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CONTACT: press@epa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 18, 2014 TODAY: EPA Administrator to Highlight New Solar Energy Project in Washington, DC WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will join Obama Administration officials, GRID Alternatives and Habitat for Humanity for an event helping low-income families in Northeast DC gain access to solar energy and job training in a growing industry. During the president’s first term, the United States more than doubled generation of electricity from wind, solar, and geothermal sources. To ensure America’s continued leadership position in clean energy, President Obama has set a goal in his Climate Action Plan to double renewable electricity generation once again by 2020. WHEN:         Thursday, September 18, 2014, 10:30 a.m. EDT WHAT:          EPA Administrator to speak about the importance of growing our clean energy economy in Washington, DC    WHO:           U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy                        U.S. HUD Secretary Julián Castro                        U.S. DOE Deputy Secretary Dan Poneman                        Erica Mackie, Co-Founder & CEO, and Nicole Steele, Executive Director for Mid-Atlantic, GRID Alternatives                        Susanne Slater, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. WHERE:       1810 Providence Pl. NE, Washington, D.C.