MEDIA ADVISORY: UO to host virtual meeting on what new historic federal funding opportunities mean for Oregon

WHAT: On June 16, the University of Oregon’s Environment Initiative will host a half-day webinar to provide updates on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. UO law professor Gregory Dotson, a nationally recognized expert on the Inflation Reduction Act who served as Chief Counsel for the Senate Environment Committee, will present on the act. Representatives of federal and state agencies along with other experts will serve as panelists to help outline the benefits that this investment can provide to Oregon businesses, government entities, and citizens. The act provides billions of dollars in incentives, grants and loans to support new infrastructure investments in the areas of clean energy, sustainable transportation and other efforts to address climate change.
WHEN: Friday, June 16, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PDT
WHERE: Zoom
UO MEDIA CONTACT: Molly Blancett, blancett@uoregon.edu 541-515-5155
TO ATTEND: RSVP to the webinar at https://environment.uoregon.edu/IRAconvening

Media Contact:
Molly Blancett
University Communications
blancett@uoregon.edu
541-515-5155