From the Office of Senator Kerry

Monday, April 3, 2000

Washington, D.C. – Senator John F. Kerry will join with other environmental leaders from the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Clinton Administration, and leading national environmental organizations to kick off the month-long celebration of Earth Day. The group will discuss key environmental and clean energy priorities, as well as major budget items effecting the environment.

WHO: Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA), U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), George Frampton, Jr., Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO), The Natural Resources Defense Council, US PIRG, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Earth Day2000 Network.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 4, 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Room HC-9, The U.S. Capitol Building [basement level].

The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970. Since then, the national day of recognition of the importance of protecting our environment has become a month-long event.

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