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Senior Obama Administration Officials to Host Press Conference Calls, Events Today to Discuss Clean Water

Release Date: 04/27/2011
Contact Information: CEQ) Taryn Tuss, 202-456-6998, (EPA) 202-564-6794; press@epa.gov, (USDA) 202-720-4623, (DOI) Kendra Barkoff, 202-208-6416, (DOA) Moira Kelley, 703-614-3992

WASHINGTON – White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy will host events and conference calls with reporters today, April 27, 2011, to discuss the Obama administration’s comprehensive commitment to clean water.

WHO: Nancy Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Lisa Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

WHAT: Conference call with reporters

WHEN: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. (CST)

HOW: Conference Call Dial-In: 1-877-317-0679
Call name: Clean Water

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WHO: Lisa Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Local officials and stakeholders

WHAT: Press conference

WHEN: Wednesday, April 27, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT)

WHERE: Menomonee Valley Industrial Center, Valley Passage bridge
Milwaukee, Wis.

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WHO: Ken Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior

WHAT: Press conference

WHEN: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 3:15 p.m. (PDT)

WHERE: Boeing Field – King International Airport
Airport Arrivals Building
7299 Perimeter Road South
Seattle, Wash.

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WHO: Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

WHAT: Conference call with agriculture reporters

DETAILS: For schedule and dial-in information, contact: 202-720-4623