Speakers:
Janet McCabe
Janet McCabe was the Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Biden. Before that role, she spent seven years working as Acting Assistant Administrator and Principal Deputy to the Assistant Administrator in the Office of Air and Radiation under President Barack Obama. Before rejoining EPA, Janet was a Professor of Practice at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law and Director of the IU Environmental Resilience Institute.
Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome (Moderator)
Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome recently served in the Biden-Harris Administration as the first ever Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer, where she led efforts to advance the most ambitious environmental justice agenda the United States has ever seen. Previously, she was the first Climate and Health post-doctoral fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists and the first Director of Federal Policy at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. She is now the CEO/Founder of Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, LLC.
Jeremy Symons
Jeremy Symons is a Senior Advisor at Environmental Protection Network, a non-partisan alliance of 650 former EPA officials dedicated to improving the capability of environmental agencies to serve all communities. Jeremy is also a consultant who helps philanthropies pursue high-impact climate and environmental strategies. Most recently, he led efforts to assemble the powerful big tent coalition that successfully pushed the Biden administration to pause LNG export permits. Previously, he was Vice President of Political Affairs at Environmental Defense Fund, Deputy Democratic Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Senior Vice President at National Wildlife Federation, and Climate Advisor at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |