Linda Birnbaum, EPN member, former Director of NIEHS, and former EPA scientist, was quoted in this article describing the harmful impacts per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have on human health.
EPN members Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, and Linda Birnbaum, former Director of NIEHS and EPA scientist, were quoted in this article regarding the use of foam containing PFAS at a chemical plant fire in Rockton, IL. They were quoted in similar articles appearing in The Chicago Tribune and Newsweek.
EPN Executive Director Michelle Roos was quoted and EPN was cited in this article supporting a comprehensive class-based approach to PFAS regulation.
Chris Zarba, EPN member and former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), was quoted in this article discussing the large volume of nominations for candidates willing to serve on the SAB this year.
David Coursen, EPN member and former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, was quoted in this article, as well as a Bloomberg Law article and an Inside EPA article, regarding the Biden administration’s proposed EPA budget for fiscal year 2022.
EPN was cited and EPN member Dave Coursen, former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, was quoted in this article discussing how EPA’s robust budget request for FY2022 is needed to rebuild the agency after years of stagnant funding.
EPN members penned their own op-eds on the President’s FY2022 Budget, infrastructure, and EPA.
Cheryl Wasserman, EPN member and former Associate Director for Policy Analysis, EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, wrote this op-ed discussing how processes of the National Environmental Policy Act and environmental permitting would be significantly compromised under infrastructure legislation under consideration in Congress. She suggests how legislation can best be implemented to guide smart, efficient infrastructure construction that also enhances the environment, equity, economic empowerment, and climate resilience.
Michelle Roos, EPN Executive Director, and Jeremy Symons, EPN member and consultant and former Climate Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, penned this op-ed discussing the progress made and the work that remains to be done at the EPA under the Biden administration.
Dave Coursen, EPN member and former attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, penned this op-ed describing how the proposed EPA FY2022 budget will allow the agency and its partners to carry out their mission to protect human health and the environment.
EPN members contributed to a range of articles on topics such as climate change and environmental justice, particulate matter air standards, and the Clean Water Act.
Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article regarding the significant new funding EPA has allocated towards low-income communities and communities of color most affected by pollution, climate change, and COVID-19.
John Bachmann, EPN member and former Associate Director for Science Policy and New Programs, EPA Office of Air Quality Standards and Planning, was quoted in this article discussing EPA’s decision to reconsider National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter, which was left unchanged by the Trump administration.
Mark Ryan, EPN member and former Regional Counsel, EPA Region 10, was quoted in this article concerning possible new regulations to reverse Trump-era changes to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
