July 8, 2024

Press Contact: Maria Langholz, maria@team-arc.com

PRESS CALL: Health Professionals Call on Dept. of Energy to Prioritize Public Health and Equity Harms of LNG in Public Interest Determination 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, July 9th, at 11am ET, health professionals, frontline community members, and allied organizations will host a press call to discuss the health harms of liquified natural gas – and call on the Department of Energy (DOE) to fully integrate the LNG lifecycle into the Public Interest Determination (PID) review.

Speakers: 

• Dr. Bob Bullard, director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice
• Roishetta Ozane, founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana
• Robin Saha, lead author of our Liquefying the Gulf Coast, associate professor at University of Montana
• Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni, Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate
• Mark Vossler, President Elect of Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Lisa Harshad Patel, President of Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health
• Sandra Steingraber, biologist and author
• Anne Mellinger-Birdsong, pediatrician, Georgia   
• Athul (Alan) Nagarajan, medical student, Texas

When: Tuesday, July 9th at 11am ET

Registration Link: https://team-arc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TeMrpcZBSIyYcV1_Kzz5qg

Please use the link above to register for the press conference. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the press conference. You will be able to join from your phone or computer. 

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