Privacy Policy

We are an all- volunteer organization made up of retired and former employees of the Environmental Protection Agency. We have expertise in environmental science, law and policy.  We are based  in Colorado, have members from across the USA, and collaborate with like-minded groups all over the country.  We are using our collective expertise to educate and advocate about environmental science, environmental protections and the current Administration’s assault on EPA and our public health.

Our website address is: http://saveepaalums.info

The only data we directly collect is names and email addresses from people who choose to sign up for email alerts for our regulatory rollback fact sheets  http://saveepaalums.info/Rules+Open+-+Summaries.  People on our email list also receive notices whenever we post a new blog.  We do not use or share email addresses for any other purpose.

We NOT solicit for funds – we are totally powered by volunteers.

We are not professional web designers. Our website is built on WordPress and uses a number of 3rd party plugins. We also use Google Analytics.  Here’s what we know about the data collected by the tools we use.

WordPress comments: If you leave a comment on the site, your name and email address are collected by WordPress and emailed to our website administrator. name and email address of your users.  WordPress says: “Personal data are also saved in browser cookies, so commenters don’t have to resubmit them next time. This makes commenting more convenient on WordPress websites.”

Google Analytics typically tracks personal data like IP addresses, user IDs and cookies for behavior profiling.

This page from Automattic, creator of WordPress and related tool, has more information that might be useful if you are interested in knowing more about data collected in this web environment https://automattic.com/privacy-notice/

Save EPA has been an all-volunteer group of former EPA officials who became alarmed about the Trump agenda for EPA and joined together to fight it.

With newly-elected President-Elect Biden and VP-Elect Harris coming in January, the need to "save EPA" is much less urgent. This is not to imply all clear skies ahead - there is much re-building to do, there will be negative pressures on the new administration, and we will likely have policy differences in the future. However, we are hopeful that these differences will be discussed rationally, using science as a basis for moving forward, and keeping EPA's mission of protecting human health and the environment in the forefront.

And so, we are going back to retirement!  We're keeping our website up at http://saveepaalums.info/ , as a resource for those who want to follow and influence the restoration work. Our report on the Trump record at EPA describes the actions that need to be reversed [saveepaalums.info/Trump+era+report], and our guide to participating in the rulemaking process [http://saveepaalums.info/Resistance+Guide] can help you be part of the solution.

Thank you for your support and commitment during the past 3.5 years.  While the Trump assaults were unending, they were also frequently unsuccessful, and that was due in large part to public outrage.  Keep it up!  Although EPA will be in much better hands with a Biden administration, there is always a need for an informed and engaged public.

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