FRIDAY: U.S. and Canada to Declare Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement

WASHINGTON - E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent will sign an updated Great Lakes Water Quality Arrangement on Friday, September 7th. Administrator Jackson and Minister Kent will hold a short press availability following the signing ceremony.

The agreement, last updated in 1987, addresses critical health issues in the Great Lakes region and is a model of binational cooperation to protect water quality. The 2 governments began negotiations in 2009 to strengthen the agreement.

WHO: E.P.A. Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent

WHAT: Signing ceremony and press availability

WHEN: two p.m. EDT, Friday, September 7, 2012

WHERE: Embassy of Canada, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.

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