EPA Administrator to Head Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Taskforce Meeting in Pensacola, Fla. (HQ, FL)
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, June 1, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will convene an
official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Taskforce
in Pensacola, Florida. The meeting is the fourth in a series taking
place across the gulf and will further the task force’s
ongoing commitment to supporting the conservation and restoration
of resilient and healthy ecosystems in the gulf. It will be held at
the Saenger Theatre from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and is open to the
public.
Administrator Jackson, who chairs the task force, will hold a press
availability at 11:15 a.m.
During the meeting, the task force
will review progress on the group’s restoration strategy and
provide ongoing guidance to intergovernmental teams on the timeline
of actions and the objectives of the president’s executive
order. It will be followed by a public listening session from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
At the previous meeting of the task force, held in Mobile, Ala. on
May 6, Jackson announced that EPA is creating a citizen advisory
council to advise her on gulf restoration issues, and the task
force released a strategy background document for public review.
This is the second time the task force has met in Pensacola. The
group held its first official meeting there on November 8,
2010.
President Obama issued an executive
order in October to create the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
Task Force, continuing the administration’s ongoing
commitment to the gulf region. The task force works to integrate
federal restoration efforts with those of local stakeholders and
state and tribal governments, and to facilitate accountability and
support throughout the restoration process.
Members of the public seeking to pre-register for this meeting
should email
[email protected].
WHO: EPA
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
WHAT: Gulf Coast Ecosystem
Restoration Task Force Meeting
WHEN: June 1, 2011 – 9:00 a.m.
– 11:30 a.m. CT
(Public Listening Session 11:30 a.m.
– 12:30 p.m. CT)
Press Availability – 11:15
a.m. CT
WHERE: Saenger Theatre, 118 South
Palafox Place, Pensacola, Fla.
For more information on the Task
Force or to pre-register for this meeting, visit www.epa.gov/gulfcoasttaskforce.
More information on the
president’s executive order:
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/05/executive-order-13554-gulf-coast-ecosystem-restoration-task-force.