Virtual Press Conference with Philadelphia Officials on Extreme Heat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council, 215-567-4004 ext. 130, rzerbo@cleanair.org
Clean Air Council, Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability, Physicians for Social Responsibility demand President Trump Reduce Greenhouse Gas Pollution during what could be the Hottest Year Ever
[June 23, 2020] Philadelphia, PA – The Trump Administration has recently directed the Office of Management and Budget to approve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) complete removal of methane from the 2015 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for oil and gas facilities by late July. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts that 2020 has a 75 percent chance of being the hottest year on record in the United States since records began in 1880, beating 2016. Methane leaks out of every facet of the natural gas industry and is 87 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide over a 20-year-time period.
Philadelphians are demanding the Trump Administration abandon this reckless rollback of vital public health protections in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Please join us June 23rd at 5PM for a digital press conference featuring diverse voices from around the city coming together to oppose Trump’s damaging proposal. Low-income neighborhoods of color, lacking tree cover and access to parks, suffer most from the urban heat island effect. There can be a 22 degree heat differential between parts of the city with and without trees. Hear what Philadelphia is doing to protect residents from extreme heat and precipitation and why we need the federal government to maintain public health protections.
What: Digital Press Conference
When: June 23rd 5 PM
Where: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I_-VAUqORD-rkuIG1sEBGQ
Who: Physicians for Social Responsibility Interim Director Dr. Walter Tsou
Director of Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability Christine Knapp
Hunting Park Community Garden Coordinator and Drink Philly Tap Ambassador Michael Wilcox
Clean Air Council Executive Director and Chief Counsel Joseph Otis Minott, Esq.
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Clean Air Council is a member- supported, non-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting everyone’s right to a healthy environment. The Council is headquartered in Philadelphia and works through public education, community advocacy, and government oversight to ensure enforcement of environmental laws. For more information, please visit www.cleanair.org.
