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Go Green at Market Square

Pittsburgh Earth Day, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 22, at Market Square will be a hub for live music, eco-friendly activity booths, an alternative energy and electric transportation corner and a green wellness area. Entertainment on the hour beginning at noon includes Kelsey Friday & the Rest of The Week, Elias Khouri, Starling My Darling, Wave Trails, the Evan Dean Band, Bindley Hardware Co. and the Clinton Clegg Trio.

Location: Forbes Ave. and Market St. For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/PittsburghEartDay2022. See ad, page 9.

kudos

Sustainable Pittsburgh Executive Director Dr. Joylette

Portlock has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department

of Environmental Protection

to serve as a member of the

Environmental Justice Advi-

sory Board (EJAB). Portlock’s technical background and familiarity with state issues of environmental concern, including climate change, are based in prior work and experience at the local, state and national level. She will provide informed input on Pennsylvania environmental justice community priorities such as permitting and development practices, recommendations for monitoring and enforcement of regulations, ensuring environmental justice issues are integrated into more state agency practices and policies and exploring more innovative opportunities to address environmental concerns in our most vulnerable communities. The EJAB will leverage their collective expertise with state leaders to create a path forward that supports environmentally overburdened and under-resourced communities across the Commonwealth.