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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA CONTACT: Cate Magennis Wyatt |
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(540) 882-4929; camwyatt@aol.com |
ENVIRONMENT EXPERTS DISCUSS LOUDOUN
COUNTY AIR
QUALITY AT GW VIRGINIA CAMPUS PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
NOVEMBER 14
| EVENT: |
“Bad Air – The Unseen Hazard." A panel of experts will discuss air quality in Loudoun County. This forum is sponsored by the GW Loudoun Environmental Indicators Project. Panelists
include: ·
Dr. Jeffrey
Luvall, senior research
scientist, NASA’s Hydrology and Climate Center; ·
Dr. Ronald
Kirby, director, Department
of Transportation Planning, Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments; and |
| WHEN: |
Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:30 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast and exhibitors 9:00 a.m. – noon Panel and audience discussion |
| WHERE: |
GW Virginia Campus (at University Center off of Rt. 7, one mile west of Rt. 28) 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, Virginia |
| COST: | The program is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. RSVP no later than November 7 at www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/events/ppleip.html or by calling (703) 726-8300. |
Background:
Unhealthy ozone readings have been recorded at a rate of
two days per week this past summer in Loudoun County. Since the early 1990s, the Environmental
Protection Agency has identified the Washington region, including Loudoun
County, in the “nonattainment” category for clean air. (A “nonattainment area” is a locality
where air pollution levels persistently exceed National Ambient Air Quality
Standards). Panelists and forum
participants will address the specific actions Loudoun County needs to take to
reinstate compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency.
The GW Loudoun Environmental Indicators Project (LEIP) seeks to
provide objective data and analysis for Loudoun County on indicators of
environmental change, such as forest cover, air quality, growth of impervious
surfaces and water quality.
Research results
are disseminated to the public so citizens and elected leaders may take
preventive and remedial measures for the benefit of their
communities.
Launched
in the spring of 1999, the GW Virginia Campus Public Policy Forums are designed
to explore pressing and controversial issues that affect the Northern Virginia
region. Panel discussions feature regional leaders
and experts discussing timely issues, from the economy to education, to the
environment.
To learn more about GW LEIP, visit www.gwu.edu/~leip.
For more information on
Public Policy Forums and other programs at the GW Virginia Campus, visit
www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu.
For
more news about GW, visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.
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