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U.S. and Canada Sign Amended Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement / Arrangement will protect ...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON, D.C. - E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canada's Minister of the Environment Peter Kent today signed the newly amended Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement at a formal ceremony in Washington, D.C. 1st signed in 1972 and last amended in 1987, the Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement is a model of binational cooperation to protect the world's biggest surface freshwater system and the health of the surrounding communities. "Protecting cherished water bodie...

TODAY: U.S. and Canada to Declare Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent will sign an updated Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement this afternoon. Administrator Jackson and Minister Kent will hold a short press availability following the signing ceremony. The agreement, last updated in 1987, addresses critical health issues in the Great Lakes region and is a model of binational cooperation to protect water quality. The 2 governments began negotiations ...

FRIDAY: U.S. and Canada to Declare Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent will sign an updated Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement on Friday, September 7th. Administrator Jackson and Minister Kent will hold a short press availability following the signing ceremony. The agreement, last updated in 1987, addresses critical health issues in the Great Lakes region and is a model of binational cooperation to protect water quality. The 2 governments began neg...

US E.P.A. Chief, Mexico Environment Minister to Sign Arrangement Addressing Border Region ...

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0100

LOS ANGELES- On Wednesday, August eightth, E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join Mexico Environment Minister Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, Governor of Baja California Jos矇uadalupe Osuna Millଠ, Tijuana Mayor Carlos Bustamante and other federal, state, and tribal officials in Tijuana to sign the Border 2020: U.S.-Mexico Environmental Plan final framework agreement. The eight-year program, developed bi-nationally, will work to address high priority environ...

E.P.A. Administrator Jackson Participates in the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Tuesday, June 19, to Friday, June 22, 2012, E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join international policy-makers, business leaders and youth leaders at the UN Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development. Discussions will focus on actions individuals, institutions, governments, and the private sector can take to achieve environmental protection, social development and economic prosperity over the next 20 years. At the conference, Administrator Jackso...

E.P.A. and Department of Business Declare New Effort to Boost U.S. ...

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Today E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Department of Business Secretary John E. Bryson announced efforts to launch an environmental technology initiative to help create American jobs in the growing environmental industry. Announced at EPA's 1st Technology Market Summit, this initiative, which will include a comprehensive web based portal, will promote American environmental technology, products and services in the global marketplace. The Environmen...

E.P.A. Administrator Leads U.S. Delegation to Paris for Meetings on Economic and Environmental ...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Today E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson arrived in Paris, France to meet with environmental leaders from in excess of 40 nations to discuss the Agency's international efforts on urban sustainability. During the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Environment Policy Committee's ministerial meeting, Administrator Jackson will represent the U.S. in discussions about the upcoming Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, and talk about ...

Request for Review on the US-Mexico Border 2020 Plan Framework

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - The E.P.A. (EPA) is requesting comments from interested parties and stakeholders on the outline "Border 2020: U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program" framework. The eight-year, bi-national, results-oriented, plan for environmental improvement has been developed by E.P.A. and SEMARNAT, 26 U.S. border Tribes, indigenous communities of Mexico and environmental agencies from each of the 10 Border States. The mission of Border 2020 is "to protect the environment and ...

E.P.A. Administrator Jackson to lead Public-Private Delegation to Brazil / Initiative looks for ...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - On August 15-19, E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter and representatives from US industry, government, academia and non-governmental organizations including, CH2MHILL, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft Corporation, Alcoa, the Rockefeller Foundation, Harvard University, C40 Cities and others to establish the United States-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability. The initiat...

E.P.A. to Chair North America Commission for Environmental Cooperation / Joint partnership ...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Today at the end of the yearly council session in Montreal, Canada, E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson assumed leadership of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), a partnership with Canada and Mexico that fosters conservation, protection and enhancement of the North American environment. The partnership works to increase economic, trade and social links among the 3 countries to build healthy communities and ecosystems, a low carbon economy, and initiativ...

E.P.A. and SEMARNAT Initiate $13.9 million Development for Rio Bravo/Rio Grande

Tue, 10 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100

E.P.A. and SEMARNAT Initiate $13.9 million Development for Rio Bravo/Rio Grande (DALLAS - May 10, 2011) The E.P.A. (EPA) and Mexico's Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) will declare and commence the U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 (Border 2012) partners and stakeholders meeting to discuss environmental issues and project for the development of a Regional Framework for Sustainable Use of the Rio Bravo/Rio Grande. The 2 countries will declare $13.9 millio...

E.P.A. Delivers Final Policy for Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes

Wed, 04 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Today, the E.P.A. (EPA) released its final policy on consultation and coordination with Indian tribes. E.P.A. is among the 1st of the federal agencies to finalize its consultation policy in response to President Obama's 1st tribal leaders summit in November 2009, and the issuance of executive order 13175 to establish regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of federal policies that have tribal implications. ...

E.P.A. Delivers U.S. - Mexico Border Environmental and Health Report / Agencies work to address ...

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Today, the E.P.A. (EPA) and Mexico's Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment released the Border 2012 Accomplishment Report for 2010. The report highlights plans taking place within border communities through the Border 2012 plan that ensures the protection of people's health. The bi-national plan focuses on cleaning the air, providing safe drinking water, reducing the risk of exposure to hazardous waste, and ensuring emergency preparedness along the U.S.-Me...

TODAY: Today, E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. ...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - On Friday, February 18, E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to Kenya and Ethiopia to engage in bilateral and multilateral meetings aimed at building relationships with key African counterparts and other environmental leaders. The trip will include attending the 26th United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Governing Council Meeting and Ministerial Environment Forum, where Jackson and other U.S. representatives will outline the global scope of sha...

E.P.A. Administrator Wraps Up 1st Official Visit to China

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Yesterday, E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson completed her 1st official visit to China. While on the ground, she signed a memorandum of understanding with her counterpart, Minister Zhou Shengxian, from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP). With the signed commitment, the U.S. and China agreed to continue to collaborate on the prevention and management of air and water pollution, pollution from persistent organic pollutants and other toxics, hazard...

E.P.A. Administrator Holds Town Hall Meeting with Chinese Students

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - Today, E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson delivered remarks during a town hall meeting with 300 students at Sun Yat-sen University. During the meeting, she discussed EPA's international priorities and its ongoing partnership with China on a range of environmental issues. The remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Sun Yat-sen University Town Hall October 12, 2010 Remarks as prepa...

E.P.A. Administrator signs Memorandum of Understanding with China on Environmental Protection

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - During her 1st official visit to China, E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian signed an arrangement that formalizes the partnership between the U.S. and China on environmental protection. "The U.S. and China have enjoyed a strong relationship and achieved significant progress in our nearly 30-year partnership on environmental protection. As we celebrate our shared successes, this is a good time fo...

Administrator Jackson Declares EPA’s International Priorities / Agency to work with ...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON - E.P.A. (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has announced the agency's international priorities at a meeting of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation she is attending in Guanajuato, Mexico. The international priorities echo Administrator Jackson's priorities for EPA, which she announced earlier this year, and aim to promote citizen engagement, enhance public health and increase government accountability on environmental enforcement. "Pollution doesn't...

Reissue: E.P.A. Looks for Comments on Consultation Policy with Indian Tribes

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0100

WASHINGTON -- The E.P.A. (EPA) is requesting comments from federally acknowledged tribes on the suggested E.P.A. Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes. On Nov. 5, 2009, under Executive Order 13175, President Obama directed all federal agencies to develop projects to assure regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials. E.P.A. began soliciting input from tribes in January on the agency's project to develop a consultation...

E.P.A. Looks for Comments on Consultation Policy with Indian Tribes

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +0100