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SUNDAY: EPA Administrator Jackson to Announce Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan: Jackson, Great Lakes Governors to discuss Obama Administration’s Great Lakes restoration plan

Release Date: 02/19/2010
Contact Information: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will unveil the Obama Administration’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan at a press conference on Sunday, February 21. Administrator Jackson will be joined by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, co-chairs of the Council of Great Lakes Governors.

In February 2009, President Obama proposed $475 million for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The Action Plan, which covers the years 2010 through 2014, will outline the goals and key actions the administration believes are necessary to restore and protect this natural and economic treasure.


WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland

WHAT: Announcement of the Obama Administration’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

WHEN: Sunday, February 21, 10:30 a.m. EST

WHERE: JW Marriott
The Congressional Room

1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004