CONTACT:
Carl Terry
Terry.carl@epa.gov
(404) 562-8327
(678) 576-6806
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 22, 2010
*************MEDIA ADVISORY****************
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Congressional Black Caucus, Host Environmental Justice Tour in Greenville and Jackson
WHAT: Tomorrow, President Obama’s pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, will travel to Greenville and Jackson,
Mississippi with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to kick-off their
Environmental Justice Tour. The tour is meant to highlight the impact of
environmental issues on underserved communities
Administrator Jackson will travel to Greenville where both a roundtable discussion with regional mayors and tour a local water treatment plant are slated. Later that day, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) will join the administration in Jackson, Miss., where EPA and the CBC will host an Environmental Justice Conference at Jackson State University with the participation of community leaders, elected officials, students and religious leaders.
MEDIA RSVP to terry.carl@epa.gov or (404) 562-8327. Please include your name, contact and affiliation.
WHO: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
Local Business and Environmental Leaders
WHEN: TODAY, Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
WHERE IN GREENVILLE:
Greenville, Mississippi
9:45AM – Press interviews following roundtable discussion with regional mayors
Location: Delta Regional Medical Center Pavilion
1693 Fairground Road, Greenville, Ms.
11:00AM –Tour of local drinking water treatment facility – Toombs Alley Water Well
press interviews will be available following tour.
Location: 749 Main St, Greenville, Ms.
WHERE IN JACKSON:
Jackson, Mississippi
4:40PM – Press interviews before Environmental Justice Conference remarks
Location: Mississippi E Center
1230 Raymond Road, Jackson, MS,
Center of Excellence Conference Room
(Off-Campus Site of Jackson State University)
5:30-7:30PM – Environmental Justice Conference
Location: Mississippi E Center
1230 Raymond Road, Jackson, MS,
(Off-Campus Site of Jackson State University)
PLEASE RSVP: Accredited members of the media who would like to interview Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and/or attend the Environmental Justice Tour in Jackson, should email terry.carl@epa.gov or call (404)-562-8327 by Friday, January 22 to RSVP. Please include your name, contact and media affiliation in your request.
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