[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 57 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING CAROL BROWNER FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 31, 2022

  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Administrator Carol Browner, who is this year's recipient of the Pure 
Earth Force of Nature Award.
  A lifelong environmental advocate, Administrator Browner spearheaded 
the creation of the EPA's first policy that focused on the link between 
children's health risks and exposure to environmental hazards, 
resulting in the establishment of the EPA's Office of Children's Health 
Protection (OCHP). Today, the OCHP remains vigilant in its work to 
increase environmental health literacy among health care providers, in 
addition to evaluating and raising awareness about environmental 
contaminants that may contribute to childhood disease.
  Administrator Browner holds the title of the longest serving EPA 
Administrator in the agency's history, and under her leadership, much 
was accomplished. She continues to work to combat environmental risks 
to children's health through a public-private partnership that is 
tackling the global lead poisoning crisis, which impacts 800 million 
children in low- and middle-income countries.

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