EPN Comments on the Proposed Registration of Pesticide Products Containing the New Active Ingredient, Veratrine
EPN Comments on EPA’s Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance
EPN Comments on EPA’S Proposed Registration of New Active Ingredient, Glycerol Formate, in Ecolab’s Product, “DuoGuard RTU”
Environmental Protection Network Applauds Emergency Suspension of the Pesticide Dacthal
EPN Comments on New Registration Applications for the Pesticide Dicamba
EPN Comments on the Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde
EPN Comments on Asbestos Part 2 Supplemental Evaluation; Draft Risk Evaluation Under TSCA
EPN Comments on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde
Environmental Protection Network Welcomes EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Toxic Substances
EPA Limits Remain on ‘Forever Chemicals’ – For Now. See What’s In Your Drinking Water.
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in USA Today. “More than 37 million Americans drink water from systems that exceed limits on toxic “forever chemicals,” according to USA TODAY’s analysis of the first update of Environmental Protection Agency data under the Trump administration.”
States Tout Need For PFAS Data Amid EPA Plans To Eliminate ORD
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in Inside EPA about how the elimination of EPA’s Office of Research and Development would bring PFAS toxicity testing and contamination data to a halt, significantly slowing down regulations for the chemical class.
EPA Rule-Slashing Blitz Spares Chemical Regs — For Now
Bob Sussman, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, was quoted in Politico about Biden-era regulations not included in Zeldin’s recently announced deregulatory agenda, namely TCE, PFAS, and five rules under TSCA. The administration is actively considering these rules and it is unclear how they will proceed.
Here’s the Real Concern When It Comes to Black Plastic
Tracey Woodruff, former EPA Senior Scientist and Policy Advisor, was quoted in The Washington Post about black plastic being unsafe when consumed at any level, despite EPA’s claims of safety at higher levels.