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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 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.

Dr. Bernard Goldstein, EPN member and former chair, EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, was quoted in this article concerning the connection between pollution and COVID-19 mortality.

Bob Sussman, EPN member and former EPA Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article regarding EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) deregulation agenda.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article on how environmental deregulation could affect Indiana.

Jeff Peterson, EPN member and former Senior Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Water, published this op-ed regarding the current administration’s recent creation of a “water subcabinet.”

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article about a public meeting hosted by New York State’s Department of Environment to discuss the Norlite Hazardous Waste incinerator in Cohoes, NY

EPN, was featured in this article regarding its comments on EPA’s proposed 2020 Financial Capability Assessment for Clean Water Act Obligations.

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 the lack of cabinet status for EPA.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, regarding the need for public participation to enforce New York’s plastic bag ban. 

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 EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s public calendar.

Linda Birnbaum, EPN member and former EPA federal scientist, was quoted in an article by this article concerning the toxicity of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article on the decline of criminal prosecutions for pollution under the current administration. Judith was quoted in a similar article by EcoWatch.

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 concerning the role racism has played in fomenting higher cancer and COVID-19 mortality rates in Reserve, Louisiana. 

Linda Birnbaum, EPN member and former EPA federal scientist, was interviewed on this radio program about PFAS chemicals. 

EPN members David Coursen (former lawyer in EPA’s Office of General Counsel), Michael Cox (former Regional Manager for Drinking Water Lead and Copper Rule, Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts Rule, and Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative), and Dennis McLerran (former Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10), were quoted in this article on the Superfund program under the current administration.

Joe Goffman, EPN member and former Associate Assistant Administrator for Climate and Senior Counsel, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article regarding an upcoming hearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals, which could curtail EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Joe was quoted in a similar article by E&E News.

Judith Enck, EPN member and former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 2, was quoted in this article regarding federal legislation to curb plastic pollution. Judith was quoted in a similar article by Inside EPA.

Linda Birnbaum, EPN member and former EPA federal scientist, was quoted in this article regarding everyday chemicals that people are exposed to.

Linda Birnbaum, EPN member and former EPA federal scientist, penned this op-ed on concerning evidence that suggests fluoride may be hampering brain development in children.