Hosted By The Emerging Climate Leaders’ Collaborative

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 pm Eastern, via Zoom

We will convene the champions of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to hear how and why they worked so effectively to achieve bi-partisan support for air and water quality.

The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, the League of Conservation Voters, the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth College, and Sustainable Futures Consulting will host a multi-part public panel discussion featuring bi-partisan environmental decision-makers of the past, present, and future. We will hear from the scientists, lawmakers, and advocacy leaders who championed the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and young environmental activists with a shared vision for a sustainable future.

Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Reflections and Insights from Champions of the Clean Air Act Amendments

• Message from George Mitchell, U.S. Senate Majority Leader (D-ME) 1989 – 1995
• Max Baucus, U.S. Senator (D-MT) and original sponsor of the CAAA, 1978 – 2014
• Michael Kranish, The Washington Post, political investigative reporter, covered the CAAA for The Globe in 1990
• Dr. Gene E. Likens, co-discovered acid rain in North America at Hubbard Brook, NH
• Roger Porter, Assistant to President George H.W. Bush, Economic and Domestic Policy, 1989 – 1993
• Moderator: Chelsea Henderson, author of Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics

Youth Panel Introductory Remarks

Youth Environmental Action

• Dayna De La Cruz, Wellesley, B.A. Biological Sciences, 2021 and HBRF Young Voices of Science and Community Relations Specialist
• Georgianna Fischer, University of NH, B.S. 2024, Environmental Sciences, from Montana
• Eric Lyons, University of Montana, Ph.D. Student, Biological Sciences
• Isaiah Menning, American Conservation Coalition, Dartmouth, B.S. 2024, Biology Environmental Studies
• Carlos Vargas, University of Georgia, M.S. Student, Ecology
• Moderator: Bea Burack, Dartmouth, B.A. 2025, History

The 2024 Forum on Bi-Partisan Environmental Policy builds on the hosts’ record of success. Previous public events include the 2020 NH Youth Climate and Clean Energy Town Hall for U.S. Presidential Candidates (in person); the 2021 Climate and Clean Energy Youth Forum (virtual), the Road to COP26 (virtual), the Youth Forum on Climate-Smart Infrastructure (virtual), and the 2024 Youth Forum on Climate Action and Clean Energy (in person).

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A recent Washington Post story, featuring our latest convening, was the inspiration for the current event.

For information, contact:

Anthea Lavallee, Executive Director, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation

Rob Werner, New Hampshire State Director, League of Conservation Voters 

Susan Kaplan, Founder and Senior Consultant, Sustainability Futures Consulting