White House CEQ Asian Carp Director to Participate in Cleveland GLMRIS Public Meeting and Participate in Media Availability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

January 13, 2011

White House CEQ Asian Carp Director to Participate in Cleveland GLMRIS Public Meeting and Participate in Media Availability

WASHINGTON, D.C. – White House Council on Environmental Quality Asian Carp Director John Goss will deliver  participate in  a  public scoping meeting on the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today, January 13, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio.  He will discuss the Obama Administration’s proactive and collaborative approach to combating Asian carp including additional efforts under the 2011 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework.  Goss will be available to the media from 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm.

WHO:              John Goss, Asian Carp Director, White House Council on Environmental Quality

WHAT:            Remarks at Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study Public Meeting

WHEN:           Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 2:15 PM (EST) and 5:45 PM (EST)

WHERE:        Great Lakes Science Center
                        601 Erieside Avenue
                        Cleveland, Ohio
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WHO:              John Goss, Asian Carp Director, White House Council on Environmental Quality

WHAT:             Media Availability with Reporters

WHEN:            Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM (EST)

WHERE:         Great Lakes Science Center
                         601 Erieside Avenue
                         Cleveland, Ohio

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