ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 22, 2024) – On Monday, Feb. 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Representative Paul Tonko will join dignitaries and community members to announce an American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act investment to the University at Albany for community air quality monitoring. Learn how two projects aim to improve air quality and public health across underserved and disproportionately burdened communities in New York’s Capital District and in other areas of New York.

Who:  

• U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia
• U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko
• NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos
• Mayor of Albany Kathy Sheehan
• Chris Thorncroft, director of UAlbany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
• Michele Grimm, dean of UAlbany’s College Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering
• Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter, City School District of Albany

What:

Press conference to announce EPA funding award to the University at Albany, followed by a demonstration of low-cost air monitoring sensors and a mobile air monitoring van.

When:

Monday, Feb. 26 at 10:00 a.m.

Media should be set by 9:45 a.m.

Where: 

Giffen Memorial Elementary School

274 S Pearl St.

Albany, NY 12202

Credentialed press who would like to attend should RSVP to Barbara Khan and Carlos Vega.

Reporters are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the press conference. TV crews and cameras will be responsible for their own technical and sound requirements.

Attendees will need to present ID and pass through security in a City of Albany School District building. All attendees will enter through the North entrance on Rensselaer Street.