In the News

Eric Schaeffer, EPN member and former director of EPA’s Office of Civil Enforcement, was quoted in this article about facilities skipping water pollution monitoring requirements despite having prior infractions. 

John Bachmann, EPN member and former Associate Director for Science and Policy and New Programs, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, was quoted in this article concerning evidence linking particulate matter to high mortality rates.

EPN members Mustafa Santiago Ali, former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, and Dennis McLerran, former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10, were quoted in this article concerning the Army Corps of Engineer’s findings that the Pebble Mine would have no measurable environmental impact on Bristol Bay.

Bill Muno, EPN member and former Director, Region 5 Superfund Division, was quoted in this article concerning the risks posed by sea-level rise on toxic Superfund sites.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, co-wrote this op-ed on Amazon and the Seattle Kraken’s decision to change the name of Seattle’s Key Arena to the “Climate Pledge Arena.”

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, penned this op-ed on how communities of color and low-wealth neighborhoods are disproportionately affected by climate change and pollution.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article regarding an investigation into the Trump administration’s vehicle emission rollback.

Jeff Alson, EPN member and former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article regarding a Congressional probe into EPA’s Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule.

Dennis McLerran former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10, was quoted in this article concerning the Army Corps of Engineer’s findings that the Pebble Mine would have no measurable environmental impact on Bristol Bay. Dennis was also quoted in similar articles by CNN, E&E News, S&P Global and The Cordova Times.

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Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, wrote this op-ed remembering the late Congressman John Lewis and his work on civil rights and environmental justice.

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 regarding the environmental justice implications of the changes to the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB).

Judith Enck, EPN member and former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 2, was quoted in this article regarding opportunities to reduce plastic waste. Judith was also interviewed by WAMC on The Roundtable Panel. 

 Timothy Whitehouse, EPN member and former senior attorney at EPA, was quoted in this article regarding EPA’s revisions to the EAB. 

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, wrote this op-ed concerning EPA’s proposed CO2 standard for aircraft.

Timothy Whitehouse, EPN member and former senior attorney at EPA, penned this op-ed on the declining public concern for the environment amidst social unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic.

 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 about the Sierra Club. Mustafa was also quoted in The Quarantine Review concerning societal structures that have been built on racism. 

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, was quoted on this podcast about the recent defeats of American pipelines. 

Francis Lyons, EPN member and former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 5, was quoted in this article regarding the Department of Justice’s push against supplemental environmental projects that seek relief beyond what a court can provide.

Cam Davis, EPN member and former EPA Senior Advisor to the Administrator, was quoted in this article on spring flooding in Chicago after record rainfall. Cam was also quoted in a similar article by ProPublica.

EPN’s Trump Administration Environmental Record was featured in this article regarding the environmental rollbacks under the Trump administration.

EPN member Roy Gamse (former EPA Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy) and EPN Board Member Rob Wolcott (former EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Policy) penned this op-ed on an EPA proposed rule that would revise the consideration of cost-benefit analysis on actions under the Clean Air Act.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 2, was quoted in this article concerning the increase of plastic consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Gary Timm, EPN member and former Chief, Chemical Testing Branch, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, was quoted in this article on EPA’s process for drafting risk management rules under the Toxic Substance Control Act.

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 EPA’s recent TSCA significant new use rule covering PFAS.