In the News

EPN members Judith Enck, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, and Ronnie Levin, former EPA Senior Scientist in Region 1, were quoted in this article on the toxins found in both bottled and tap water.

Tim Whitehouse, EPN member and former senior attorney at EPA, was quoted in this article regarding potential disruptions post-election at EPA.

Bob Perciasepe, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article about America’s official withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

Chris Zarba, EPN member and former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board, was quoted in this article regarding Congressional concerns of EPA’s Science Advisory Board.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article on New Jersey’s upcoming plastic bag ban. 

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article regarding the election and the future of gas-powered cars.

Stan Meiburg, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted and EPN was mentioned in this article concerning the current administration’s environmental agenda.

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article on Biden’s policies concerning the sale of gas cars.

EPN was mentioned in this article regarding the updated release of its “Trump Environmental Record.”

EPN members Joe Goffman (former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation), Curt Spalding (former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 1), and Betsy Southerland (former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water,) were quoted in this article regarding EPA’s environmental agenda under the first term of the current administration.

EPN members Ellen Gilinsky, former Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, and Mark Ryan, former EPA Regional Counsel, Region 10, were quoted in this article on the usage of water data by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect wetlands that EPA deemed unreliable.

Dave Coursen, EPN member and former lawyer in EPA’s Office of General Counsel, published this op-ed about how the enforcement of environmental protections can be a key solution to mitigating environmental harms done to communities of color and low-income neighborhoods.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was also quoted in an article in this article on what the election could mean for Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) policy.

Ronnie Levin, EPN member and former EPA Senior Scientist in Region 1, was quoted in this article on lead poisoning and EPA’s upcoming proposed Lead and Copper Rule.

EPN members Jeff Alson (former Senior Engineer and Policy Adviser, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality), Betsy Southerland (former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water), and Chris Zarba (former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board) were featured in this article on the exodus of expertise from the federal government.

Mark Hague, EPN member and former EPA Regional Administrator and Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 7, was interviewed on this radio station regarding environmental rollbacks at EPA.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in this article on skepticism from minority communities toward the current administration’s framing of its environmental policies. This story was reprinted in the Washington Post, ABC News, Seattle Times, SF Gate, and by the Society for Environmental Journalists.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted in an NBC News article regarding a presidential debate question focused on environmental justice.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was quoted in this article about the effect of political polarization on U.S. energy.

Gary Timm, EPN member and former Chief, Chemical Testing Branch, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, was quoted in this article on efforts to reduce animal testing by EPA.

Stan Meiburg, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article on an executive order signed by President Trump that would simplify the process of hiring and firing career staff.

Robert Kavlock, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development and EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science, was quoted in this article on EPA contractors having to adhere to EPA’s policy to protect scientific integrity.

Art Smith, EPN member and former EPA senior attorney, penned this op-ed concerning the current administration’s rollback of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and its potential effect on midwest states.

Steven Chester, EPN member and former Deputy Assistant Administrator of the EPA Office of Environmental Compliance and Assurance, wrote this article referencing EPN’s “Resetting the Course of EPA” in the context of restoring enforcement at EPA. Special thanks to Bonnie Bellow for assisting.