Water Systems to Benefit From PFAS Rule Extension, Officials Say
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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.
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
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.