EPA Rollbacks Could Shift Pollution Costs to NC families, Report Says

Betsy Southerland, former Director of EPA’s Office of Science and Technology in the Office of Water, and Stan Meiburg, former EPA Acting Deputy Administrator, were quoted by WRAL in an article about an Environmental Protection Network report examining how federal environmental regulatory rollbacks could increase pollution exposure and shift cleanup costs to North Carolina families. Southerland discussed concerns about PFAS contamination and drinking water costs, while Meiburg warned that weakening federal protections could undermine North Carolina’s ability to hold polluters accountable.