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December 15, 2010

Environmental Leaders, Cabinet Secretaries to Participate in First White

House Environmental Justice Forum

WASHINGTON - On December 15, Obama administration officials will convene

the first-ever White House Forum on Environmental Justice. Environmental lea

ders from across the country will attend the day-long forum featuring White

House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Sutley, EPA

Administrator P. , Attorney General Holder, Secretary of the

Interior

Ken Salazar, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Secretary of Health and Human

Services Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Energy Chu, and Secretary

of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

This forum will focus on the Obama administration?s commitment to ensuring

that overburdened and low-income communities have the opportunity to enjoy

the health and economic benefits of a clean environment. The event will

bring together environmental justice and community leaders, cabinet members,

and senior officials from federal, state, local and tribal governments for a

discussion on creating a healthy and sustainable environment for all

Americans.

Chair Sutley and Administrator also will host an online

question-and-answer session to engage with the public on the subject of

environmental

justice. The White House forum and the question-and-answer session will be

streamed live at _http://www.whitehouse.gov/live_

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/live)

WHO: Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality;

P. , Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;

Holder, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Ken Salazar,

Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior; Hilda Solis, Secretary, U.S.

Department

of Labor; Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services; Chu, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy; Janet

Napolitano, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

WHAT: White House Forum on Environmental Justice

WHEN: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)

WHERE:South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Washington, DC 20500

WHO: Sutley, Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality

P. , Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

WHAT: Live questions and answer session on Environmental Justice

WHEN: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 12:50 p.m. (EST)

WHERE: To watch the chat live go to _http://www.whitehouse.gov/live_

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/live) Questions will be taken from viewers at

_http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive/_

(http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive/)

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary Session featuring Sutley, Chair, White

House Council on Environmental Quality and , Administrator,

Environmental Protection Agency

10:20 a.m. Green Jobs, Clean Energy Session featuring opening remarks by

Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor and Chu, Secretary of Energy

11:40 a.m. Legal Framework for Advancing Environmental Justice Session,

featuring opening remarks by Holder. U.S. Attorney General

1:50 p.m. Healthy Communities and Place-based Initiatives Session,

featuring opening remarks by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human

Services

3:15 p.m. Climate Adaptation Session, featuring opening remarks by Ken

Salazar, Secretary of the Interior and Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland

Security

4:25 p.m. Closing Session, Sutley, Chair, White House Council on

Environmental Quality

Sharon Noonan Kramer