Volume 167, No. 201 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“TRIBUTE TO MEG KERR” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the Senate section section on page S8445 on Nov. 18.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TRIBUTE TO MEG KERR
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I rise today to honor Meg Kerr, a staunch advocate for the environmental movement. Ms. Kerr retired earlier this year after a successful career of climate leadership and service to the State of Rhode Island.
After graduating from Brown University and the University of North Carolina, Ms. Kerr began the early part of her career as a scientist. She worked for the Environmental Protection Agency across North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., where she partnered with States to standardize water quality reporting aligned with the Clean Water Act.
Ms. Kerr then moved back to Rhode Island and quickly established herself as a prominent advocate for the environment, taking on roles at the Rhode Island Rivers Council, the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, and Clean Water Action. Ms. Kerr closed out her impressive career as the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's Senior Director of Policy.
To add to the list of her accomplishments, Ms. Kerr was a founder of the Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition and helped launch the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center. She also helped found the annual Land and Water Conservation Summit that brought together hundreds of environmentalists from the State and region for over a decade. Ms. Kerr is passionate about pollinators, as demonstrated by her work organizing the Bee Rally to bring attention to the threats faced by our beloved bugs.
Ms. Kerr is a fierce and respected leader for the environment and a familiar face at the Rhode Island statehouse. Her expertise, mentorship of others, and ability to get things done for Rhode Island's environmental community has made a real mark on our State. I am proud to recognize her service and thank her for all she has done to protect our environment.
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