Jenna Stevens,, is the state director for Environment America’s affiliate Environment Florida. He has spoken extensively to the media on these and other environmental topics. Drew has been quoted widely both on-camera and in print articles. Prior to assuming his current role, Drew served as director of government relations for North Carolina’s Sierra Club. In his role, Drew promotes clean air, clean water, clean energy and open spaces in North Carolina. During Hurricane Florence, Drew provided interviews and information to several national and local media. Her work with PIRG has been featured by media outlets including CNN, The New York Times, NPR and the Los Angeles Times.ĭrew Ball,, is the state director for Environment America’s affiliate Environment North Carolina. Prior to joining PIRG in 2020, Teresa worked as a business journalist and consumer columnist for more than 20 years for Ohio’s largest daily newspaper. She’s passionate about educating people about predatory tactics they may face when they’re vulnerable. She has written or overseen reports and analyses on topics including price gouging during emergencies, toxic consumer products and scams targeting consumers. Teresa Murray, is director of the Consumer Watchdog program with U.S. A former journalist, Tony has been featured in reports by such media outlets as The New York Times, Financial Times and The Economist. His work on nuclear power includes supervising the production of Too Close to Home, which highlighted the risk to drinking water supplies of a Fukushima-type accident in the United States, and contributing to Frontier Group’s response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Tony Dutzik,, is associate director and senior policy analyst with Frontier Group, a public policy think tank, where he has authored dozens of reports on a wide array of topics, including climate change. Nuclear sites and the connection between climate change and hurricanes: She has spoken extensively to the media on these and other public health topics. PIRG’s programs to clean up toxic Superfund sites, protect public health from toxic chemicals in personal care and beauty products, and reduce the use of pesticides and other public health threats. She works to protect our health and the environment, overseeing U.S. Superfund and other toxic waste facilities:ĭanielle Melgar, is U.S. News and World Report, Bloomberg and WebMD. He’s also been interviewed by such outlets as U.S. He’s appeared on camera for CBS This Morning, among other outlets. His current efforts include defending the Clean Water Act, curbing pollution from factory farms, and working to “Get the Lead Out” of drinking water. John has also testified before Congress on enforcement of clean water laws.
He has co-authored several research reports, including Accidents Waiting to Happen: Toxic threats to our rivers, lakes and streams. He directs our work to protect our rivers, lakes, streams and drinking water. John Rumpler,, runs Environment America’s clean water program.
The following experts from across the Public Interest Network are available to provide quotes and background for your coverage:Ĭoal ash sites, hog manure lagoons, fracking ponds, oil and gas pipelines and other water pollution: 2018).Ĭonsumer tip sheet (from Hurricane Laura August 2020). Materials about nuclear power plants (from Hurricane Florence, Sept. Materials about oil trains and pipelines. Our most recent data and graphics on potential environmental, health and consumer dangers created by hurricanes - and the flooding that follows: This contamination persists in the environment for years, threatening human and environmental health. For example, after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, more than 190,000 barrels of oil spilled in Louisiana, and during Hurricane Harvey, 40 sites released hazardous pollutants. Using forecasts as of Tuesday, July 6, at least nine Superfund sites are in Elsa’s path, and the majority of these are on or near the water, making them even more vulnerable to flooding ( map of Superfund sites here).įlooding of these sites can result in toxic substances finding their way into the waters that stream into nearby communities. PIRG, Environment America and Frontier Group - all part of the Public Interest Network - are sharing information that will help your readers and viewers contextualize what’s going on with regard to major environmental and health concerns.Įlsa, the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season, following four tropical storms, is expected to make landfall in Florida early Wednesday morning. WASHINGTON - As Hurricane Elsa prepares to strike Florida and then careen up the East Coast, U.S. PIRG, Environment America, and Frontier Group