Waste

Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2 and founder of Beyond Plastics, was quoted in GreenBiz about the benefits of Amazon’s switch from “air pillow” plastic packaging inside delivery boxes to recycled paper.

Bob Sussman, former EPA Deputy Administrator and Senior Policy Counsel to the EPA Administrator, was quoted in the Port City Daily after a federal appeals court rejected an EPA petition filed by Cape Fear River Watch, Clean Cape Fear, Toxic Free NC, and other environmental groups for extensive PFAS testing in North Carolina.

Barnes Johnson, former Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management, was quoted in E&E News about an updated EPA coal ash rule that requires companies to ensure that coal ash is contained and does not pollute nearby waterways.

Tracey Woodruff, Director, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California, San Francisco, and former senior scientist and policy advisor, EPA Office of Policy, was quoted in this article discussing ways to lessen exposure to microplastics that may be shed from food, clothing, and furniture.