program and Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Research and Development and EPA Science Advisor, spoke with The New Lede about the repercussions of dismantling EPA’s Office of Research and Development.

Jeremy Symons, senior advisor with Environmental Protection Network, spoke with KALW Radio about the Trump administration’s efforts to suppress and erase environmental data.

Betsy Southerland, former director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, spoke with Inside EPA about the National Drinking Water Advisory Council’s crucial consultation on PFAS restrictions.

Larry Weinstock, former Program Innovation Coordinator in EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, was featured in Inside EPA for his testimony in a hearing on Greenhouse Gas standards.

Matthew Tejada, former deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, spoke with the Pennsylvania Capital-Star about the dangers of poison acid clouds.

Larry Weinstock, former Program Innovation Coordinator in EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, was featured in Inside EPA for his testimony at an EPA hearing on power plant greenhouse gases.

Michelle Roos, executive director of the Environmental Protection Network, spoke with E&E News about the possibility of EPA reinstating a Biden-era asbestos ban.

Bob Sussman, former Senior Policy Counsel to the EPA Administrator, spoke with ProPublica about EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s lack of enforcement of forever chemicals despite prior rhetoric expressing prioritizing these regulations.

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in The New York Times. Extreme heat is making air pollution worse, scientists say. And President Trump’s regulatory rollbacks could drive air pollution even higher.

Bob Sussman, former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in Inside EPA. Former EPA official Bob Sussman is cautioning against expectations that the 5th Circuit may take significant action on consolidated challenges to the Biden-era TSCA rule banning most uses of the common solvent methylene chloride, following oral argument where one judge strongly questioned EPA but another spoke rarely.

Michelle Roos was quoted in Live Now Fox. The Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump is planning to reconsider a Biden-era rule banning the last type of asbestos still used in U.S. industries—specifically chrysotile asbestos, which is linked to mesothelioma and other deadly diseases.

Debra Shore, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 5, was quoted in The Chicago Tribune. As President Donald Trump touts a bill currently making its way through Congress as a win for the public, a former regional Environmental Protection Agency administrator is prepared to see devastating cuts to the office that could negatively impact human health.

Chris Frey, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, was quoted in Bloomberg. The same economic anchor that propelled North Carolina’s Research Triangle into one of America’s most thriving economies now risks becoming a liability.

Zealan Hoover, former Senior Adviser to the EPA Administrator and Director of Implementation, was quoted in The Brooklyn Paper. The people of South Williamsburg have, for decades, dealt with the long-term effects of  environmental abuses and climate change. 

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in Inside EPA. EPA’s plan to slash funding for state environmental and water infrastructure programs in its fiscal year 2026 budget is expected to significantly undercut states’ abilities to finance upgrades to drinking water systems to meet upcoming PFAS requirements and may undermine state efforts to regulate PFAS on their own, utility and other sources say.

Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1, was quoted in Spectrum Local News. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie began his closing remarks just before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, marking the end of the legislative session and any hope that the State Assembly would pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act, one of the most closely watched bills this legislative session.

EPN was mentioned in Inside EPA. The Trump EPA’s plan to rewrite the Biden-era TSCA phaseout of the major uses of chrysotile asbestos and further delay litigation over the measure is raising questions over whether the agency will continue to enforce the existing rule as it expects it will take 30 months — much of the administration’s remaining term — to redo the rule.