In the News

Linda Birnbaum, EPN member and former Federal Scientist at EPA, was quoted in this article on the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in people with high levels of PFAS in their blood.

EPN members Dennis McLerran, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10, and Bill Muno, former Superfund Director in Region 5, were quoted in this article about how President-elect Biden’s nominations of Congresswoman Deborah Haaland and Michael Regan have put climate change at the center of his incoming administration.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article on the difficulties of creating a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

EPN members Bob Kavlock, former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development and EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science, and Chris Zarba, former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board, were quoted in this article about the damage sustained to EPA under the current administration and what will be required to build back its capacity.

Dan Reich, EPN member and former Assistant Regional Counsel, EPA Region 9, wrote an op-ed published in The Hill about steps the incoming Biden administration can take to confront climate change.

EPN members Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, and Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were quoted in this article on the Biden administration’s search to fill the EPA administrator position.

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 challenges posed to the incoming Biden administration due to the delayed transition start.

Trish Koman, former Senior Environmental Scientist, Program Manager and Supervisor, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article concerning the undercounting of air quality control benefits by EPA software.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in an article by the Indiana Environmental Reporter concerning EPA’s final rule that would change how the costs and benefits of clean air rules are calculated.

EPN members, Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, and Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were interviewed in this radio segment regarding how the Biden administration can utilize EPA in protecting the Chesapeake Bay.

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 the environmental justice consequences of EPA’s decision to retain current particulate matter standards. 

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article on the consequences of EPA’s decision to retain current particulate matter standards.

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 environmental justice activism. 

Joel Mintz, EPN member and former EPA Enforcement and Supervisory Attorney, wrote this op-ed regarding steps the Biden administration can take to re-establish EPA’s mission and core values. 

Roy Gamse, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy, was quoted in this article concerning EPA’s decision to finalize a rule that would alter how the agency calculates the costs and benefits of air rules. Roy was also quoted in articles by Reuters, DeSmogBlog, Gizmodo, Common Dreams, Inside EPA, and EcoWatch.

Jeff Peterson, EPN member and former Senior Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Water, wrote this op-ed about how climate change mitigation can improve the health of U.S. water bodies and increase drinking water quality.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator Region 2, was quoted in this article about the Save Our Seas Bill 2.0, which is currently making its way through Congress.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator Region 2, was interviewed on this radio program regarding the call for a presidential action plan to address plastic pollution.

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 discussing specific steps the Biden administration can take to address environmental injustice. 

John Bachmann, EPN member and former Associate Director for Science and Policy and New Programs, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, was quoted in this article regarding EPA’s finalization of its decision to retain and not tighten current particulate matter standards.

David Coursen, EPN member and former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, penned this op-ed regarding the crucial need for increased spending on criminal enforcement to uphold the Biden administration’s environmental agenda.

Tom Sinks, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was quoted in this article on EPA’s push to finalize regulations before the current administration leaves office.

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, wrote this op-ed regarding California’s auto emission standards and the declining resistance from the auto industry.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was also quoted in this article concerning EPA’s prioritization of polluters over pollution in its management of the Superfund program.