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Stan Meiburg, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, wrote this op-ed on restoring the capacity and core values of EPA.

Stan Meiburg, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article regarding an executive order signed during the Trump administration that would have made it easier to fire federal employees. 

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was interviewed on this radio segment concerning the role of science during the Trump administration.

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 about environmental justice in President Biden’s climate plan.

Kevin Minoli, EPN member and former EPA Attorney, was quoted in an article in this article about the pace at which the Biden administration can be expected to reverse the Trump administration’s environmental legacy.

Robert Verchick, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy, was quoted in a Bloomberg article about President Biden’s climate change- and clean air- focused executive orders during his first day in office.

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article on increasing emissions from SUVs during the pandemic.

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

Joe Goffman, EPN member and former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejecting the Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was quoted in this article regarding EPA’s interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of PFAS materials.

Jeremy Symons, EPN member and former Climate Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article about the steps President Biden must take to advance climate change policy.

EPN members Bob Kavlock, former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development and EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science, and Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were quoted in this article regarding a Trump White House memo that, if finalized, would give polluters more power over the science that helps determine federal and state cleanup standards.

Cheryl Wasserman, EPN member and former EPA Associate Director for Policy Analysis, Office of Federal Activities, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, penned this op-ed on why the Biden administration should prioritize infrastructure during its first 100 days.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was interviewed regarding the Flint water crisis and the future of environmental justice.

Janet McCabe, former EPN member and current nominee for EPA Deputy Administrator, was mentioned in several articles including this one, regarding her nomination by President Biden for the position of EPA Deputy Administrator. Other media outlets included Inside EPA, IndyStar, and The Indiana Lawyer.

Michelle Roos, EPN Executive Director and former Special Assistant to the EPA Regional Administrator, Region 9, and Special Assistant to the EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, discussed EPN, its roles over the past four years, and what needs to be done to reset the agency in this radio interview.

David Coursen, EPN member and former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, penned this op-ed concerning EPA’s final “Censored Science” rule.

Jim Woolford, EPN member and former director of EPA’s Superfund Program, was quoted in this article concerning the public health of Americans living in public housing near Superfund sites.

 Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was quoted in this article about changes to the safety assessment for the chemical PFBS, which overruled findings by EPA career officials.

Bill Muno, EPN member and former Superfund Director in Region 5, was quoted in this article regarding how EPA’s Superfund Program was managed during the Trump administration.

Tracey Woodruff, EPN member and former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy, wrote this blog post on fixing chemical policymaking at EPA.

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 how the Supreme Court can act as a block on President-elect Biden’s climate change agenda.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article regarding demands for stronger environmental regulations when the incoming Biden administration comes into office.

Stan Meiburg, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article on the line of succession at EPA.