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The purpose of these calls is to inform communities about EPA’s environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue with environmental justice advocates. As environmental justice continues to be integrated into EPA programs and policies, the Agency hopes that these calls will help reaffirm EPA’s continued commitment to work with community groups and the public to strengthen local environmental and human health outcomes.

Registration: Due to limited space, participation in this call will be on a first come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is highly suggested, but not required. If registration has reached capacity, please see the links below for instructions on how to access the call if seating is available on the day of the meeting. If you are unable to join the call, a summary will be posted to the U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Justice’s website after.

Interpretation: If you need English-language interpretation assistance, or special accommodations for a disability or other assistance, you can submit a request when registering for the meeting. Please submit your request by September 23, to give EPA sufficient time to process.

For more information about the National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls, please visit the website or email: Victoria Robinson ([email protected]) or Christina Motilall ([email protected]).

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09/28/2021 at 02:00PM

The purpose of the hearing is to review the administration of laws under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Witnesses:

• Richard Glick, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Mark C. Christie, Commissioner
• Allison Clements, Commissioner
• James Danly, Commissioner

09/28/2021 at 10:00AM

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09/23/2021 at 10:00AM

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Witness:

• Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

09/23/2021 at 10:00AM

A hearing before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Witnesses:

• Ari Matusiak, Chief Executive Officer, Rewiring America
• Dr. Leah Stokes, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Donnel Baird, Founder and CEO, BlocPower LLC
• Dr. Eli Dourado, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University

09/22/2021 at 02:30PM

We invite you to attend a press conference on Wednesday, September 22 at 1pm ET at the U.S. House Triangle (House side of the Capitol’s East Front) to highlight the importance of holding major fossil fuel companies accountable for their massive past global pollution through the Polluters Pay Climate Fund.

Speakers include:

• Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
• Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
• Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.)
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

09/22/2021 at 01:00PM

On Wednesday, September 22, at 9:30 AM ET, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a business meeting to consider several of President Biden’s nominees, legislation to rename federal buildings, and several General Services Administration resolutions.

Immediately following the business meeting, the committee will hold a hearing on the importance of promoting a circular economy.

Witnesses:

• Elizabeth Biser, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
• Roberta Elias, Director, Policy & Government Affairs, World Wildlife Fund
• Brian Hawkinson, Executive Director, Recovered Fiber, American Forest & Paper Association
• William “Billy” Johnson, Chief Lobbyist, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries

09/22/2021 at 10:00AM

On Wednesday, September 22, at 9:30 AM ET, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a business meeting to consider several of President Biden’s nominees, legislation to rename federal buildings, and several General Services Administration resolutions.

Immediately following the business meeting, the committee will hold a hearing on the importance of promoting a circular economy.

• Jeffrey Prieto to be General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was a member of the Biden Agriculture transition team. He was a long-time Department of Justice environmental lawyer who helped set up its environmental justice division. His nomination hearing was on June 16.
• Stephen A. Owens to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• Jennifer B. Sass to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• Sylvia E. Johnson to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

09/22/2021 at 09:30AM

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of:

• Laura Daniel-Davis to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Land and Minerals Management). She is now the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of that department, and previously worked as Chief of Policy and Advocacy for the National Wildlife Federation, after serving as chief of staff to the Obama secretaries of the Interior.
• Camille Camlille Touton to be Commissioner of Reclamation. She is now deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, and served as senior professional staff for the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, professional staff for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee
• Sara C. Bronin to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. She is a Mexican-American architect, attorney, professor, and policymaker.

09/21/2021 at 10:00AM

THE CLIMATE JOBS SUMMIT

Live video

AGENDA SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

9:30 AM Welcome, Purpose, and Review of the Day

• Gary LaBarbara, President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and New York State Building and Construction Trades Council & Climate Jobs NY
• Michael Fishman, President and Executive Director, Climate Jobs National Resource Center

Opening Lightning Round: Messages from Labor and Allies on How to Ensure Good Jobs In Clean Energy Industries

• Maulian Dana, Tribal Ambassador, Penobscot Nation
• Eric Dean, General President International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers (IW)
• Lily Gardner, Sunrise Movement member
• Aliya Haq, Vice President, U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Breakthrough Energy
• Becky Pringle, President, National Education Association (NEA)
• Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

CJNRC Video

10:15 AM Ali Zaidi, Deputy White House National Climate Advisor

10:30 AM American Jobs Plan: Impact & Opportunities for Clean Energy and Good Jobs

• Moderator: Lara Skinner, Director, Labor Leading on Climate Initiative, Worker Institute at Cornell University ILR School
• Marilyn Brown, Director, Georgia Tech, Climate and Energy Policy Laboratory
• John Cartwright, President, Toronto/York Labour Council (Retired)
• John Doherty, Special Assistant to the General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)
• John Podesta, Founder and Chair of the Board of Directors, Center for American Progress (CAP)
• Chris Shelton, President, Communication Workers of America (CWA)

12:00 PM Break

12:15 PM Equity and Good Jobs in a Clean Economy: State Strategies for Winning Labor Standards and Equity in Opportunity

• Moderator: Vincent Alvarez, President, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO & Climate Jobs NY
• Priscilla De La Cruz, Senior Director, Government Affairs at Audubon Society of Rhode Island, President of the Environment Council of Rhode Island, Co-host Climate Jobs Illinois
• Aziz Dehkan, Executive Director and Lead Organizer, Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs
• Pat Devaney, Secretary-Treasurer, Illinois AFL-CIO & Climate Jobs Illinois
• Cynthia Phinney, President, Maine State Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
• Melissa Shetler, Executive Director, Pathways to Apprenticeship

1:45 PM Two Concurrent Panel Discussions:

Building Carbon Free and Healthy Schools

• Moderator: Nikki Budzinski, Advisor, Climate Jobs National Resource Center
• Joseph Bryant, President, Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 (SEIU)
• Seanelle Leesang, Science Teacher, IS 68 Brooklyn, United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
• JP Patafio, Bus Operator/VP Transportation Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) & Climate Jobs NY
• Anil Singh, 2021 NYC public schools graduate, Sunrise Movement member
• Justin Thompson, Senior Policy Analyst, National Education Association (NEA)
• Gina Walsh, Deputy Director of Heat and Frost Insulators Cooperative Trust & Climate Jobs Illinois Executive Board

Building a Robust, Equitable Offshore Wind Industry in the U.S.

• Moderator: Lee Smith, Managing Member, American Solar Partners (ASP)
• Hae-Lin Choi, New York State Political Director, Communications Workers of America District 1 (CWA)
• Doreen Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer, NY Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
• Eric Hines, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University
• David Langlais, Business Manager, Iron Workers Local 137 (IW)
• Amanda Lefton, Director, Bureau Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM)
• Grant Provost, Business Agent, Iron Workers Local 7 (IW)

3:15 PM Secretary Marty Walsh, U.S. Department of Labor

3:40 PM Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO

3:50 PM Closing and Call to Action

Kyle Bragg, President, Service Employees International Union, 32BJ (SEIU) & Climate Jobs NY

4:00 PM Adjourn

09/21/2021 at 09:30AM