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TODAY: EPA Administrator to Deliver CERA Keynote and Visit Port of Houston

WASHINGTON - Today, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be in Houston to deliver the keynote address at the CERAWeek conference on energy and the environment and to visit the Port of Houston to discuss grants aimed at improving air quality. The Port of Houston is one of four US ports receiving $5 million in EPA Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants for clean diesel projects. The administrator's trip is part of EPA's continuing efforts to engage industry, local leaders and other stakeholders as the agency works to implement President Obama's Climate Action Plan that will build more resilient communities and curb the carbon pollution fueling climate change.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

1 p.m. CT CERAWeek Remarks
2 p.m. CT Press conference

WHO: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

WHERE: Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel
1600 Lamar Street, Houston, Texas
Keynote Address: Level 2 Ballroom
Press Availability: Press Room-Room 335C

3 p.m. CT Clean Diesel Press Conference

WHO: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
Port of Houston Authority Chairman Janiece Longoria
Dr. Elena Craft, EDF
Houston-Galveston Area Council Executive Director Jack Steele

WHERE: Port of Houston Authority
Truck Parking Lot
111 East Loop North
Houston, Texas 77029

RSVP: Media should arrive at least 15 minutes early for security check-in at both events and should RSVP to R6Press@epa.gov.