Contact: Sasha Tenenbaum, [email protected], (917) 887-0146
WHAT:
EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Chelsea Clinton, together with Moms Clean Air Force’s Director & Co-Founder Dominique Browning and leading researchers, policy-makers, mental health experts, doctors, and environmental justice advocates at the Inaugural Moms Clean Air Force Climate Disruption, Air Pollution, and Young People’s Health summit on February 8, 2024 from 8am-11am.
The event will be livestreamed by Parents and highlight the intersections and public health impacts of air pollution, climate change, and extreme weather, with a special focus on children and families. Administrator Regan and Ms. Clinton, together with distinguished panelists, will discuss the challenges and solutions surrounding climate change and young people. Special attention will be given to understanding the unique vulnerability of developing babies, children, and adolescents to the impacts of climate disruption and air pollution, while offering a path forward to crucial opportunities to shape a brighter future for younger generations.
WHO:
Michael Regan, Administrator of the U.S. EPA
Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation
Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Dominique Browning, Director & Co-Founder of Moms Clean Air Force
Dr. Lise Van Susternen, General and forensic psychiatrist
Dr. Lisa Patel, Executive Director for the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
Paul Billings, National Senior Vice President of Public Policy for the American Lung Association
Nsedu Obot Withersrpoon, Executive Director for the Children’s Environmental Health Network
Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics, former Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Professor at Bennington College
Dr. Susan Anenberg, Professor and Chair of the Environmental and Occupational Health Department at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, and Director of the GW Climate and Health Institute
Grace Bastidas, Editor-in-Chief of Parents
Aishah-Nyeta Brown, Climate advocate, researcher, and storyteller, and Social Media Manager for Good Energy Stories and the Climate Mental Health Network
Osasenaga Idahor, Pre-med track student at Harvard College concentrating in Environmental Science and Public Policy, and National Environmental Youth Advisory Council Member, U.S. EPA
Patrice Tomcik, National Field Director of Moms Clean Air Force
Learn more about the speakers.
WHEN:
Thursday, February 8, 2024 from 8 am to 11 am.
WHERE:
National Press Club in Washington, DC. Watch via the livestream.
Please note that RSVPs are required for this event. To RSVP and gain access to the live stream link, please contact [email protected]