News Advisory: TOMORROW: EPA Administrator to Address Council on Foreign Relations

CONTACT: Enesta Jones jones.enesta@epa.gov 202-564-7873 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 10, 2015 TOMORROW: EPA Administrator to Address Council on Foreign Relations  WASHINGTON- Tomorrow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will address the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss the agency's work to cut carbon pollution from power plans and lead U.S. efforts to implement the president’s Climate Action Plan. Climate risks supercharge instability around the world—to global health, the global economy, and global security.  As President Obama promised, the U.S. is taking a leadership role in our global climate fight; EPA’s work to set first-ever standards to cut carbon pollution from our power plants is changing the international conversation, leading by example, and leveraging global action. WHO:       EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy WHAT:     Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations WHEN:     Wednesday, March 11, 8:30 a.m. EST WHERE:   Council on Foreign Relations                  1777 F Street, NW                  Washington, DC 20006 This event is open to accredited journalists only. Please RSVP by 5 p.m. EST on March 10 by emailingDCPressRSVP@cfr.org This speech will be livestreamed. CFR in Washington has a TV1 line. Please call Kendra Davidson at 202.509.8584 if you wish to receive a live video feed of this event. R053