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EPA TO HONOR LEADING WESTERN ENVIRONMENTALISTS ON EARTH DAY

Release Date: 4/19/1999
Contact Information: Leo Kay, U.S, EPA (415)744-2201

MEDIA ADVISORY
 
SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will pay tribute to three dozen environmental leaders from throughout the Western U.S. on Thursday morning, April 22 during a ceremony at the EPA office on 75 Hawthorne Street in San Francisco.

The EPA Region 9 Earth Day Celebration acknowledges demonstrated commitment and significant contributions to the environment in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and tribal lands.  Thirty six groups and individuals were selected from more than 100 nominees received this year from businesses, media, local and state government officials, tribes, environmental organizations and community activists.  Several Bay Area groups and individuals will be honored at the ceremony.


     WHO: Felicia Marcus, EPA Regional Administrator, and 36 environmental leaders from
     throughout the Western U.S.


     WHAT:     Earth Day Ceremony


     WHERE:    75 Hawthorne Street, 1st Floor Conference Room


     WHEN:     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22