Environmental Protection Network Applauds Revisions to Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
EPN Expresses Concerns Over ACOE Plan for Yazoo Backwater Area
Environmental Protection Network Welcomes EPA Power Plant Standards
EPN Sends Letter to Congressional Committees on PFAS Exemptions from CERCLA
Environmental Protection Network is Encouraged by EPA’s Restrictions on PFAS in Drinking Water and Urges Continued Focus on Polluters
EPN Comments on National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements
EPN Provides Oral Comments on EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
EPN Comments on CWA Section 402 NPDES Permitting Guidance
Former EPA Director of Science and Technology Responds to Proposed LCR Improvements
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Water
What Experts Say About Tap Water Amid New Concerns
Ronnie Levin, former Senior Scientist, EPA Region 2, was quoted in The Washington Post about chemicals like fluoride in drinking water and whether residents should be concerned.
This Substitute for Lead Pipes Could Carry Its Own Risks
Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, was quoted in The Washington Post about a common substitute for lead pipes: polyvinyl chloride, which has similar toxicity and leaching concerns as lead.
Pipe Dream? RFK Jr.’s Fluoride Push Could Take Years.
Betsy Southerland, former Director of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in a Politico Pro article about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to end water fluoridation, describing that EPA regulates fluoride levels and makes recommendations to utilities if they choose to fluoridate. RFK Jr. can encourage the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to make new fluoridation recommendations, but it is ultimately EPA’s responsibility to regulate.
Here’s (Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Filtering Tap Water
Ronnie Levin, former Senior Scientist, EPA Region 2, was quoted in CNN Underscored about considering drinking water’s historical and geological context. Location can determine the contaminants in water and thus determine what water filter works best for your water.