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April 10, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Congressman Richard Neal to Give Talk
at Smith on Politics of Environmental Decision Making

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Congressman Richard E. Neal will give a talk at Smith College as part of an "Earth Week" celebration at Smith College. Neal will speak about "The Politics of Environmental Decision Making" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, in Wright Hall Auditorium. Earth Day 2003 is April 22.


Neal's talk is free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible.


Neal, who is coming to Smith under the auspices of the Environmental Science and Policy program, will also respond to questions from the audience on such topics as how Congress makes decisions about the environment, what role lobbyists play, the most effective ways for people to voice their opinions on environmental subjects, and what the most pressing environmental issues are at present.


Neal has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1988 and represents the 2nd Congressional District, which includes Northampton. He was mayor of Springfield from 1984 to 1989 and a member of the Springfield City Council from 1978 to 1984. He taught at Cathedral High School in Springfield and at American International College, Springfield College and the graduate school of business at Western New England College. He is a graduate of American International college and received the MPA degree from the Barney School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Hartford.


Among the bills he has sponsored are the Arctic Wilderness Act of 2001 and the Clean Smokestacks Act, which requires that the Environmental Protection Agency promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in emissions.


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