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NTC MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. EPA ADMINISTRATOR BROWNER TO JOIN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARY GLICKMAN AND U.S. SENATOR HARKIN AT NATIONAL SUMMIT ON ANIMAL WASTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Release Date: 05/04/98
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U.S. EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner will join U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman at a National Summit on Animal Waste hosted by U.S. Senator Tom Harkin at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 5, at 9 a.m. Browner will give opening remarks on President Clinton’s new Clean Water Action Plan to finish the job of cleaning the nation’s rivers, lakes, and coastal areas -- including the Administration’s draft strategy to curb polluted runoff from animal feeding operations without burdening America’s farmers. Browner will also join Secretary Glickman, Senator Harkin, representatives from the livestock industry, environmental groups, and state and local officials on a panel to discuss common-sense, cost-effective ways to curb runoff from animal feeding operations.

WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman
U.S. Senator Tom Harkin

WHAT: Browner to Discuss President Clinton’s Clean Water Action Plan and Draft Strategy to Curb Polluted Runoff from Animal Feeding Operations

WHERE: 216 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 5
9 a.m. Opening Statements
9:45 a.m. Panel Discussions



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