In the News

Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article about efforts by the city of Cohoes, NY, to purchase public housing near the Norlite hazardous waste incineration facility.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vice President at the National Wildlife Administration; former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization; and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article regarding the appointment of Robin Morris Collin as EPA’s senior advisor for environmental justice. Mustafa was also quoted in a related article appearing in Inside EPA.

Linda Birnbaum, former EPA Senior Toxicologist, EPA National Center for Environmental Assessment and former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, was quoted in this article about the Cancer Moonshot initiative and the need to acknowledge the role chemical exposure plays in causing cancer and affecting cancer patient outcomes.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vice President at the National Wildlife Administration; former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization; and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article discussing the impacts of climate change and what steps the Biden administration is taking to minimize those impacts.

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article regarding Florida’s decision to continue to implement the Navigable Waters Protection Rules, despite the rule’s district court vacatur.

Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Administrator and Regional Administrator, EPA Regions 4 and 6, was quoted in this article discussing the Trump-era reorganization of EPA’s regional offices.

Jeremy Symons, EPN consultant and former Climate Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article about the steps the Biden administration is taking to tighten pollution from power plants and move the country towards clean energy.

Dave Coursen, former Attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, wrote this op-ed about how a continuing resolution, rather than an annual appropriation from Congress, would jeopardize implementation of priorities laid out by EPA and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Bob Sussman, former EPA Deputy Administrator and counsel for a North Carolina coalition of environmental groups petitioning EPA, was quoted in this article discussing the coalition’s decision to challenge EPA’s assertion that it granted the coalition’s petition against Chemours to pay for testing of 54 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Bob was quoted in a similar article appearing in Inside EPA.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vice President at the National Wildlife Administration; former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization; and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article discussing the amount of dedicated career staff needed at federal agencies to support and carry out environmental justice efforts.

Scott Gordon, former Branch Chief and Deputy Director, EPA Region 4, discussed infrastructure and sewers with Mississippi State Representative De’Keither Stamps in this radio interview.

Jonathan Skinner-Thompson, Associate Clinical Professor at Colorado Law and former Senior Assistant Regional Counsel, EPA Region 8, was quoted in this article about EPA Administrator Regan’s announcement that EPA will be using a more coordinated approach to regulate power plant emissions.

Mark Ryan, former Regional Counsel, EPA Region 10, was quoted in this article discussing the Supreme Court’s decision to consider Sackett vs. EPA, a challenge to a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that took a broader view of Clean Water Act jurisdiction.

Ruth Greenspan Bell, EPN Emeritus Board Member and former Office of Regional Counsel, and Chris Zarba, former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board, penned this op-ed regarding former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s nomination to serve as Virginia’s secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.

Chris Zarba, former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article examining how well President Biden has upheld his pledge to “listen to the science.”

Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article discussing the Biden administration’s progress on its climate agenda, one year into its term.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Vice President at the National Wildlife Administration; former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization; and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, penned this op-ed describing how voting rights directly impact environmental justice and how environmental justice is in turn linked to wildlife conservation.

Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was interviewed in this article discussing the new vehicle emissions standards and the important roles the Bipartisan Infrastructure legislation and Build Back Better bill play in the shift to electric vehicles.

Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article that investigates the pressure applied by power companies on state regulators’ interpretation of EPA’s coal ash rule.

Linda Birnbaum, former EPA scientist and former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, was quoted in this article discussing recent research that indicates that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with dramatically different chemical structures have similar health effects, strengthening the case for a class-based approach to regulating these compounds.

Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, penned this op-ed discussing the need for high-profile private sector leaders like Tesla to support the Build Back Better legislation.

Linda Birnbaum, former EPA scientist and former Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, was quoted in this article supporting the need for the various EPA offices to adopt a consistent definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Ellen Gillinsky, former Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water, and Mark Ryan, former Regional Counsel, EPA Region 10, were quoted in this article regarding a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to not rely on jurisdictional determinations made under the recently vacated Navigable Waters Protections Rule when making permitting decisions.

Nancy Stoner, President, Potomac Riverkeeper Network and former Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water, co-wrote this op-ed urging District of Columbia officials to commit to making the Potomac River swimmable once again.