In the News

 EPN members Cynthia Giles former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and Janet McCabe former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, published this op-ed on how the new NEPA revisions are enabling developers to get around environmental reviews.

Cynthia Giles, EPN member and former Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, was quoted in this article on the Department of Justice no longer allowing polluters to pay for Special Environmental Projects (SEPs) as a way of reducing their civil penalties. 

Frank Lyons, EPN member and former Regional Administrator of EPA Region 5, was quoted in this article on polluters no longer being able to use SEPs to reduce their civil penalties.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article on a prospective $20 Billion EPA grant program being sought by Senate Democrats that would go toward PFAS cleanups.

Jeff Alson, EPN member and former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article regarding electric cars and the EPA’s role in setting automobile emission standards.

Janet McCabe, former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article concerning a toxic polluting facility that was approved by the state of Indiana and the associated public health effects.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article regarding the latest copy of the EPA’s “censored science” rule that was released from the White House. This article was reprinted in Science Magazine. Similar articles quoting Betsy on this topic were published in Commom Dreams (reprinted in BuzzFlash) and in Waat’s Up With That?.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation was quoted in this article on Indiana cities developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A similar article was published by Inside Indiana Business.

Joe Goffman, EPN member and former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation was featured in this podcast, discussing how the Trump administration is using regulatory rollbacks to restrict EPA’s authority in tackling climate change.

EPN members Janet McCabe, former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, and Joe Goffman, former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, were quoted in this article concerning critiques levied by EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board against the administration’s Clean Water Act protections and vehicle emissions standards. 

Judith Enck, EPN member and former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 2, was quoted in this article discussing how the Trump administration’s treatment of science will affect its response to the Coronavirus. 

EPN members Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, and Dr. Bernard Goldstein, former chair, EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, were quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article focusing on the supplemental notice to EPA’s proposed “censored science” rule, which would limit the scope of studies available in the setting of pollution standards. Betsy was also quoted in Bloomberg, EcoWatch, E&E News, The Hill, The Hill’s Overnight Energy & Environment, and the Washington Examiner about the supplemental proposal.

Bill Jordan, EPN member and former Deputy Director, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, was quoted in an article on cuts to EPA’s pesticide program in the FY2021 presidential budget.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article concerning testimony she gave on state lead contamination.

Jeff Alson, EPN member and former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article on the proposed Safer Affordable Fuel Efficiency Vehicles rule.

Tom Burke, EPN member and former EPA Science Advisor and Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development (ORD), was quoted in this article regarding the effects of the toxic chemical trichloroethylene on fetal hearts. 

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was mentioned in this article that discussed Volkswagon’s search for an in-house climate campaigner to champion environmental initiatives. Margo was also mentioned by the Financial Times in a similar piece, which was reprinted in ARS Technica and Electrive.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article concerning proposed changes to the Lead and Copper Rule and its effects on drinking water.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in an article regarding the treatment of EPA employees under the Trump administration. This story was reprinted in the Stamford Advocate and the Waco Tribune-Herald.

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, published this op-ed on why automobile manufacturers should partner with California in the battle over vehicle emission standards.

Congratulations to Bob Sussman, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Administrator, who will be awarded the Alan Reinstein Award by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization at the 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference in April. EPN will also be honored with the Tribute of Inspiration Award along with other organizations who are supporting the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act. These announcements were mentioned in a Business Wire article and reprinted in the Odessa American.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in an article regarding the regulation of forever chemicals such as PFAS and PFOS. 

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article on the decline of completed toxic superfund cleanups.

Joseph Goffman, EPN Member and former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article providing tips to covering EPA’s “censored science” rule.