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On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Citizens Advisory Committee will host “Bridging the Gaps Between Environmental Quality and Public Health”, a live webinar that seeks to foster a deeper understanding of the connections between the two fields. This virtual session is free and open to all.

This expert panel will aid professionals and stakeholders in both fields by helping them to discover the opportunities that exist to bridge gaps and inform efforts for positive change. The webinar will explore questions related to policy, health care, environmental justice, food security, climate change and climate justice.

The Citizens Advisory Committee is a group of residents throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who are appointed by their respective governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C., to advise the Chesapeake Executive Council on all aspects of the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort.

Who

• Julie Lawson, vice-chair, Citizens Advisory Committee and director, Mayor’s Office of the Clean City, District of Columbia. (moderator)
• Surili Patel, director, Center for Climate Change, Health and Equity, American Public Health Association (moderator)
• Doug Farquhar, director of government affairs, National Environmental Health Association
• Adrienne Hollis, senior climate justice and health scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
• Liz Perera, climate policy director, Sierra Club
• Dr. Sacoby Wilson, associate professor, University of Maryland
• Nsedu Obott Witherspoon, executive director, Children’s Environmental Health Network

When   

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET

Where

Virtual—please register by 12:00 p.m. ET on September 16, 2020 at www.allianceforthebay.org/webinar. Once you register, you will be emailed instructions on how to access the webinar.

Media RSVP by September 14, 2020

• Rachel Felver,
• Chesapeake Bay Program Communications Director
• (410) 387-1914
• rfelver@chesapeakebay.net

On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, the Chesapeake Executive Council will hold a public meeting and press event during which they will set goals and provide guidance for the Chesapeake Bay Program. The council, established by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983, meets on an annual basis.

During the meeting, the council will announce the adoption of a diversity, equity, inclusion and justice statement for the Chesapeake Bay Program and hear remarks from Dr. Janice Underwood, chief diversity, equity, inclusion and justice officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Additionally, members of the Executive Council will have the opportunity to give remarks about how Bay restoration can be used to address challenges they are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. More detailed information can be found on the 2020 Executive Council meeting website.

Who

• The Honorable Larry J. Hogan, Jr., Governor, State of Maryland (Executive Council Chair)
• The Honorable Ralph S. Northam, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
• The Honorable Gene Yaw, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
• The Honorable Douglas Benevento, Associate Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
• The Honorable Austin Caperton, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of West Virginia
• The Honorable Shawn Garvin, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, State of Delaware 
• The Honorable Patrick McDonnell, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• The Honorable Basil Seggos, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York
• The Honorable Tommy Wells, Director, Department of Energy and Environment, District of Columbia

When   

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 from 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. ET

Where

Virtual:

• via the web: www.meetingtomorrow.com/webcast/2020executivecouncil 
• via phone: dial into any of these numbers: (312) 626-6799, (646) 558-8656, or (301) 715-8592, (669) 900-9128, or (253) 215-8782, or (346) 248-7799 and enter in meeting ID: 896 5455 3511

(meeting room will open 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting)

Media RSVP by August 14, 2020

• Rachel Felver
• Chesapeake Bay Program Communications Director
• (410) 387-1914
• rfelver@chesapeakebay.net