Media advisory: EGLE director to host 50th Earth Day livestream celebration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2020
Jill A. Greenberg, EGLE Spokesperson, GreenbergJ@Michigan.gov, 517-897-4965 

Media advisory
EGLE director to host 50th Earth Day
livestream celebration

WHAT: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in a livestream conversation with Liesl Clark, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. On April 22, Clark will talk about ways Michigan students can take steps to help protect the earth. She also will be joined by EGLE’s climate and energy adviser Brandy Brown, and they both will answer questions from the community.

WHY: Earth Day provides an opportunity for Michigan residents to learn about ways they can celebrate our Great Lakes state and safeguard its valuable resources. This year also marks a milestone for the event, as Earth Day enters its 50th year with a global focus on climate action.

WHO: The event is open to the public, but especially welcoming to Michigan’s students K-12 and their teachers. The livestream also will name student honorees for EGLE’s Earth Day Poster Contest and recipients of the department’s first-ever Environmental Service Award. The winners are listed here: Michigan.gov/EarthDay50

WHEN: 10-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

WHERE: Join the livestream here. Learn more about EGLE and Earth Day online.

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