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US EPA Administrator to Participate in Discussion on Climate Protection at the US Conference of Mayors 82nd Annual Meeting

Release Date: 06/20/2014
Contact Information: EPA Press Office, [email protected]

WASHINGTON – On Sunday, June 22, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will participate in a panel discussion on climate protection with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz during the plenary session at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 82nd Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. Administrator McCarthy will discuss climate with an emphasis on the Clean Power Plan proposal, a vital piece of President Obama's Climate Action Plan, which for the first time cuts carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States.

WHO:
- U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
- U.S. DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz

WHAT: Panel discussion and Q&A on climate protection at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 82^nd Annual Meeting

WHEN: 9:00 a.m., Sunday, June 22, 2014

WHERE:
OMNI Dallas Hotel
Dallas Ballroom
555 S. Lamar
Dallas, Texas 75202