Public Hearing on EPA's Proposed Determinations for Whether Certain Areas Met the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards
On May 9, 2022, EPA held a virtual public hearing on its proposed Determinations of Attainment by the Attainment Date (DAAD), Extension of the Attainment Date, and Reclassification of Certain Nonattainment Areas for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
EPA proposed determinations regarding the air quality progress of seven nonattainment areas classified as “Serious” for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, while separately proposing similar actions for 31 nonattainment areas classified as “Marginal” for the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
For areas not meeting the ozone standards, the proposals outline new timeframes and next steps for states to take to improve air quality. These proposals are based on a scientific evaluation of certified, publicly-available air quality monitoring data for the years 2018 – 2020.
Registered Speakers: Preliminary Speaker List - Order is Approximate
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Session 1: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) |
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Affiliation |
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Mx. Yvette Arellano |
Executive Director |
Fenceline Watch |
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Mr. Shiv Srivastava |
Policy Researcher |
Fenceline Watch |
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Jeremy Nichols |
Climate and Energy Program Director |
WildEarth Guardians |
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Kelly Crawford |
Associate Director |
DC Department of Energy & Environment |
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Mrs. Christy Woodward |
Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs |
Colorado oil and gas association |
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Mr. Chris Colclasure |
Attorney |
Beatty & Wozniak PC |
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Mr. Tony Milo |
Executive Director |
Colorado Contractors Assoc |
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Mr. Keith Venable |
Director, Business Development |
WHC Energy Services |
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Dr. Shyamala Rajan |
National Director of Policy, Healthy Air |
American Lung Association |
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Mr. Bryan Burton |
Advocacy Manager |
American Lung Association |
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Ranjana Bhandari |
Executive Director |
Liveable Arlington |
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Mr. Adrian Shelley |
Texas Director |
Public Citizen |
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Ms. Chloe Crumley |
Field Representative |
National Parks Conservation Association |
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Ms. Miranda Trevino |
Vip |
N/A |
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Ms. Bridgette Murray |
Founder/Executive Director |
Achieving Community Tasks Successfully |
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Mr. Brian Urbaszewski |
Dir. Environmental Health Programs |
Respiratory Health Association |
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Mrs. Christine Guldi |
Member |
Dallas Sierra Club |
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Mr. Jonathan Brooks |
Director of Policy & Planning |
LINK Houston |
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James Orenstein |
Executive Director & Design Engineer |
Trinity River Community Solar Systems (TRCSS) |
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Ms. Melanie Oldham |
Physical Therapist |
Focus Therapy |
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Diana Lopez |
Executive Director |
Southwest Workers Union |
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Ms. Jane Voisard |
Volunteer |
Midlothian Breathe |
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Session 2: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET |
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Name |
Affiliation |
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Mrs. Shaina Oliver |
Field Organizer |
Independent |
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Michael Paules |
Associate Director |
American Petroleum Institute Colorado |
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Ms. Lena Moffitt |
Chief of Staff |
Evergreen Action |
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Mr. Nick Torres |
Director, Advocacy |
American Lung Association |
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Clayton Perry |
Council Member |
COSA |
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Christian Menefee |
Harris County Attorney |
Harris County |
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Mr. Greg Fulton |
President |
CMCA |
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Ms. Molly Rooke |
None |
None |
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Mrs. Katherine Dykes |
Commissioner |
Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection |
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Ms. Donna Thomas |
Community |
Fort Bend County Houston Environmental Org. |
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Ms. Carol Woronow |
Retired |
Retired |
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Dr. Cyrus Reed |
Conservation Director, Sierra Club |
Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club |
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Emma Pabst |
Campaign Representative |
Sierra Club |
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Christopher Mayorga |
Research Analyst |
Rewiring America |
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Michael Lewis |
Clean Air and Water Advocate |
Environment Texas |
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Russ Gamber |
Retired physician |
Retired |
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DeeDee Belmares |
Climate Justice Organizer |
Public Citizen |
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David Griggs |
Attorney |
W. David Griggs, Attorney at Law |
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Mr. Jim Schermbeck |
Director |
Downwinders at Risk |
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Ms. Ann Jaworski |
Staff Attorney |
Environmental Law & Policy Center |
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Dr. Anne Mellinger-Birdsong |
Health advisor |
Mothers and Others for Clean Air |
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Prof. Evelyn Mayo |
Fellow |
Paul Quinn College |
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Ms. Elizabeth O'Toole |
Communications and Outreach Manager |
Able City |
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Brian Smith |
Organizing Representative-Sierra Club Beyond Coal |
Sierra Club |
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Mr. Jonathan Levenshus |
Director of Federal Energy Campaigns |
Sierra Club |
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Corey Troiani |
Senior Director |
Texas Campaign for the Environment |
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Mrs. Susan Cooper |
Retired |
None |
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Mx. Jeanette Mott Oxford |
Organizer and Lead Campaign Strategist |
Metropolitan Congregations United |
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Ms. Sara Edgar |
Beyond Coal Organizing Manager |
Sierra Club |
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Mrs. Charlotte Smith |
Representative |
Metropolitan Congregations United |
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Mr. Keith Ricci |
Ambassador of Awesomeness |
Power of Purpose |
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Session 3: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET |
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Affiliation |
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Ms. Diane Rath |
Executive Director |
Alamo Area Council of Governments |
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Ms. Jennifer Hadayia |
Executive Director |
Air Alliance Houston |
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Mr. Matt Jones |
Commissioner |
Boulder County |
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Christina Mann |
Senior Campaign Representative |
Sierra Club |
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Ms. Lillian White |
Teacher |
School |
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Ms. Antonia Taylor |
Organizer |
San Antonio Sunrise Movement |
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Marvin Brown |
Associate Attorney |
Earthjustice |
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Mr. Neil Carman |
Clean Air Director |
Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club |
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Roglio Meixueiro |
Community Organizer |
The Sunrise Movement |
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Mr. Bob Hendricks |
Chair of Austin Sierra Club Executive Committee |
Sierra Club |
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Marsha Jackson |
Co-Chair |
Southern Sector Rising |
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Ms. Rita Beving |
Advocate |
Public Citizen |
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Ms. Doris Brown |
Co-Director |
West Street Recovery |
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Debbie Solis |
Director of Family & Community Services |
Voice of Hope Ministries |
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Ms. Patricia Schuba |
President |
Labadie Environmental Organization |
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Dr. Sumita Ghosh |
Contract Specialist |
Self |
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Dr. Li-Ya Mar |
Chapter Chair |
The Climate Reality Project DFW Chapter |
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Mr. Frank Blake |
Outings Chair |
Sierra Club, Houston Regional Group |
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Dr. Laura Hunt |
Pediatrician and director of Midlothian Breathe |
Midlothian Breathe |
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Ms. Misti Oquinn |
Organizer |
Sierra Club |
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Anacua Garcia |
Campaign coordinator |
Southwest public workers union |
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Additional Information:
To read the proposals and summary fact sheets, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/ground-level-ozone-pollution/2008-ozone-national-ambient-air-quality-standards-naaqs-nonattainment and https://www.epa.gov/ground-level-ozone-pollution/proposed-determinations-attainment-attainment-date-extensions-0.