I was recently appointed to sit on the EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee. The committee provides independent policy advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of issues affecting local governments. This year, the Committee will provide input on the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, the draft Strategy for Reducing Plastic Pollution, developing a cumulative impact framework, and improving community-level communication and engagement on climate change issues. For the first time in the Agency's history an advisory committee's membership will be majority female, including all members of the committee's leadership.
Rhode Island’s local communities know firsthand the impacts of environmental issues and climate change. I am ready to bring our voice to national conversations about climate change and environmental policy.
Click here to read more about my EPA appointment: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/four-new-englanders-appointed-epas-national-local-government-advisory-committee