What Lisa Jackson Wants for Earth Day!
4/22/11 | | 3 comments
You.
Or, rather, your help.
Writing in the Environmental Protection Agency blog Greenversations, Administrator Lisa Jackson notes:
"To continue making progress today, we need to do the same thing our predecessors did 41 years ago: come together and work to make a difference. There are new and extraordinary ways for you to make a difference. As EPA Administrator, what I want this Earth Day is your help in this important work."
Read more here.
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