San Antonio Mayoral candidates discuss City's Air, Water issues, 6-1

Environmental Defense Fund is joining several local environmental groups to host an intimate Q&A discussion with San Antonio’s mayoral candidates that will focus on local air quality, water, and sustainability issues. 

These issues will be a growing area of focus for the next mayor of San Antonio. Water quality and availability, infrastructure, and management continue to be of great concern to San Antonio’s citizens and leaders. And as San Antonio is not expected to meet new Environmental Protection Agency minimum air quality standards for ozone, the winner of this election will be tasked with bringing the city back into compliance with EPA standards. The next mayor will also be the first to implement the City of San Antonio’s sustainability plan. 

The event’s back-to-back sessions will be moderated by Peter Bella, a leading authority on local air quality and former natural resource director of the Alamo Area Council of Governments. The event also features a short meet-and-greet where audience members will have the opportunity to talk directly to the candidates about these and other issues.

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Monday, June 1st

·         6 p.m. – Leticia Van de Putte

·         7 p.m. – Ivy Taylor