FRIDAY: EPA Administrator to Head Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting in Mobile, Ala. (HQ, AL, FL, LA, MS, TX)
WASHINGTON – On Friday, May 6, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will convene an
official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
in Mobile, Alabama. The meeting will further the task force’s
ongoing commitment to supporting the conservation and restoration
of resilient and healthy ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico.
Administrator Jackson will also hold a press availability at 12:15
p.m.
During the meeting, Jackson, a New Orleans native who chairs the
task force, and other members 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. Participants
will provide an update on the work of the task force, which
incorporates public input and recommendations from stakeholder
engagement opportunities provided during the meetings in Pensacola
and New Orleans, as well as those gathered during a series of
listening sessions held in each state.
The Mobile meeting will be the latest in a series of meetings that
the task force is holding throughout the five gulf states. The
group is committed to ensuring ongoing input from gulf residents
and local leaders throughout the strategy development process and
will continue to receive feedback during this meeting.
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.
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
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: May 6, 2011 – 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. CT
(Public Listening Sessions 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT)
Press Availability – 12:15 p.m. CT
WHERE: Renaissance Mobile Riverview
Plaza Hotel
64 South Water Street, Mobile, Ala. 36602
More information on the task force or to pre-register for this
meeting: https://archive.epa.gov/gulfcoasttaskforce/web/html/.