National Press Club to Host Newsmaker Media Briefing on "Urgent threats to the U.S. Conservation Legacy" With Former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt

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Jun 03, 2011, 01:45 ET

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the National Press Club:

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DATE: Wednesday, June 8

TIME: 1 p.m.

Place: Zenger Room, National Press Club

529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20045

Babbitt plans to illuminate what he views as the urgent threats facing the United States' lands, water, wildlife and air.

"At this critical juncture for our public lands, leaders in Washington have made stunningly little progress to advance our nation's conservation legacy and are setting progress back on a number of fronts," he said. Babbitt will argue that Congress and the executive branch have prohibited land managers from offering protections to wilderness quality lands and rolled back protections for threatened species.

He will provide a critical take on what he says are many recent policy decisions and missed opportunities, and challenge U.S. government leaders in Congress and the Obama administration to advance protections for natural resources.

Reporters from outside the event may call in by dialing 1-888-227-5896, and use the pass code of 2470807. Call by 12:45 p.m. EST on the day of the Newsmaker. A webcast can be heard at https://cc.readytalk.com/r/2clue23zs4tz.

Questions can be e-mailed to [email protected].

SOURCE National Press Club