Megan Quinn
Senior Reporter, Waste Dive
Megan has covered waste and recycling topics for over a decade, currently as senior reporter for Waste Dive. Her beats include state and federal recycling policy, PFAS, chemical recycling, environmental justice and U.S. EPA regulatory changes. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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April 28, 2026
Microplastics, CCL 6 and EPA Drinking Water Policy with Megan Quinn of Waste Dive
Microplastics appear on a federal contaminant watchlist for the first time, and the regulatory path forward remains far from certain. Megan Quinn, senior reporter at Waste Dive, breaks down what the EPA's proposed new Contaminant Candidate List 6 actually means for water utilities, landfill operators, and chemical manufacturers, and why the lack of standardized test methods could slow any future regulation significantly. Quinn explains how the CCL process works, who sits on the newly reshu...
Guest: Megan Quinn