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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 concerning EPA’s proposed strategy in confronting PFAS contamination in wastewater. 

EPN members Michael Shapiro, former Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, and Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were quoted in this article discussing the water experts on the Biden transition team.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article about the limits President-elect Biden will face when attempting to reverse environmental policies implemented under the current administration.

 Tom Sinks, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of the Science Advisor, published this op-ed on EPA’s “censored science” rule.

EPN members Tom Sinks (former Director, EPA Office of the Science Advisor), Tom Burke (former Science Advisor and Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development), Judith Enck (former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2), and Chris Zarba (former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board) were quoted in this article regarding staff resistance to the potential finalization of EPA’s “censored science” rule.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, wrote this op-ed regarding what steps the Biden administration might take in reversing the environmental policies of the Trump administration.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article about what the Biden administration’s climate plan means for environmental justice respectively. 

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, was interviewed in this video segment regarding President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of John Kerry as his “Climate Czar.”

PN members Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, and Betsy Southerland, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were quoted in this article regarding Georgia Power’s purchase of property near coal-fired power plants to potentially forestall coal ash cleanups.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article regarding a recent bill signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that banned the burning of PFAS-laden firefighting foam.

EPN members 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 quoted in this article concerning the potential finalization of EPA’s “censored science” rule.

Bob Sussman, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article on EPA’s revised Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule.

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 on how the Biden administration can revert chemical policy decisions made under the current administration.

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 regarding how the incoming Biden administration can undo water regulations implemented under the current administration.

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 potential infrastructure investments as a path to action on environmental justice under the incoming Biden administration.

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 potential environmental policies that can be implemented under a Biden administration and the transition from the current administration. Betsy was also quoted in similar articles by E&E News, Washington Examiner, and Popular Science.

EPN members Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, and Betsy Southerland, Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were quoted in this article on remaining EPA priorities under the current administration. 

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 how the Biden administration can address the disproportionate effects pollution has on minority and low-income communities. 

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation published this op-ed regarding the potential differences in environmental policy between the current administration and the incoming Biden administration. This op-ed was reprinted in Yahoo News, Houston Chronicle, Common Dreams, and Phys.org.

Bob Sussman, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article on President-Elect Biden’s choices to manage his EPA transition team.

Joel Mintz, EPN member and former EPA Enforcement and Supervisory Attorney, was quoted in this article on how EPA enforcement policy might shift under a Biden administration.

EPN members Stan Meiburg, former EPA Deputy Regional Administrator in Region 4 and Region 6 and Acting EPA Deputy Administrator, and Betsy Southerland, Director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water, were quoted in this article regarding potential Biden EPA nominees’ path through a Senate confirmation.

EPN members Dan Costa (former National Program Director, EPA Air, Climate, and Energy Research Program, Office of Research and Development), Vijay Limay (Physical Scientist, Air Monitoring and Analysis Section, Air and Radiation Division, EPA Region 5), and Chris Zarba (former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board), are quoted and Mustafa Santiago Ali (former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice) is mentioned in this article on the need to reintegrate science into the federal government for the incoming Biden administration to implement its climate change agenda.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was also quoted in this article concerning recycling and reducing waste. Judith was quoted in a similar article by Waste 360.