Wendy E Wagner in the Media

Bloomberg Law October 15, 2025

Industries Answer Trump’s Call for State PFAS Laws Causing Harm

Professor Wendy Wagner warns of the possibility of an industry forcing PFAS-containing products on a state's residents due to the lack of precedent for local governments to regulate exposure to certain chemicals.

The Daily Texan July 31, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency begins Office of Research and Development closure

Professor Wendy Wagner warned that the EPA's closure of its Office of Research and Development eliminates crucial foundational and regulatory scientific research and removes an internal check on political influence in science policy.

The Atlantic July 20, 2025

Trump’s ‘Gold Standard’ for Science Manufactures Doubt

Professor Wendy Wagner co-wrote an article explaining the risks and implications of President Trump's new “Restoring Gold Standard Science” executive order, which allows political appointees to define scientific integrity and reshape protections on public health and the environment.

Science June 19, 2025

Fool’s gold

Professor Wendy Wagner warns about the risks posed by President Trump’s new executive order, Restoring Gold Standard Science, which removes the framework created to preserve a "culture of scientific integrity" and empowers political appointees to override the conclusions of scientific research.

Fort Worth Report May 10, 2025

After Johnson County state of disaster, lawmaker wants limits on chemicals in sewage fertilizer

Professor Wendy Wagner urges Texas lawmakers to implement required testing for harmful chemicals and require manufacturers to publicly document the measures taken to ensure biosolid products are free of contaminants.

The New York Times February 26, 2025

She Lobbied for a Carcinogen. Now She’s at the E.P.A., Approving New Chemicals.

Professor Wendy Wagner questioned the American Chemistry Council's claim of bias against a staff member of the National Academies panel who supported studying whether formaldehyde causes leukemia, stating that enthusiasm for future research is normal among scientists.

The Guardian February 10, 2025

US-funded ‘social network’ attacking pesticide critics shuts down after Guardian investigation

Professor Wendy Wagner offers her opinion that v-Fluence's private profiling of environmental and health advocates in a database serves little purpose beyond potential harassment and an attempt at undermining their credibility.

Public Health Watch January 8, 2025

‘We Give Manufactured Chemicals More Rights Than We Give Criminal Defendants’

Professor Wendy Wagner discusses her co-authored article, "Manufactured Chemicals and Children’s Health — The Need for New Law," and how the Toxic Substances Control Act has failed to protect Americans from unsafe and untested chemicals.

Legal Talk Network December 20, 2024

The Banning of TCE & PCE, and the Future of the EPA

Professor Wendy Wagner discusses the EPA's recent ban on two manufacturing and household chemicals and how the agency may be affected by the incoming Trump administration.

The New York Times December 9, 2024

E.P.A. Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used in Dry Cleaning

Professor Wendy Wagner notes that regulation of toxic chemicals is vulnerable to interference from politicians, who can intervene in scientific analyses needed to introduce regulations.

Bloomberg Law August 9, 2024

EPA Staff Move to Safeguard Work Amid Worries of Trump’s Return

Professor Wendy Wagner shares her opinion that structural reforms to the federal rulemaking process are needed to fully insulate science, including work done by the EPA, from political influence.

USA Today March 7, 2024

Is EPA putting interests of chemical companies ahead of your health? These experts think so

Professor Wendy Wagner weighs in on the lack of transparency from the EPA regarding toxic chemicals and summarizes the requirements of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.