EPN Articles Related To Air Programs at Risk Fact Sheets
Two Programs that Protect People’s Health and the Environment on the U.S.-Mexico Border Area Are Eliminated
A Vehicle Emissions Program That Has Improved Air Quality, Protected Public Health, and Saved Consumers Millions at the Pump Set to Be Slashed 27 Percent
EPA’s International Program: Catalyzing Global Partnerships to Protect U.S. Health and the Environment
EPA’s Indoor Air Quality Program Threatened by Severe Budget Cuts
Voluntary Partnerships that Help Businesses, Governments, and the Public Protect the Environment, Save Energy, and Money Face Serious Cuts
Radiation Protection: Preparedness, Awareness, and Education Activities That Protect Americans from Exposure to Harmful Levels of Radiation Facing Major Cuts
Grants to Tribes to Address Grave Environmental Problems on Indian Lands Would Be Severely Cut
Funding for Safe Drinking Water and Indoor Plumbing for Rural and Alaska Native Villages Seriously Threatened
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Air Programs at Risk Fact Sheets
What’s at Stake in the Trump EPA’s New Approach to New Source Review?
August 2019 / by
Janet McCabe, Joseph Goffman, and William Niebling /
em • The Magazine for Environmental Managers
EPN members Joe Goffman, former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, and Janet McCabe, former EPA Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, wrote this piece about some of the changes to the New Source Review program and how they weaken public health protections.
Radio Interview with EPN Member John Kennedy, Region 9
EPN member John Kennedy – who worked 30+ years at EPA – speaks about what led him to the agency, his retirement and ongoing volunteer and community work and the importance of protecting clean air in the face of his own lung disease and Administrator Scott Pruitt’s efforts to undermine essential regulations.
Andrea Mitchell Reports—Interview with EPN Member John Kennedy
EPN member John Kennedy worked 30+ years at the EPA and has been diagnosed with an advanced lung condition. He joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the importance of clean air–especially as Administrator Scott Pruitt undermines essential regulation.
One Year in, Trump’s Environmental Agenda Is Already Taking a Measurable Toll
EPN members Cynthia Giles, who led the the EPA’s enforcement office during the Obama administration, and Janet McCabe, who headed the agency’s clean air efforts under Obama, are quoted in this article on the Trump administration’s unrelenting push to dilute and repeal clean air and water policies.