Water Systems to Benefit From PFAS Rule Extension, Officials Say

May 21, 2026 / by

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Bloomberg

Bob Sussman, former Deputy Administrator of EPA and Senior Policy Counsel to the Administrator, spoke with Bloomberg about the dangers of PFAS and how the EPA’s new rollback will impact communities across the country.

EPA is sidelining its independent chemical referee – and that endangers public health

May 20, 2026 / by

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The Conversation

Chris Frey, former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development, authored an article for The Conversation about the Trump administration’s dismantling of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and the devastating impact it will have on public health.

Drinking Water Threatened in Black Communities by Rollbacks on ‘Forever Chemicals’

May 20, 2026 / by

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Fierce for Black Women

Mustafa Santiago Ali, former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization at EPA, spoke with Fierce about EPA’s rollbacks on ‘forever chemicals’ protections and how they impact vulnerable communities.

EPA to formally rescind certain PFAS drinking water regulations

May 19, 2026 / by

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Waste Dive

 Betsy Southerland, former Director of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, spoke with Waste Dive about the implications of EPA’s decision to rescind federal drinking water limits for PFAS compounds.

What EPA’s PFAS rollback means for contaminated Michigan drinking water

May 19, 2026 / by

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak /

Planet Detroit

Betsy Southerland, former Director of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, spoke with Planet Detroit about the implications of EPA’s decision to rescind federal drinking water limits for PFAS compounds.

POISONED USA: MEDICAL STERILIZER EXPOSED THOUSANDS TO CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICAL

May 17, 2026 / by

Till Daldrup and Evan Comen /

Hunterbrook Media

Joe Goffman, former Assistant Administrator of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, spoke with Hunterbrook about the dangers of ethylene oxide and the importance of the Clean Air Act.

20,000-gallon jet fuel spill raises fresh worries about Potomac River

May 13, 2026 / by

Dana Hedgpeth /

The Washington Post

Adam Ortiz, former EPA Regional Administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region, spoke with The Washington Post about the environmental and health concerns with the fuel leak from Joint Base Andrews.

NC car owners will save on inspections if request to eliminate emission tests approved by EPA

May 12, 2026 / by

Akilah Davis /

ABC 11

Chris Frey, former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development, spoke with ABC 11 about the environmental benefits of cleaner technology in newer vehicles.

When you don’t have the facts, argue the law: How Trump’s EPA is limiting its own ability to protect public health far into the future

May 11, 2026 / by

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The Conversation

Janet McCabe, former EPA Deputy Administrator, authored an article for The Conversation about the Trump Administration’s efforts to block future climate regulations and weaken pollution restrictions.

New Jersey Leads the Nation in Superfund Sites as EPA Funding Cuts and Staff Reductions Threaten Cleanups

May 9, 2026 / by

Anna Mattson /

Inside Climate News

Jim Woolford, former Director of EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, spoke with Inside Climate News about the lack of funding for EPA’s Superfund cleanup program.

Inspection report raises questions about Indiana’s home energy rebate program

May 8, 2026 / by

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WRTV

Janet McCabe, former EPA Deputy Administrator, spoke with WRTV about the importance of government programs that promote energy-efficiency.

EPA’s IRIS Rejection Could Ease, Delay Superfund Cleanups, Critics Say

May 7, 2026 / by

Emma Gardner, Maria Hegstad, and Suzanne Yohannan /

Inside EPA

Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science in EPA’s Office of Research and Development, spoke with Inside EPA about the implications of EPA rejecting the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

Citing IRIS Action, Former Official Blasts EPA Plan To Scrap Sterilizer Rule

May 6, 2026 / by

Stuart Parker /

Inside EPA

Chris Frey, former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), was featured in Inside EPA for the formal comments he submitted about EPA’s plans to scrap air standards for commercial sterilizers. 

Joint Base Andrews Was Leaking Jet Fuel. Maryland Didn’t Know for Months.

May 6, 2026 / by

Anna Kramer /

NOTUS

Adam Ortiz, former EPA Regional Administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region, spoke with NOTUS about the Defense Department’s delay in reporting a leak of jet fuel at Joint Base Andrews.

EPA Rejection Of IRIS Likely To Drive Litigation, Disruption, Observers Say

May 5, 2026 / by

Emma Gardner, Maria Hegstad, and Suzanne Yohannan /

Inside EPA

Chris Frey, former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), spoke with Inside EPA about the importance of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). 

EPA move risks politicizing chemical risk assessments, ex-official says

May 5, 2026 / by

Leigh Krietsch Boerner /

Chemical & Engineering News

Chris Frey, former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), spoke with Chemical & Engineering News about the dangers of EPA not using the Integrated Risk Information System program.

“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations

May 1, 2026 / by

Sharon Lerner /

ProPublica

Maria Doa, former director of EPA’s Science Policy Division, and Bob Sussman, former Senior Policy Counsel to the EPA Administrator, spoke with ProPublica about the importance of EPA’s IRIS program.

Trenton NJ: $80M for Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades – EPA Funding

April 29, 2026 / by

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Archynewsy

Lisa Garcia, former Regional Administrator of EPA Region 2, was quoted in Archynewsy about EPA funding granted to Trenton, New Jersey, that will help address water quality and sewage issues.

Trump’s EPA moves toward deregulating a cancer-causing gas

April 29, 2026 / by

Ray Levy Uyeda /

Prism

Janet McCabe, former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in Prism about the implications of EPA’s proposed rollbacks of the ethylene oxide emission standard.

The MAHA Movement is Mad About the Weedkiller Glyphosate and Trump’s EPA

April 28, 2026 / by

Will Stone /

NPR

Betsy Southerland, former Director of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, and Chris Frey, former Assistant Administrator for ORD, were quoted in NPR about the ongoing Supreme Court case, Monsanto v. Durnell, and EPA’s recent chemical regulation decisions.

Pennsylvania Moves to Ban Toxic PFAS in Diapers, Cosmetics and Dental Floss

April 28, 2026 / by

Rhea Montrose /

News-USA Today

Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, was quoted in News-USA Today about PFAS found in everyday products.

Can the E.P.A. Survive Lee Zeldin?

April 27, 2026 / by

Elizabeth Kolbert /

The New Yorker

Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA Administrator under George W. Bush, Lisa Jackson, former EPA Administrator under Obama, and Gina McCarthy, former EPA Administrator under Obama (second term) were quoted in The New Yorker about how Lee Zeldin has dramatically shifted EPA’s priorities under the second Trump administration.

How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

April 27, 2026 / by

Lisa Friedman /

The New York Times

Earl Gray, former Reproductive Environmental Toxicologist at EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), Bryan Hubbell, former Director of the Air, Climate and Energy Program at ORD, and Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of ORD, featured in a The New York Times article detailing the departure of independent science and the closure of ORD at EPA.

A Huge Sewage Spill Is Over, but Contamination Lingers in the Potomac

April 23, 2026 / by

Scott Dance /

The New York Times

Adam Ortiz, former Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator at EPA, spoke with The New York Times about the bacterial contamination in the Potomac after a sewage spill in January.