In the News

Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in NPR discussing the positive impacts of the agency’s recently finalized drinking water standards for six PFAS chemicals.

Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, was quoted in Environmental Health News about bandaid brands containing organic fluorine, a strong indicator that PFAS are present.

A Politico article mentioned a set of public comments written by EPN on air emissions reporting requirements. EPA is expected to issue a final rule in the coming months.

Elin Betanzo, former Environmental Engineer, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, and Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, were quoted in NPR about Chicago’s 400,000 lead service lines and how the city has lacked enforcement of EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule.

Margo Oge, former Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, penned an op-ed in Forbes about EPA’s final heavy-duty vehicle emissions rule and writes about how it advances economic, climate, and public health goals.

Stan Meiburg, former DRA in Region 4 and Acting Deputy Administrator, and Jeremy Symons, EPN Senior Advisor, were quoted in E&E News about Biden’s delicate climate agenda ahead of the 2024 election.

Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2, was quoted in Politico about an Exxon Mobil plant–one of 33 projects announced–that is up for millions of dollars of federal funding to decarbonize. Many argue that this funding goes against Biden’s climate commitments.

Tracey Woodruff, former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy, was quoted in Grist about endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) found in many plastics that humans are exposed to on a daily basis. These EDCs are also released and found in the air, water, soil, and food.

Bob Sussman, former EPA Deputy Administrator and Senior Policy Counsel to the EPA Administrator, was quoted in Politico Pro about the 5th Circuit Court’s decision to strike down EPA’s interpretation of the ‘Significant New Use Rule’ and adopt Inhance Technology’s interpretation.

Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in Bloomberg Law about the legal strength of the Biden Administration’s new light-and medium- duty vehicle emissions rule.

Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, penned an op-ed in Forbes about how the new car standards will make Americans healthier, reduce climate pollution, and allow US car companies to compete around the world.

Margo Oge, former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in Politico about the Biden Administration’s newest transportation rule that will push for EV’s and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, citing it as the “​​single most important climate regulation in the history of the country.”

EPN was mentioned in a Yahoo News article as a donation-worthy organization working to fight the climate crisis.

Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist, Region 1, was quoted in CBS News about her cost-benefit analysis work on lead contamination and the slow rollout of Boston’s free lead pipe replacement program.

Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water, was quoted in the Colorado Sun about the $86 million in emerging contaminant funding available to Colorado to detect and monitor PFAS in water.

Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist, Region 1, was quoted in the Boston Globe about Boston College’s failure to replace lead pipes in student dorms after learning about the contaminated pipes in 2009. The pipes were replaced earlier this year. 

Elin Betanzo, former Environmental Engineer, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, was quoted in The Guardian about Chicago’s need to replace its 400,000 lead service lines to protect children and the greater population.

Mike Koerber, former Deputy Director, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, and Eric Schaeffer, former director of EPA’s Office of Civil Enforcement, were quoted in NPR affiliate WBOI about possible ways the Indiana Department of Environmental Management can tighten industrial facilities’ air permits.

Tracey Woodruff, former EPA senior scientist and policy advisor in the Office of Policy, was quoted in The Guardian about the links of petrochemical production to diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, neurodevelopmental issues, and certain cancers, and suggests more chemical testing, exposure tracking, and single-chemical and single-use plastics bans.

Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), was quoted in Undark about the association of fluoridation with potential neuro deficits and the hurdles of publishing this data to the public.

Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator, Region 2, was quoted in Environmental Health News about chemical recycling plants proposed across the country and how state laws allow these facilities to evade environmental oversight and be recognized as manufacturing plants.

Linda Birnbaum, former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, was quoted in Environmental Health News about a new report released by Mamavation that found evidence of PFAS in six deodorants.

Margo Oge, former Director of Office of Transportation and Air Quality, wrote an op-ed in Forbes about misleading ads being run in swing states for EPA’s proposed car emission standards.

Stan Meiburg, former DRA in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in E&E News about Project 2025, a report released by the Heritage Foundation, that proposes the restructuring of the federal government, agency by agency, if a Republican wins the 2024 election.