On May 10, 2002, Southeastern leaders met in Charlotte, North Carolina, to continue their discussion on air quality challenges across the region, share information, and work toward regional solutions to air problems. The 4th Governors' Summit on Air Quality included presentations on findings of the Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative (SAMI), a multi-year study examining air quality in the region. Another highlight was a report on the progress being made under the Southern Air Principles, an agreement between the governors of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee calling for a joint strategy to address smog, acid deposition, and haze. The agenda below shows the speakers and discussion topics, with links to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) versions of PowerPoint presentations where available.
| Agenda for the 2002 Governors' Summit on Air Quality |
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May 9, 2002
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| 6:00-8:00pm |
Exhibitors Symposium
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May 10, 2002
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| 9:30 |
Welcome and Introduction
Secretary Bill Ross, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
James B. Black, Speaker, NC House of Representatives
Parks Helms, Chairman, Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
Clearing the Air Video |
| 10:00 |
Remarks from the Governors
The Honorable Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina
The Honorable Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee
The Honorable Jim Hodges, Governor of South Carolina |
| 10:15 |
Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative
Summary of SAMI Conclusions
Harold Reheis, Director, Georgia Environmental Protection Division [PDF] |
| 10:30 |
Southern Air Principles Roundtable Discussion
Governors and Environmental Directors
Moderated by Bill Ross
Public Health
Clay Ballentine, M.D., Asheville, NC [PDF]
Barry Stephens, Director, Tenn. Air Pollution Control Division
Energy
Jeff Tiller, Appalachian State University; Southface Energy Institute
Larry Shirley, NC Division of Energy [PDF]
Transportation
Ron Tober, Charlotte Area Transit System [PDF]
David Hyder, NC Department of Transportation |
| 11:30 |
State Air Quality Initiatives
Governor Easley
Governor Sundquist
Governor Hodges |
| 12:00 |
News Conference |
| 12:15 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative Observations and Conclusions
Pat Brewer, SAMI Technical Coordinator [PDF] |
| 2:25 |
National Multi-pollutant Strategy
Representative, US Environmental Protection Agency
Chris Miller, US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee |
| 3:10 |
Clean Smokestacks Bill Agreement Summary and Health Benefits
Alan Klimek, Director, NC Division of Air Quality [PDF]
Leah Devlin, North Carolina State Health Director |
| 3:30 |
Closing and Adjournment
Bill Ross |
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