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EPN members Dan Costa (former National Program Director, EPA Air, Climate, and Energy Research Program, Office of Research and Development), Vijay Limay (Physical Scientist, Air Monitoring and Analysis Section, Air and Radiation Division, EPA Region 5), and Chris Zarba (former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board), are quoted and Mustafa Santiago Ali (former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice) is mentioned in this article on the need to reintegrate science into the federal government for the incoming Biden administration to implement its climate change agenda.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was also quoted in this article concerning recycling and reducing waste. Judith was quoted in a similar article by Waste 360.

Bob Sussman, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article on potential toxic substance policy priorities under a Biden administration. Bob was quoted in a similar article by Courthouse News Service. 

EPN members Betsy Southerland (Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water) and Bob Sussman, former EPA Deputy Administrator, were quoted in this article regarding Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) policies under an incoming Biden administration.

Dave Coursen, EPN member and former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, was quoted in this article about the Trump administration’s continued work on the FY22 budget.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article regarding President-Elect Biden’s environmental agenda and whether he will issue a revamped version of the Clean Power Plan. Janet was also quoted in an E&E News article regarding four potential policy targets for EPA under a Biden administration.

Joe Goffman, EPN member and former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, was quoted in this article concerning challenges that President-Elect Biden will face in implementing his energy agenda.

Congratulations to EPN members Cynthia Giles, former Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, and Joe Goffman, former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, for being chosen to help lead the EPA transition team for the Biden administration. Cynthia and Joe were mentioned in this article and several others including Politico, Bloomberg (2), E&E News, E&E News (2), Reuters, S&P Global, and Inside EPA among many others. Also, congratulations to fellow EPN member Nikki Buffa, former Deputy Chief of Staff at the Department of Interior, for her inclusion on the Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) transition team.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was interviewed for this TV segment on climate and environmental racism.

Jeff Peterson, EPN member and former Senior Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Water, published this op-ed on the effects of climate change on coastal communities and the progress made toward adapting to sea-level rise.

Dan Costa EPN member and former National Program Director, EPA Air, Climate, and Energy Research Program, Office of Research and Development, was quoted in this article on the reaction of the scientific community to the outcome of the 2020 election.

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 on climate change policy under a Biden administration. Mustafa was also quoted in similar articles by Atmos and The Washington Post’s Energy 202.

EPN members Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, and Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist in Region 1, were quoted in this article on the toxins found in both bottled and tap water.

Tim Whitehouse, EPN member and former senior attorney at EPA, was quoted in this article regarding potential disruptions post-election at EPA.

Bob Perciasepe, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article about America’s official withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

Chris Zarba, EPN member and former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board, was quoted in this article regarding Congressional concerns of EPA’s Science Advisory Board.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article on New Jersey’s upcoming plastic bag ban. 

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article regarding the election and the future of gas-powered cars.

Stan Meiburg, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article concerning the current administration’s environmental agenda.

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article on Biden’s policies concerning the sale of gas cars.

EPN was mentioned in this article regarding the updated release of its “Trump Environmental Record.”

EPN members Joe Goffman (former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation), Curt Spalding (former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 1), and Betsy Southerland (former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water,) were quoted in this article regarding EPA’s environmental agenda under the first term of the current administration.

EPN members Ellen Gilinsky, former Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, and Mark Ryan, former EPA Regional Counsel, Region 10, were quoted in this article on the usage of water data by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect wetlands that EPA deemed unreliable.

Dave Coursen, EPN member and former lawyer in EPA’s Office of General Counsel, published this op-ed about how the enforcement of environmental protections can be a key solution to mitigating environmental harms done to communities of color and low-income neighborhoods.