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Climate Science Legal Defense Fund @csldf.org · 24/06/2026

“The [Trump] administration fired me... to scare public servants into silence. I’ve fought for safe drinking water before, and I will not be intimidated.” Elin Warn Betanzo, drinking water expert and former EPA National Drinking Water Advisory Council member. www.csldf.org/press/warn-b...

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Water Expert Sues EPA After She Was Fired for Signing Petition - Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 22, 2026 Contact: Lauren Kurtz (lkurtz@csldf.org / 646-801-0853) and/or Michael J. Steinberg (mjsteinb@umich.edu / 734-615-2407)…

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Environmental Protection Network @enviroprotnet.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Besties, quick reality check! EPA says they’re absolutely cooking on PFAS protections… Twin, that’s CAP! The safeguards that keep these “forever chemicals” out of our water and food are actually getting rolled back. And if you ask us? That’s a flop. Respectfully, EPA, negative aura points.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Cahokia Heights and JBPHH residents want what any community wants: dependable, safe water, and the ability to trust those in charge. That starts with rigorous sampling protocols, published water quality data, and real discussion of risks and response. www.safewaterengineering.com/hottopics/un...

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Unsafe Water and Unanswered Questions: A Tale of Two Communities — Safe Water Engineering

I’ve spent nearly two years working with two communities facing very different contamination issues, yet their experiences with those in charge are disturbingly alike.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Sounds like a bunch of whiny children took over drinking water at EPA. Doing their best to mock a program created by the previous administration while doing nothing to substantially change the program. Just a childish rename and restating goals. #safewater #soundslikescience

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Gary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Dismissed US EPA adviser laments agency's action on "bread and butter" issue, safe drinking water. Curious muted response. garyglx5.substack.com/p/dismissed-...

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Dismissed US EPA adviser laments agency's action on "bread and butter issue," safe drinking water

Response to Elin Betanzo's termination as an advisor to the agency has been muted

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Spooky @spookyperry.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Hey, #Detroit! Today, 1/28/26, at 2 PM I live cover GLWA Board of Directors meeting for #DETdocumenters #DetroitDocumenters @detdocumenters.bsky.social & media partners ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Courtesy of @outliermedia.org outliermedia.org/newsletter/t...

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Interesting that Highland Park has to document reductions to prove them while Dearborn earns larger reduction estimates for "progress towards long term matters"

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Heather P in the D!!!! @heatherpinthed.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

2nd member partner whose charges are different- They had meters installed so reads from them changing charges

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The EPA has removed me from the National Drinking Water Advisory Council for signing a public declaration asking EPA to commit to using good science in its policy making. This should concern all of us. www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

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EPA ousts water council member who signed dissent letter

Elin Warn Betanzo had been barred from participating on the panel pending the results of an investigation into her "potential signature on a petition."

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Take a look at your school’s drinking water plant before you break for the summer.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

"By primarily conducting tap samples in houses with no lead service line or service lines that are partially lead on the city side, Cleveland’s data does not accurately represent the lead concentrations residents are likely being exposed to." www.truthdig.com/articles/haz...

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Hazardous H2O: Lead Safety and the ‘Hidden 10 Percent’ - Truthdig

In Cleveland and other cities, the worst cases of lead exposure in drinking water are obscured from public view thanks to a decades-old federal rule.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Can anyone provide thoughts on safety of air travel right now as a result of firings at the FAA? Is it peak chaos right now that will right itself, or is this as good as it's going to be for the next 4 years because it will be going steadily downhill? I'm trying to make travel plans.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

These are the young people with energy and fresh ideas. The ones who help government adopt new technology, be more creative, and provide better services. Most just fresh out of training or school. These are the people we need in public service more than ever. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush

Many probationary employees targeted in latest Trump cuts across agencies had excellent ratings; legal challenges are expected.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Detroit Water & Sewerage Department reported a 90th %ile lead level of 13 ppb—within compliance for 2024 but above Michigan’s new 12 ppb threshold for 2025. 1.2 million people live in the Metro Detroit communities with lead exceeding the new standard of 12 ppb planetdetroit.org/2025/02/lead...

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GOP fights federal lead mandate as new Michigan rules expose more communities at risk

Michigan's drinking water systems face challenges as lead levels exceed new standards as Congress debates repealing Biden's lead regulations.

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Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

DOGE allegations of fraud are a smokescreen to cut programs they don’t like but don’t have the votes to cut in Congress. Don’t fall for it.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

It looks like the current administration's definition of waste, fraud, and abuse is any money that does not go in their own personal pockets. planetdetroit.org/2025/02/epa-...

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EPA grant freeze impacts Michigan projects, court orders ignored

Despite court orders blocking the move, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin once again froze climate funds by the EPA funding freeze.

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Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Search EPA's frozen grants here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

"There are many well-meaning water utilities and executives who want to provide the safest water feasible to their customers and do not support the extreme actions of AWWA and AMWA."

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Water Utility Groups Seek to Dismantle Public Health Protections

What happened to the American Water Works Association? Progress is in jeopardy and generations are poised to be poisoned by lead and other toxic chemicals.

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

"Environmentalists expressed alarm about the moves, which, if successful, would in effect prohibit the government from ever requiring lead line replacement in the future, or lowering lead limits."

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Republicans move to repeal lead limits imposed by Biden-era rules

US government would be prohibited from ever mandating lead pipe replacement or lowering lead limits in water

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Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts… 🔌💡 1/X

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Yesterday I got an email dismissing me from an EPA SAB Panel. The science boards will be reestablished with selections by the new administration. In September I was invited to serve as a member of the SAB Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Revisions Review Panel. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

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Elin Betanzo @safewater.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I’m a water quality engineer with 20+ years of experience tackling drinking water challenges. I work to make water safer for everyone through data analysis, innovative solutions, and collaboration. Check out my work: Safe Water Engineering: Tackling Water Safety in Southeast Michigan.

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Safe Water Engineering – Tackling Water Safety in Southeast Michigan — Safe Water Engineering

From Lead Contamination to Rising Rates, Southeast Michigan Faces a Critical Need Article reprinted with permission from SBN Detroit

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