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 Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, was quoted in this article discussing the EPA’s current backlog of toxic waste cleanups. 

EPN members, Mark Ryan former EPA Regional Counsel, Region 10 and Betsy Southerland former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, co-wrote an op-ed regarding the proposed revisions to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule proposed by the Trump administration.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, is quoted and EPN is mentioned in this article relating to the Trump administration’s redefinition of the WOTUS rule. Fellow EPN member, Mark Ryan, former EPA Regional Counsel, Region 10, and Betsy were also quoted in similar articles by CQ Roll Call, E&E News, Gizmodo, The Guardian, The Hill, The National Press Arab American News Network, The Rainforest Site Blog, The Times-Tribune, US News and World Report, Washington Examiner, WaterWorld, and WION News. EPN received mentions from CBS WDJT, CNN, NBC Palm Springs, and Newsweek as well. A reprint of this article ran in CBS WCBI.

Dan Costa, EPN member and former National Program Director, EPA Air, Climate, and Energy Research Program was quoted in this article concerning the departure of scientists from federal agencies, including the EPA.

Jeff Alson, EPN member and former Senior Engineer and Policy Advisor, EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article highlighting skepticism of the stated benefits of the SAFE Act. This article was reprinted in The Hour.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization, and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice was quoted in this article, regarding the vulnerability of minorities to climate change and pollution. This piece also ran in Scientific American.

Dr. Bernard Goldstein, EPN member and former Chair, EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, was quoted by this article in reference to lead exposure from old paint chips.

Chris Zarba, EPN member and former Director, EPA Science Advisory Board, was quoted in this article regarding the Science Advisory Board’s review of the “censored science” rule.

Dr. Trish Koman, EPN member and former Senior Environmental Scientist, Program Manager and Supervisor in EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted in this article concerning the effects of climate change on SE Michigan.

Janet McCabe, EPN member and former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation, was quoted in this article regarding the political and economic importance of ethanol.

Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPN member and former EPA Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Community Revitalization, and Assistant Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice was quoted in regards to the Trump administration’s revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act. The Hill reused Mustafa’s quote in its nightly column, Overnight Energy.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, is quoted in this article regarding the usage of virtual hearings in the rollback of EPA regulations. 

Lisa Feldt, EPN member and former EPA Acting Deputy Administrator and Associate Deputy Administrator, was quoted in this article regarding proposed revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act.

Cheryl Wasserman, EPN member and former Associate Director for Policy Analysis, Office of Federal Activities, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) at EPA, was quoted in this article on the Trump administration’s proposed rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act. 

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, is quoted in this article on the backlog in funding new construction work at Superfund sites.

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 regarding forever chemicals such as PFOA, PFOS, and PFAS.

Susan Bromm, EPN Member and former Director at EPA Office of Federal Activities, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Division, was quoted in this article discussing revisions that the Trump Administration plans on making to NEPA. This piece also ran in Science. 

Margo Oge, EPN member and former Director of EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, was quoted by this article in reference to a new rule on heavy-duty truck pollution that the EPA is pursuing. This piece also ran in Stars and Stripes and Times Record. Margo was also quoted in similar pieces by EcoWatch and Nature World News.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water and fellow EPN member Bob Sussman, the former EPA Deputy Administrator, were quoted in an article discussing the Trump administration’s deregulatory strategy.

This article mentions and quotes EPN in its reporting on an EPA draft ozone policy assessment document that does not consider an appeals court decision, which may result in a weaker secondary ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards rule.

Brenda Mallory, EPN member and former General Counsel for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, was quoted in this article regarding potential changes to the National Environmental Policy Act and its effect on the permitting process. Brenda was also quoted in a similar article in EcoWatch.

Betsy Southerland, EPN member and former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, is quoted in this article about Trump officials working to fundamentally change the way environmental rules are crafted. 

EPN member Bonnie Bellow, former EPA Director, Public Affairs Division, Region 2, is quoted in this article about EPA’s incomplete inventory of what emergency response equipment it owns, where the pieces are located, and whether they still work.

EPN members Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator for Region 2, and Betsy Southerland, former Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA Office of Water, are quoted in this article about the Trump administration’s huge backlog of unfunded toxic Superfund clean-up projects. This piece also ran in The Washington Post, The Hour, and RiverBender.com, and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Betsy Southerland is quoted in a similar piece in The Hill.