EPC Hosts Tour for High-Profile Delegation
Article written by Allison Amram and Reggie Sanford Front row, second from left: U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Executive Director Janet Lorton, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, and Commissioner Gwen Myers, are pictured with EPC staff. On May 3, 2022, EPC hosted a delegation comprised of representatives from the federal Executive and Legislative Branches and local county officials for a series of briefings and a tour of several environmentally significant sites in Hillsborough County. Participants included Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) ; Representative Kathy Castor, U.S. House of Representatives, 14th Congressional District ; Commissioner Gwendolyn Myers, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, District 3 ; and EPC staff. The delegation’s visit included a look at the EPC’s compliance and monitoring efforts near a local lead plant and two successful Brownfield sites....