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.
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 pm Eastern, via Zoom
- Anthea Lavallee, Executive Director of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
- Geoff Parker, Interim Faculty Director, the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth
- 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 Boston 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
- Sue Kaplan, Sustainable Futures Consulting
- 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
- Rob Werner, NH State Director, League of Conservation Voters
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).