Environmental Protection Network Applauds Revisions to Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
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
Former EPA Director of Science and Technology Responds to Proposed LCR Improvements
EPN Writes Letter to National Drinking Water Advisory Council re: PFAS Water Rule
EPN Comments on EPA’s Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
EPN Expresses Scientific Concerns about WHO Draft Provisional Drinking Water Guidelines for PFOA, PFOS, and Total PFAS
EPN Submits Comments on WHO Draft Guidelines for PFOA, PFOS, and Total PFAS in Drinking Water
EPN IN THE NEWS RELATED TO Drinking Water
Two Key Climate Agencies Could Look Different–or Cease to Exist–Under a Trump Administration
Jeremy Symons, Senior Adviser to EPN, was quoted in the Sierra Nevada Ally about the importance of EPA and NOAA and the health dangers of putting polluters in charge of the air we breathe and the water we drink.
The Drinking Water Rule That Trump ‘Can’t Ignore’
Betsy Southerland, former Director, Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water was quoted in E&E News about how the incoming administration will not be able to ignore a court-ordered ruling to regulate perchlorate in drinking water.
Final Lead Line Rule Conjures Up Flint Saga and Criticality of Trust
Elin Betanzo, former Environmental Engineer, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, was quoted in The American Society of Civil Engineers about lessons learned from the Flint water crisis, including ways to maintain community trust, for example, involving communities in utility decision-making and covering costs of private lead-line replacement.
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.