Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, penned this op-ed highlighting the many benefits of EPA’s proposed light-duty vehicle emissions standards and dispelling the false claims surrounding the proposal.
Bob Perciasepe, former acting EPA Administrator, was quoted in this article discussing why the Biden administration will need to get the regulated sector to support its draft power plant rule.
Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health and the National Toxicology Program, was quoted in this article discussing acceptable levels of PFAS in water systems and the greater risk of PFAS contamination for water supplies located near PFAS-manufacturing and military facilities.
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article discussing the many uncertainties in state-level water protections that have been created as a result of the Sackett vs. EPA decision.
Mark Ryan, former Assistant Regional Counsel, EPA Region 10, and former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the Department of Justice, was quoted in this article discussing the significant narrowing of the definition of waters of the United States following the Supreme Court decision on Sackett vs. EPA.
EPN members penned their own op-eds on gas stoves, vehicle emission standards, and budget cuts.
Bernie Goldstein, former EPA Assistant Administrator for Research and Development and former chair, EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, penned this op-ed discussing why the phasing out of household gas appliances will be beneficial to human health and the environment.
Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, penned this op-ed highlighting the many benefits of EPA’s proposed light-duty vehicle emissions standards and dispelling the false claims surrounding the proposal.
Dave Coursen, former Attorney, EPA Office of General Counsel, penned this op-ed discussing how the Congressional Republicans’ proposed federal budget cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling would severely hamper EPA’s ability to continue its vital work.
In addition to the articles above, EPN members contributed to a range of articles on topics such as PFAS and the FY2024 budget appropriation.
Bob Sussman, former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article about the shortcomings of EPA’s new framework for reviewing new PFAS and significant new uses of existing PFAS.
Stan Meiburg, former EPA Acting Deputy Administrator and former Regional Administrator, EPA Regions 4 and 6, was quoted in this article about the potential impacts of a flatline budget appropriation for EPA in FY2024.
Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President for Environmental Justice, National Wildlife Federation, former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and former EPA Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was interviewed on this news segment about a recent study that determined that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to PFAS in drinking water.
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