The 80th annual convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the oldest Hispanic organization in the U.S, will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 13 through July 18, 2009. U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will be a keynote speaker at the conference and will give remarks at the partnership luncheon on July 15, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.

“We are elated to have the EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, addressing our LULAC membership. We are lucky to have the environment on the forefront of the Obama administration as it affects our Latino communities directly,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales.

“We want to make sure EPA hears the voices of every community, and gives all stakeholders a seat at the decision-making table,” said Administrator Jackson, reaffirming the ongoing partnership between EPA and LULAC. “I’m looking forward to joining with LULAC and Hispanic leaders from across the nation to discuss the pressing environmental issues we face, and to build a partnership to better protect our communities, our country, and our planet.”

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