UPDATE: EPA Administrator Continues New Orleans Visit Commemorating Hurricane Katrina Anniversary (LA)
Four-day visit includes visits with
students, residents and community
organizations
Dallas –
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
continues her visit to New Orleans today with a series of events
commemorating the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the
continued rebuilding of neighborhoods and areas devastated by the
hurricane. She will remain in the region until Sunday.
Administrator Jackson, a native of New Orleans,
who grew up in Pontchartrain Park, is speaking to students on her
New Orleans upbringing, Hurricane Katrina’s impact and
EPA’s role in helping to revive and restore the region.
Jackson is also giving remarks to several environmental and
community organizations and speaking with residents and local
volunteers. Tomorrow, she will speak to students and answer
questions at the Wilson School, a green charter school that was
rebuilt after being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. She will later
attend Tulane University’s Wave of Green Volunteer event,
where volunteers will work to beautify the area by planting trees,
gardening and other tasks. Jackson will also give remarks at the
TEDxNOLA conference, a conference focused on New Orleans’
redevelopment.
Saturday, Jackson will tour a home being
constructed by volunteers of 50 for 5, an organization building
homes for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Additional information about Administrator
Jackson’s schedule will be released when it becomes
available.
To request an interview with Administrator
Jackson, please email
[email protected].
9:30 AM CDT Remarks and Q&A at Student Summit
3617 General Pershing Street
New Orleans, LA
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New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
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Saturday, August 28, 2010 - Additional information will be released when it becomes available.
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - Additional information will be released when it becomes available.