News Release: TOMORROW: EPA, HUD, DOT and Little Rock Officials to Announce Local Sustainable Community Investments

TOMORROW: EPA, HUD, DOT and Little Rock Officials to Announce Local Sustainable Community Investments   DALLAS – (Nov. 18, 2013) Senior officials from four federal agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will be joined by the mayors of Little Rock and North Little Rock and the federal co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority at a press conference to discuss the Obama Administration's Partnership for Sustainable Communities and how it is working to support more livable and sustainable communities in the city of Little Rock and other regions of Arkansas.    The Deputies of EPA, HUD, DOT, and USDA will join local officials to tour current projects and visit the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service to discuss coordinated efforts that are creating more housing choices, making transportation more efficient and reliable, and promoting healthy neighborhoods and economic development in the Little Rock area.   Later in the day, Deputies from EPA, HUD, DOT, and USDA will discuss federal investments in Little Rock during a panel discussion at the Clinton School of Public Service.   WHO:             EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe DOT Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Beth Osborne HUD Deputy Secretary Maurice Jones  Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority Chris Masingill Mayor of Little Rock Mark Stodola Mayor of North Little Rock Joe Smith   WHAT:          EPA, HUD, DOT, Mayors, and Delta Regional Authority to discuss support for sustainable planning, job creation, and economic growth.     WHEN          Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. CST                       Press Availability     and            North-East Corner WHERE:      200 Block                         3rd & Main Street                       Little Rock, Arkansas   WHO:             EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe DOT Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Beth Osborne HUD Deputy Secretary Maurice Jones  USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden Mayor of Little Rock Mark Stodola   WHAT:          Building the Economy through Livable Communities: Little Rock’s Partnership with EPA, HUD, DOT, and USDA a panel discussion.   WHEN:          Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. CST     and WHERE:       Sturgis Hall Clinton School of Public Service - Speaker Series 1200 President Clinton Ave. Little Rock, AR 72201   Reserve seats for the Clinton School roundtable by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239.   Reporters are asked to arrive fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled events.   More information on the Partnership for Sustainable Communities: http://www.sustainablecommunities.gov   More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.htm   # # #   For more information contact Joe Hubbard or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355