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WHITMAN IN CHICAGO MONDAY TO DISCUSS WATER NEEDS AND AIR PARTNERSHIPS

Release Date: 09/27/2002
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On Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, EPA Administrator Christie Whitman will be in Chicago, Ill., for a number of events. Whitman will start with an address at the Water Environment Federation’s 75th Annual Conference and Exposition. Whitman will discuss the agency’s perspective of the nation’s water infrastructure needs and things the Administration is doing to improve water quality. Whitman will also visit El Milagro Inc., a Chicago manufacturer of tortilla products, on Sept. 30, to see the company’s green fleet of low-polluting delivery vehicles. The family-owned business converted 24 of its 32 trucks to propane to reduce air pollution and save the company money. Finally, Whitman will be the keynote speaker at an event highlighting the six month anniversary of EPA’s Climate Leaders program. Climate Leaders is a voluntary partnership between companies and EPA to develop industry-wide greenhouse gas emission inventories and set reduction goals. Administrator Whitman will describe the progress of the Climate Leaders program, recognize new Partners and applaud the new reduction goals set by Climate Leaders Partners.


9:15 a.m. ADDRESS the Opening General Session of the Water Environment Federation’s 75th Annual Conference
McCormick Place
Conference Center
23rd Street & Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, Ill.

10:45 AM PARTICIPATE in a Tour of the El Milagro Site
El Milagro
2919 South Western Ave.
Chicago, Ill.

12:15 p.m. ADDRESS Climate Leaders Luncheon at the Mid-America Club

The Mid-America Club

AON Center, 80th Floor
200 East Randolph Dr.
Chicago, Ill.

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