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ECOS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF THE STATES 50 F Street, N.W. Suite 350 Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel: (202)266-4920 Email: ecosi@ ecos.org Web: w w w .ecos.org John Line Stine Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency PRESIDENT Todd Parfitt Director, Wyoming Department o f Environmental Quality VICE PRESIDENT Becky Keogh Director, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality SECRETARY-TREASURER Martha Rudolph Director of Environmental Programs, Colorado Department o f Public Health and Environment PAST PRESIDENT July 6, 2017 The Honorable E. Scott Pruitt Adm inistrator U.S. E nvironm ental Protection Agency 1200 P en n sy lv an ia Ave., NW W ashington, DC 20004 Dear Adm inistrator Pruitt: On behalf of th e E nvironm ental Council of th e S tates (ECOS), the national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environm ental agency leaders, I am pleased to invite you to be a keynote speaker at the 2017 ECOS Fall Meeting. Planned for Septem ber 11-12 at the Snow King R esort in Jac k so n Hole, Wyoming, the m eeting h a s a them e of Bright Ideas: States Leading the Way. ECOS' Fall Meeting provides an opportune tim e for you to highlight the m any early w ins of your tenure as A dm inistrator, and to set forth a vision for future work with the state environm ental agencies. ECOS h as responded m eaningfully to your call for a renew ed and m ore effective s ta te federal relationship, an d by Septem ber we anticipate you will have m u ch to share regarding the cooperative federalism conversation, reform s to the Superfund program, and your increased focus on results and outcomes. ECOS would be honored to have you deliver a keynote on these and other topics at a tim e of your choosing. ECOS President Jo h n Line Stine, Com m issioner of the M innesota Pollution Control Agency, would introduce you. You would speak for approxim ately 20 m inutes, after w hich there w ould tim e for Q&A. T his m eetin g is open to all re g is tra n ts, in clu d in g p re ss. The m eeting typically draw s m ore th a n 200 representatives of states, U.S. EPA, other federal agencies, industry, and NGOs. Should you prefer another form at for this presentation, we are happy to work with your team to m ake this event m utually beneficial. ECOS hopes to welcome you to our Fall Meeting. To d iscuss th is invitation an d obtain additional inform ation, please have y o u r office co n tact ECOS Executive Project M anager Lia Parisien a t lparisien@;ecos.org or (202) 2664931. Regards, Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Executive Director & General Counsel Executive D irector 8s G eneral C ounsel Cc: Jo h n Line Stine, ECOS President Todd Parfitt, ECOS Vice President Ken W agner, Senior Advisor to the A dm inistrator for Regional and State Affairs Robin R ichardson & A ndrea Barbery, OCIR, EPA Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00173034-00001