EPA Chief Hosts Mexico and Canada Leaders at Commission for Environmental Cooperation Meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 10, 2012

EPA Chief Hosts Mexico and Canada Leaders at Commission for Environmental Cooperation Meeting

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent and Mexican Environment Secretary Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada in New Orleans, La. for the 19^th Annual Council at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) session.

Administrator Jackson will lead discussions on major challenges facing North America’s environment and the CEC’s ongoing efforts to address these challenges. The meetings will also focus on efforts to establish a more efficient process for citizen submissions on enforcement matters, supporting the development of healthier communities and strengthening community and ecosystem resilience.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

1:45-4:45 p.m. CDT        CEC Council Session Public Meeting

                                     Intercontinental Hotel, La Salle Ballroom A, 444 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, La.

Media wishing to attend should RSVP to EPA at press@epa.gov and Megan Ainscow at the CEC (Mainscow@cec.org).

Participate in the conversation with hashtag: #CEC12

The CEC is an international organization established by the United States, Canada, and Mexico under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), an additional agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Since its creation in 1994, the CEC has advanced our understanding of trade-environment linkages, successfully promoted citizen engagement and increased government accountability regarding enforcement, achieved substantial results on key North American issues such as chemicals management and the conservation of North American biodiversity, and built substantial environmental capacities, particularly in Mexico, but also in the United States and Canada.

More information on the CEC and to view the event live: http://www.cec.org/webcast/

More information about EPA’s work in North America: http://www.epa.gov/international

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