The Clean Water Act’s 45th Anniversary - Threats to the health and future of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie

Local Campaign to SAVE THE U.S. EPA from Proposed, Extreme Budget Cuts

WHO: Mike Mikulka, AFGE Local 704 President

Kerry McCormack, Cleveland City Councilman (Ward 3)

Jane Goodman, Executive Director, Cuyahoga River Restoration

Matt Gray, Chief of Sustainability, City of Cleveland

Harriet Applegate, Executive Secretary of the North Shore Federation of Labor

Matt Zone, Cleveland City Councilman (Ward 15) and President National League of Cities 

Kirk Lang, The Cleveland Rowing Foundation 

Remarks will be delivered by congressional staff members, respectively, for:

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, from Ohio's 9th Congressional District

Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge’s District Director, from Ohio's 11th Congressional District

WHERE: Merwin's Wharf, 1785 Merwin Ave, Cleveland.  Located on the Cuyahoga River.

WHEN: Noon until 1:00 PM, October 18, 2017

WHAT: The Clean Water Act’s 45th Anniversary - Threats to the health and future of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie

President Trump’s proposed federal budget for 2018 drastically reduces (or “aims to eliminate”) funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In response, the National Council of EPA Locals #238, of the American Federation of Government Employees, has launched "Save the U.S. EPA,” a grassroots campaign designed to make the public, the media, and our legislators aware of the EPA’s public health mission and the potentially drastic impacts of these cuts.

President Trump’s proposed federal budget for 2018 drastically reduces (or “aims to eliminate”) funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In response, the National Council of EPA Locals #238, of the American Federation of Government Employees, has launched "Save the U.S. EPA,” a grassroots campaign designed to make the public, the media, and our legislators aware of the EPA’s public health mission and the potentially drastic impacts of these cuts.

Please visit the Save the U.S. EPA campaign website here. https://savetheusepa.org/ and see how much the work of the public servants at EPA, whose professional services protect our health and environment, matters to our future.

CONTACT: Martha Kiley, Caplan Communications, 631-988-7196, martha@caplancommunications.com