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Veterans protected our country. They deserve to be protected from toxic chemicals.
TCE and PCE exposure have harmed countless service members and families.
This Veterans Day, let’s honor their service not just with words, but with action. EPA must stop delaying the bans on these toxic chemicals.
TCE and PCE exposure have harmed countless service members and families.
This Veterans Day, let’s honor their service not just with words, but with action. EPA must stop delaying the bans on these toxic chemicals.
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Veterans protected our country. They deserve to be protected from toxic chemicals.
TCE and PCE exposure have harmed countless service members and families.
This Veterans Day, let’s honor their service not just with words, but with action. EPA must stop delaying the bans on these toxic chemicals.
TCE and PCE exposure have harmed countless service members and families.
This Veterans Day, let’s honor their service not just with words, but with action. EPA must stop delaying the bans on these toxic chemicals.
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We are excited to announce that the @enviroprotnet.bsky.social has joined the Coalition. The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) harnesses the expertise of former EPA employees to protect the integrity of the EPA and address issues impacting public health and the environment.
October 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We are excited to announce that the @enviroprotnet.bsky.social has joined the Coalition. The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) harnesses the expertise of former EPA employees to protect the integrity of the EPA and address issues impacting public health and the environment.
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NEW: President Trump and RFK Jr. promised to “Make America Healthy Again” but the administration’s assault on environmental safeguards will expose kids and families to more cancer-causing pollution as RFK Jr. cuts cancer research and treatment: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Trump Administration’s Attack on Environmental Protections Will Increase Cancer-Causing Pollution
The Trump administration’s plan to torpedo air pollution limits and cancer prevention programs while ripping away health care and cancer treatment and canceling clean energy investments will increase ...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NEW: President Trump and RFK Jr. promised to “Make America Healthy Again” but the administration’s assault on environmental safeguards will expose kids and families to more cancer-causing pollution as RFK Jr. cuts cancer research and treatment: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
88% of voters—including 81% of Trump voters—support a strong EPA. Shutdowns show us what happens when EPA is weakened.
Congress must step up and fund EPA to protect our health. #ProtectEPA
Congress must step up and fund EPA to protect our health. #ProtectEPA
October 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
88% of voters—including 81% of Trump voters—support a strong EPA. Shutdowns show us what happens when EPA is weakened.
Congress must step up and fund EPA to protect our health. #ProtectEPA
Congress must step up and fund EPA to protect our health. #ProtectEPA
Trump’s plan to mass-fire federal workers during a shutdown isn’t just reckless—it’s illegal. Public servants keep our nation running. We can’t let extremist schemes destroy their livelihoods & our democracy. #ProtectFederalWorkers
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Trump Administration’s Plan for Mass Firing of Federal Workers During Government Shutdown Violates Law, Unions Say - Democracy Forward
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October 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump’s plan to mass-fire federal workers during a shutdown isn’t just reckless—it’s illegal. Public servants keep our nation running. We can’t let extremist schemes destroy their livelihoods & our democracy. #ProtectFederalWorkers
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AP quoted EPN’s Jeremy Symons: “This administration has already been implementing a serial shutdown of EPA—whittling away at EPA’s ability to do its job.”
With EPA sidelined, polluters go unchecked. Congress must defend our right to clean air & safe water.
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With EPA sidelined, polluters go unchecked. Congress must defend our right to clean air & safe water.
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EPA's job is to protect America's air, water and land. Here's how a shutdown affects that effort
The Environmental Protection Agency faces challenges during a government shutdown. The agency's mission to protect health and the environment is at risk without a federal budget.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
AP quoted EPN’s Jeremy Symons: “This administration has already been implementing a serial shutdown of EPA—whittling away at EPA’s ability to do its job.”
With EPA sidelined, polluters go unchecked. Congress must defend our right to clean air & safe water.
apnews.com/article/epa-...
With EPA sidelined, polluters go unchecked. Congress must defend our right to clean air & safe water.
apnews.com/article/epa-...
The administration is dismantling EPA piece by piece—putting more kids at risk of asthma, more families at risk from toxic water, and more neighborhoods at risk from uncleaned sites. A shutdown would be a preview of what life will look like without a fully functioning EPA. Congress must act #SaveEPA
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The administration is dismantling EPA piece by piece—putting more kids at risk of asthma, more families at risk from toxic water, and more neighborhoods at risk from uncleaned sites. A shutdown would be a preview of what life will look like without a fully functioning EPA. Congress must act #SaveEPA
EPA civil servants protect our air and water every day. They’re not bargaining chips.
Trump’s serial shutdown puts polluters first, families last. Congress must stop the serial shutdown of EPA with a bipartisan funding bill.
Our full statement: www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/20250925_mas...
Trump’s serial shutdown puts polluters first, families last. Congress must stop the serial shutdown of EPA with a bipartisan funding bill.
Our full statement: www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/20250925_mas...
EPN: Civil Servants Aren’t Bargaining Chips, Congress Must Stop Trump’s Serial Shutdown of EPA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 25, 2025 CONTACT: Aaron Bharucha, Public Relations Associate(509) 429-1699 and epn-press@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org EPN: Civil Servants Aren’t Bargaining Chips, ...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
EPA civil servants protect our air and water every day. They’re not bargaining chips.
Trump’s serial shutdown puts polluters first, families last. Congress must stop the serial shutdown of EPA with a bipartisan funding bill.
Our full statement: www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/20250925_mas...
Trump’s serial shutdown puts polluters first, families last. Congress must stop the serial shutdown of EPA with a bipartisan funding bill.
Our full statement: www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org/20250925_mas...
New study: Dozens of pesticides found in fruits & veggies.
EPN’s Linda Birnbaum warns: “Pesticides are associated with all sorts of adverse health effects.”
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EPN’s Linda Birnbaum warns: “Pesticides are associated with all sorts of adverse health effects.”
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Dozens of pesticides enter the body through contaminated fruits and vegetables, study finds | CNN
Eating more pesticide-laced produce increases exposure to dozens of pesticides, according to a nonprofit that publishes the “Dirty Dozen” list of contaminated foods.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New study: Dozens of pesticides found in fruits & veggies.
EPN’s Linda Birnbaum warns: “Pesticides are associated with all sorts of adverse health effects.”
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EPN’s Linda Birnbaum warns: “Pesticides are associated with all sorts of adverse health effects.”
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/h...
The Trump Admin says it’s worried about chemicals harming kids—yet it’s pushing to weaken reviews of toxic chemicals.
Families deserve protection, not poison. Tell EPA: put health first.
Families deserve protection, not poison. Tell EPA: put health first.
September 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Trump Admin says it’s worried about chemicals harming kids—yet it’s pushing to weaken reviews of toxic chemicals.
Families deserve protection, not poison. Tell EPA: put health first.
Families deserve protection, not poison. Tell EPA: put health first.
In a new report, EDGI documents the assault on the EPA currently taking place under the second Trump administration. Findings show an EPA that is swiftly being hollowed out and made to work for polluters rather than the health of the public.
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Publications – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Public outreach, accessibility, and transparency are central to EDGI’s vision of good environmental governance; we apply the same aspirations for our own […]
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September 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In a new report, EDGI documents the assault on the EPA currently taking place under the second Trump administration. Findings show an EPA that is swiftly being hollowed out and made to work for polluters rather than the health of the public.
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The Trump/Zeldin EPA wants to scrap the Endangerment Finding.
Businesses warn:
➡️ No clear standards
➡️ More lawsuits
➡️ Economic chaos
Rolling back climate authority hurts stability, health & investment.
Read the full story: buff.ly/0I8R68b #SaveEPA
Businesses warn:
➡️ No clear standards
➡️ More lawsuits
➡️ Economic chaos
Rolling back climate authority hurts stability, health & investment.
Read the full story: buff.ly/0I8R68b #SaveEPA
August 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Trump/Zeldin EPA wants to scrap the Endangerment Finding.
Businesses warn:
➡️ No clear standards
➡️ More lawsuits
➡️ Economic chaos
Rolling back climate authority hurts stability, health & investment.
Read the full story: buff.ly/0I8R68b #SaveEPA
Businesses warn:
➡️ No clear standards
➡️ More lawsuits
➡️ Economic chaos
Rolling back climate authority hurts stability, health & investment.
Read the full story: buff.ly/0I8R68b #SaveEPA
Former EPA Deputy Admin Janet McCabe warns: If Trump’s EPA repeals climate rules, Indiana is left with no protections.
➡️ Hotter days
➡️ Heavier rainfall
➡️ More hospital visits
Indy can’t afford this rollback.
Read the full story: buff.ly/WSiq8bO #SaveEPA
➡️ Hotter days
➡️ Heavier rainfall
➡️ More hospital visits
Indy can’t afford this rollback.
Read the full story: buff.ly/WSiq8bO #SaveEPA
August 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Former EPA Deputy Admin Janet McCabe warns: If Trump’s EPA repeals climate rules, Indiana is left with no protections.
➡️ Hotter days
➡️ Heavier rainfall
➡️ More hospital visits
Indy can’t afford this rollback.
Read the full story: buff.ly/WSiq8bO #SaveEPA
➡️ Hotter days
➡️ Heavier rainfall
➡️ More hospital visits
Indy can’t afford this rollback.
Read the full story: buff.ly/WSiq8bO #SaveEPA
RFK Jr. vowed to find autism’s causes. Instead:
➡️ Cut labs & millions in research grants
➡️ Silenced scientists studying pollution & autism
➡️ Stood by as EPA rolled back toxic chemicals protections
Read the full story: t.co/jlCEqmsRB6
➡️ Cut labs & millions in research grants
➡️ Silenced scientists studying pollution & autism
➡️ Stood by as EPA rolled back toxic chemicals protections
Read the full story: t.co/jlCEqmsRB6
August 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
RFK Jr. vowed to find autism’s causes. Instead:
➡️ Cut labs & millions in research grants
➡️ Silenced scientists studying pollution & autism
➡️ Stood by as EPA rolled back toxic chemicals protections
Read the full story: t.co/jlCEqmsRB6
➡️ Cut labs & millions in research grants
➡️ Silenced scientists studying pollution & autism
➡️ Stood by as EPA rolled back toxic chemicals protections
Read the full story: t.co/jlCEqmsRB6
The House wants to slash EPA’s budget by 23%—gutting science, enforcement & environmental justice.
❌ Communities left defenseless
❌ Hundreds of experts sidelined
❌ Polluters unchecked
The Senate plan keeps protections in place. Congress must #SaveEPA.
❌ Communities left defenseless
❌ Hundreds of experts sidelined
❌ Polluters unchecked
The Senate plan keeps protections in place. Congress must #SaveEPA.
August 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The House wants to slash EPA’s budget by 23%—gutting science, enforcement & environmental justice.
❌ Communities left defenseless
❌ Hundreds of experts sidelined
❌ Polluters unchecked
The Senate plan keeps protections in place. Congress must #SaveEPA.
❌ Communities left defenseless
❌ Hundreds of experts sidelined
❌ Polluters unchecked
The Senate plan keeps protections in place. Congress must #SaveEPA.
“Administrator Zeldin is living in a fantasy land.”
Larry Weinstock testified that EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding ignores science, law, & economics, costing lives, raising gas prices, and serving only polluters.
Watch:
Larry Weinstock testified that EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding ignores science, law, & economics, costing lives, raising gas prices, and serving only polluters.
Watch:
August 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“Administrator Zeldin is living in a fantasy land.”
Larry Weinstock testified that EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding ignores science, law, & economics, costing lives, raising gas prices, and serving only polluters.
Watch:
Larry Weinstock testified that EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding ignores science, law, & economics, costing lives, raising gas prices, and serving only polluters.
Watch:
At today's EPA’s hearing, EPN’s Michelle Roos exposed Lee Zeldin’s flip-flop:
➡️ Once: climate change is real, cut fossil fuels.
➡️ Now: CO2 is “good,” science is “religion."
Her warning: Zeldin is putting politics over public health.
➡️ Once: climate change is real, cut fossil fuels.
➡️ Now: CO2 is “good,” science is “religion."
Her warning: Zeldin is putting politics over public health.
August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
At today's EPA’s hearing, EPN’s Michelle Roos exposed Lee Zeldin’s flip-flop:
➡️ Once: climate change is real, cut fossil fuels.
➡️ Now: CO2 is “good,” science is “religion."
Her warning: Zeldin is putting politics over public health.
➡️ Once: climate change is real, cut fossil fuels.
➡️ Now: CO2 is “good,” science is “religion."
Her warning: Zeldin is putting politics over public health.
Day 1 of EPA’s hearing on repealing the Endangerment Finding:
➡️ Health experts: rollback worsens asthma & costly ER care
➡️ State AGs: ignores law & Supreme Court precedent
➡️ Industry: standards drive innovation & jobs
Read more: buff.ly/DW8wuD0. #SaveEPA
➡️ Health experts: rollback worsens asthma & costly ER care
➡️ State AGs: ignores law & Supreme Court precedent
➡️ Industry: standards drive innovation & jobs
Read more: buff.ly/DW8wuD0. #SaveEPA
August 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Day 1 of EPA’s hearing on repealing the Endangerment Finding:
➡️ Health experts: rollback worsens asthma & costly ER care
➡️ State AGs: ignores law & Supreme Court precedent
➡️ Industry: standards drive innovation & jobs
Read more: buff.ly/DW8wuD0. #SaveEPA
➡️ Health experts: rollback worsens asthma & costly ER care
➡️ State AGs: ignores law & Supreme Court precedent
➡️ Industry: standards drive innovation & jobs
Read more: buff.ly/DW8wuD0. #SaveEPA
Today, EPN’s Michelle Roos testified at EPA’s Endangerment Finding hearing.
Her message was clear: “Climate change is not religion. It is science. And, it places upon us a moral responsibility to act.”
Watch her full testimony:
Her message was clear: “Climate change is not religion. It is science. And, it places upon us a moral responsibility to act.”
Watch her full testimony:
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August 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today, EPN’s Michelle Roos testified at EPA’s Endangerment Finding hearing.
Her message was clear: “Climate change is not religion. It is science. And, it places upon us a moral responsibility to act.”
Watch her full testimony:
Her message was clear: “Climate change is not religion. It is science. And, it places upon us a moral responsibility to act.”
Watch her full testimony:
Elkton, MD families are facing PFAS contamination in their wells, linked to cancer & other serious health risks.
➡️ Toxic chemicals in drinking water
➡️ Families left unprotected
➡️ A nationwide crisis: 158M+ at risk
Read the full story: buff.ly/7C0zHiM. #SaveEPA
➡️ Toxic chemicals in drinking water
➡️ Families left unprotected
➡️ A nationwide crisis: 158M+ at risk
Read the full story: buff.ly/7C0zHiM. #SaveEPA
August 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Elkton, MD families are facing PFAS contamination in their wells, linked to cancer & other serious health risks.
➡️ Toxic chemicals in drinking water
➡️ Families left unprotected
➡️ A nationwide crisis: 158M+ at risk
Read the full story: buff.ly/7C0zHiM. #SaveEPA
➡️ Toxic chemicals in drinking water
➡️ Families left unprotected
➡️ A nationwide crisis: 158M+ at risk
Read the full story: buff.ly/7C0zHiM. #SaveEPA
The House wants to slash EPA funding by 23%, gut enforcement, and zero out environmental justice programs. This puts public health and frontline communities at risk. The bipartisan Senate bill is better for science, safety, and justice. #SaveEPA
August 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The House wants to slash EPA funding by 23%, gut enforcement, and zero out environmental justice programs. This puts public health and frontline communities at risk. The bipartisan Senate bill is better for science, safety, and justice. #SaveEPA
The Trump admin wants to kill or privatize Energy Star, a program that has saved families & businesses $500B+ since 1992.
Killing it means:
➡️ Higher bills
➡️ More pollution
➡️ Weaker climate protections
Read more: buff.ly/dIllbnS. #SaveEnergyStar
Killing it means:
➡️ Higher bills
➡️ More pollution
➡️ Weaker climate protections
Read more: buff.ly/dIllbnS. #SaveEnergyStar
August 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Trump admin wants to kill or privatize Energy Star, a program that has saved families & businesses $500B+ since 1992.
Killing it means:
➡️ Higher bills
➡️ More pollution
➡️ Weaker climate protections
Read more: buff.ly/dIllbnS. #SaveEnergyStar
Killing it means:
➡️ Higher bills
➡️ More pollution
➡️ Weaker climate protections
Read more: buff.ly/dIllbnS. #SaveEnergyStar
EPA wants to repeal the Endangerment Finding, the foundation of climate protections.
The cost?
➡️ More premature deaths
➡️ Millions more asthma attacks
➡️ Accelerated climate chaos
Hearings: Aug 19–20. Comments due by Sept 15. Silence is not an option. #SaveEPA
The cost?
➡️ More premature deaths
➡️ Millions more asthma attacks
➡️ Accelerated climate chaos
Hearings: Aug 19–20. Comments due by Sept 15. Silence is not an option. #SaveEPA
August 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
EPA wants to repeal the Endangerment Finding, the foundation of climate protections.
The cost?
➡️ More premature deaths
➡️ Millions more asthma attacks
➡️ Accelerated climate chaos
Hearings: Aug 19–20. Comments due by Sept 15. Silence is not an option. #SaveEPA
The cost?
➡️ More premature deaths
➡️ Millions more asthma attacks
➡️ Accelerated climate chaos
Hearings: Aug 19–20. Comments due by Sept 15. Silence is not an option. #SaveEPA
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August 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
FREE WEBINAR: Tips for Your Green & Climate Job Search
Aug 21 | 4 PM ET
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Practical advice for careers in sustainability, climate action & public health.
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Aug 21 | 4 PM ET
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Practical advice for careers in sustainability, climate action & public health.
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DOE’s climate “report” was built on secrecy, not science. No peer review. No public input. Handpicked deniers. Ex-EPA science chief Chris Frey is demanding corrections before EPA uses it to dismantle climate protections. Read the story here: buff.ly/UcGI3Nz. #SaveEPA
August 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
DOE’s climate “report” was built on secrecy, not science. No peer review. No public input. Handpicked deniers. Ex-EPA science chief Chris Frey is demanding corrections before EPA uses it to dismantle climate protections. Read the story here: buff.ly/UcGI3Nz. #SaveEPA