Emergency Response Media Alert (HQ): TODAY: EPA Administrator Jackson Returns to Gulf Region

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Adora Andy

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 10, 2010

 

 

TODAY: EPA Administrator Jackson Returns to Gulf Region

Administrator to meet officials, scientists and other local experts on BP oil spill’s potential impact

 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will make another visit to the gulf region on Monday and Tuesday to oversee efforts to mitigate the environmental and human health impact of the ongoing BP oil spill.

The administrator will visit Baton Rouge, Robert and New Orleans, Louisiana seeking a thorough scientific assessment of the spill’s impact on the region’s residents and environment. The administrator will meet with EPA response managers on the scene and review the agency’s on-going air and water monitoring efforts. She will also meet with scientists from inside and outside the federal government – including scientists at local universities and from local organizations – who have unique knowledge of the environmental challenges facing the gulf coast region and to discuss the potential impact of the use of dispersants on the spill on and below the surface of the water.

 

Administrator Jackson will also meet with BP officials, the Coast Guard and other federal agencies to discuss ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of the spill.

 

MEDIA: To request an interview with Administrator Jackson, please email adora.andy@epa.gov

 

For more information on EPA’s efforts in the gulf and for the latest air and water monitoring data, please go to http://www.epa.gov/bpspill

 

MONDAY, May 10, 2010

12:00 p.m. CST             Briefing by Louisiana State University Scientists

Baton Rouge, LA

CLOSED PRESS

 

5:00 p.m. CST               Briefing with Federal Agency Scientists

                                    Robert, LA

                                    CLOSED PRESS

 

TUESDAY, May 11, 2010

9:00 a.m. CST               Briefing with Local University Scientists

                                    New Orleans, LA

                                    CLOSED PRESS

 

11:30 a.m. CST             Science Briefing with Local Community Organizations

                                    New Orleans, LA

                                    CLOSED PRESS

 

1:00 p.m. CST               Briefing with Tulane University Scientists

                                    New Orleans, LA

                                    CLOSED PRESS

 

 

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