Tax on Superfund Polluters Gets New Life
EPN’s Reset paper, “Cleaning Up Superfund Sites,” was cited in this article discussing the Superfund tax.
One Activist’s Case for Creating an ‘Environmental Justice Day’
Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was interviewed in this article discussing the need for an Environmental Justice Day.
Clean Fuel Standard Can Aid Climate, Health and Jobs
Dennis McLerran, EPN member and former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10, wrote this commentary about the Clean Fuel Standard Bill that recently passed in the Washington State Legislature.
Trump Administration Sidelined Experts in Writing Car Pollution Rules, EPA Watchdog Finds
Jeff Alson, EPN member and former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article about the EPA Inspector General’s recent report examining the rollback of auto emission standards under the Trump administration.
Trump Aides Locked EPA Scientists Out of Auto Emissions Rulemaking, Agency Admits
Jeff Alson, EPN member and former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article regarding the EPA Inspector General’s report on the preparation of the 2020 SAFE Vehicles Rule.
All About Plastics and Recycling
Judith Enck, EPN member, Beyond Plastics Founder, and former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, was featured on this radio show discussing which plastics are recyclable.
Climate Change Stirs Ghosts of America’s Toxic Past
Jim Woolford, EPN member and former Director, EPA Superfund Program, was quoted in this article discussing the climate response of the Superfund Program.
RINs “Hardship Waivers” Get Day in (Supreme) Court
Michael Levin, EPN member and former Director of Regulatory Reform, EPA Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, wrote this article discussing recent legal developments surrounding small refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.
An Electric Vehicle Economy Requires Ambitious Policies and Investments
Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, wrote this op-ed discussing the opportunity the Biden administration has to transition the auto industry to electric vehicles.
For 25 Years, Taxpayers Picked Up Polluters’ Superfund Bill. That May Finally Change.
EPN members Judith Enck (former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2), Stan Meiburg (former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator), and Jim Woolford (former Director, EPA Superfund Program) were quoted in this article discussing the recent push to reinstate the Superfund taxes.
Biden’s EPA Gets Serious About Funding Environmental Justice
David Coursen, EPN member and former Attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, penned this op-ed describing how the American Jobs Plan and EPA’s recently-released budget outline will work in conjunction with the climate crisis executive order to advance environmental justice.
Former EPA Staff Like What They See in New Administrator
EPN members Stan Meiburg (former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator), Betsy Southerland (former Director of the Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water), and Alexis Strauss Hacker (former EPA Senior Policy Advisor and Deputy and Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9) were quoted in this article discussing the positive effect the appointment of Michael Regan as EPA Administrator has had on agency morale. Stan, Betsy, and Alexis were quoted in an Inside EPA article also discussing the early days of Administrator Regan’s tenure.
Biden Moves to Strengthen the EPA
Betsy Southerland (EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water) and Michelle Roos (EPN Executive Director) were quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article concerning the President Biden’s proposed budget for EPA in Fiscal Year 2022, including funding to rebuild the agency’s depleted workforce.
Preventing Widespread Violations that Threaten Climate Goals
Cynthia Giles, EPN member and former Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, published this report on compliance problems in electricity production, transportation, and oil and gas production, the top carbon emitters that threaten climate goals. This is part four in her Next Generation Compliance series.
Clean Energy Bonanza: Biden’s Budget Tries to Undo Trump’s Damage
Michelle Roos, EPN Executive Director, was quoted and EPN was cited in this article discussing the release of the Biden administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2022. Michelle and EPN were also mentioned in a Nature World News article also describing the budget proposal.
McCarthy Aims to Sell Biden Plan to Justice Advocates
Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article describing a virtual panel on climate justice that Mustafa participated in with White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy.
EPA Administrator Instructs Staff to Prioritize Environmental Justice
Chris Zarba, EPN member and former Director, EPA SAB, was quoted and EPN was cited in this article regarding Administrator Regan’s recent decision to reset the composition of CASAC and SAB.
Environmental Justice Bill Sharpens Civil Rights Litigation Tool
Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article regarding the likely hurdles in getting the Environmental Justice for All Act passed and the benefits the bill would provide to environmental justice advocates.
The Rise of Electric Vehicles is Disrupting Life in a Small Western Community
Stephen Hoffman, EPN member and former EPA Environmental Scientist, was quoted in this article regarding lithium mining, a key element needed to create electric car batteries.
EPA Making Personnel Changes… A Lot of Them
Chris Zarba, EPN member and former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), was interviewed on this podcast regarding EPA Administrator Michael Regan’s decision to reset the composition of the SAB and Clean Air Science Advisory Committee.
Appeals Court Agrees to Pause Lawsuit Over Trump-Era Emissions Rule
Jeff Alson, EPN member and former Senior Engineer and Policy Adviser, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article discussing a petition to overturn the Trump-era Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient vehicles rule and a probe investigating whether career EPA staff were excluded from development of the rule.
Targeting Federal Spending to Help EPA Promote Environmental Justice
David Coursen, EPN member and former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, wrote this op-ed discussing how the American Jobs Plan will improve drinking water and sanitation in disadvantaged communities and what additional resources EPA will need to further implement its environmental justice programs.
Water, Water Everywhere—But is it Safe to Drink?
EPN member Tracey Woodruff, former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in EPA Office of Policy, was quoted in this article regarding the known and unknown contaminants that may be present in drinking water and the pressing need for additional water quality regulations.
Clean Slate for EPA Scientific Advisory Committees
EPN member Chris Zarba, former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board, was quoted in this article discussing the need for more balanced EPA advisory committees.