Lisa P. Jackson

"You can’t separate justice from environmental health and environmental protection anymore"

"It’s not unusual for young people to feel very connected to the future, and I was motivated like many of them are."

"First and foremost, it has protected the American people. It is literally a life saver. We estimate that it has prevented tens of thousands of premature deaths – each year. Along with lives saved, the Clean Air Act has reduced asthma attacks, heart disease, and numerous other health conditions Americans suffer from. I often think of my youngest son who has battled asthma his whole life. Without the Clean Air Act protecting the air around our home, around his school and around the places we have traveled, there is no telling how much more challenging his condition could have been for him and our family."

"It is not only about opening up new possibilities for women in the existing field of science. This is also about opening up the existing field of science to the new possibilities that women can bring."