In the News

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.

Michelle Roos was quoted in AP News. The Environmental Protection Agency told a federal appeals court it will reconsider the Biden administration’s ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States to determine whether it went “beyond what is necessary.”

EPN was mentioned in The Guardian. Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air.’

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in Politico Pro. The agency argues U.S. emissions don’t amount to much globally and there’s no good way to reduce them. Critics call that rationale “nonsensical.”

Chris Frey, former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development, co-authored an op-ed published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Recent reports suggest that the US administration plans to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Research and Development (ORD).

EPN was mentioned in Inside EPA. Current and former EPA employees, including several past administrators, are warning that the Trump administration’s proposal to reclassify thousands of federal workers to allow at-will firings will politicize the civil service, promote corruption, increase fears of retaliation and irreparably damage agency expertise.

EPN was mentioned in Inside EPA. State officials and other sources say EPA’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, which seeks to slash funding for state environmental and water infrastructure programs, highlights Trump administration plans to cut the federal environmental commitment, while profoundly changing the agency’s long-term partnership with states.

Jeremy Symons, Senior Advisor to EPN, was quoted in AP News.

EPN was mentioned in AP News. The Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump is aiming to undo or revise more than 30 major environmental regulations, many of them written or updated by the Biden administration.

EPN was mentioned in WTXL Tallahassee. TCDC and local leaders host public forum to explain the grant loss, discuss the appeal, and rally community support.

Linda Birnbaum, former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Tracey Woodruff, former EPA Senior Scientist and Policy Advisor, were featured on NHPR.

EPN was mentioned in Chemical and Engineering News. Proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 slashes funding for science, technology, and enforcement.

Stan Meiburg, former Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in The Hill. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is down more than 700 career staffers so far this year, the agency told The Hill.

– Amy Zimpfer wrote a letter to the editor featured in the Marin Independent Journal. For 40 years, I had the privilege of serving at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 9 headquarters in San Francisco.

Zealan Hoover, former Senior Adviser to the EPA Administrator and Director of Implementation, was quoted in Grist. Critics argue the projects losing funding aren’t “woke,” they’re essential.

Michelle Roos was quoted in The Houston Chronicle.