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Sunday, July 31, 2005
Environment - Head of Improving Kids' Environment moves on
Indianapolis attorney Tom Neltner, head of Improving Kids' Environment, is taking a job in D.C., according to this story by Tammy Weber in the Saturday Indianapolis Star. Some quotes:
On Monday, Neltner, arguably one of Indiana's most respected environmental health champions, begins a new job as director of training and education at the National Center for Healthy Housing in Washington. He will translate new research on such issues as lead and mold into training programs and guidance for government agencies, industries and others.Improving Kids' Environment, meanwhile, will continue its work under new Executive Director Janet McCabe, an air-quality expert who spent 12 years at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, most recently as assistant commissioner of air quality, until being displaced by the Daniels administration in January. * * *
McCabe -- also a lawyer -- has been co-executive director at Improving Kids' Environment since June. She said she planned to continue the group's current work but might shift the focus to air pollution.
She is especially interested in how pollution from fine particles -- microscopic bits of soot and chemicals that can lodge deep in the lungs and lead to heart and breathing problems -- affects children's health. A big culprit is diesel emissions, and she hopes to help school districts and municipalities create programs to reduce pollution from diesel vehicles.
"This really seemed like an opportunity to use my expertise and try to continue to do some good things to improve the environment and public health."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 31, 2005 10:11 AM
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