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Aspen Institute Celebrates 40 Years of EPA
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Touts 10 Ways EPA Has Strengthened America
Washington, DC, November 29, 2010 –– This morning the Aspen Institute hosted a conversation with US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to kick-off a weeklong commemoration of EPA’s 40th Anniversary. The 10 ways EPA has strengthened America discussed this morning were the product of a roundtable convened earlier in November by the Aspen Institute. Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson led a lively discussion with Administrator Jackson.
Walter Isaacson said, “EPA’s 40th anniversary is a time to celebrate the Agency and the important work it has accomplished over the course of its existence. EPA has left indelible marks on business and society and has made the world a better place. We are proud to have recognized their accomplishments.”
“For 40 years EPA has led our country’s efforts to protect the air we breathe, water that we drink, and land where we build our communities,” EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said. “I’m proud the Aspen Institute has drawn together a distinguished group of people involved in this cause, including individuals who represent different perspectives and different approaches, to recognize and highlight some of the important ways EPA has protected and strengthened America. These are accomplishments we are using, along with many others, to guide our work for the next 40 years and beyond.”
For more information, the list of the 10 ways EPA has strengthened America, and video from the conversation with Administrator Jackson, visit http://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/2010/11/29/epa-40-conversation-administrator-lisa-p-jackson
For more information about the EPA’s 40th anniversary, visit www.epa.gov/40th/.
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