THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT:
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS, AND REMAINING AIR QUALITY CHALLENGES
September 14, 2010
Mellon Auditorium
1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
FINAL CONFERENCE AGENDA |
8:00 am
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Check-in and coffee/tea |
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9:00 am |
Welcome |
Rob Brenner (EPA) and Jason Grumet (BPC)
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| 9:10 am |
The Clean Air Act – A 40-year History of Healthy Accomplishments
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Moderator: David Hawkins, Director of Climate Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council (& former EPA Assistant Administrator)
Sherwood Boehlert, former Chairman, Science and
Technology Committee, US House of
Representatives (R-NY)
Henry Waxman, Chairman, Energy and Commerce Committee, US House of Representatives (D-CA)
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10:10 am |
Science, Technology and Collaboration for Cleaner Air |
Dan Greenbaum, President, Health Effects Institute
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10:20 am |
Break |
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10:30 am |
The Clean Air Act and the U.S. Economy
- Has the CAA created business opportunities?
- How do we pick up the pace on developing innovative
technologies?
- Audience Q&A
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Moderator: Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator of EPA
Linda Fisher, Chief Sustainability Officer of DuPont (& former EPA Deputy Administrator)
John Rowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon
Corporation
Thomas Hinman, Senior Vice President of Environmental
Technologies, Corning Inc.
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| 11:45 am |
Keynote Address
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Lisa Jackson, Administrator of EPA |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch Break |
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12:30 pm |
Luncheon Discussion:
Key Players Reflect on the Clean Air Act
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Moderator: Tom Jorling,
formerly Minority Counsel to US
Senate Committee on Public Works
Howard Baker, former Majority Leader, US Senate (R-TN)
Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future
John Warner, former Senator, US Senate (R-VA)
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| 1:40 pm |
Video: John J. Mooney, Environmental Pioneer: A Catalyst for Change |
Liam Knox (age 13), winner of National Bronze Medal in Junior Individual Documentary, 2009
John J. Mooney, PreSident, Environmental and
Energy Technology and Policy Institute
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| 1:50 pm |
Clean Air Communities and Health |
Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General, Vice Admiral,
US Public Health Service
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2:10 pm |
The Next 40 Years: Building on the Past to Meet Clean Air,
Clean Energy and Climate Challenges
- . . . and Clean Air for All – Prioritizing Environmental
Justice
- Can the current CAA meet the challenges of today and the
future?
- What are the prospects for bipartisan solutions (like those of
the original CAA and the 1990 Amendments)?
- Passing the Baton… reaching the next generation
- Audience Q&A
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Moderator: John Broder, Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Bill Reilly, Former EPA Administrator
Peggy Shepard, Executive Director for WE ACT for
Environmental Justice
John Holdren, Director of White House Office of Science
and Technology Policy
Ignacia Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources, US Department of Justice
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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| 3:45 pm |
Introduction for Bill Ruckelshaus |
Lisa Jackson, Administrator of EPA
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3:50 pm |
The Evolution of the Clean Air Act: Reflections from EPA's First Administrator
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Bill Ruckelshaus, Former EPA Administrator |
4:10 pm |
Final thoughts: EPA's Vision for Addressing Air Quality, Energy Climate Change
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Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation |
EVENING RECEPTION TO FOLLOW AT MELLON AUDITORIUM
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
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