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<b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#0070C0">Soak Up the Rain New England Webinar Series:</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Getting Ready for Rain! Integrating Green Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions into State and Local Hazard Mitigation Plans</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%">Wednesday, April 25<sup>th</sup>, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM EST</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.95pt"><span lang="EN">As New England communities prepare for storms and natural disasters, Hazard Mitigation Plans are critical to reduce local environmental and public health impacts when severe events occur. Many
states and local governments are currently updating plans to identify risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural disasters, and this presents an opportunity to incorporate green infrastructure.
</span>This webinar will <span lang="EN">provide an overview of the Federal Hazard Mitigation requirements; explain opportunities, benefits and incentives for incorporating green infrastructure into hazard mitigation plans; and showcase nature-based solutions.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Melissa A. Surette</b>, Senior Planner, Risk Analysis Branch, Mitigation Division, the
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2F2F2F">Trish Garrigan</span></b><span style="color:#2F2F2F">, Healthy Watershed and Green Infrastructure Coordinator, EPA Region 1</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#2F2F2F">Steve Long</span></b><span style="color:#2F2F2F">, Director of Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy of Massachusetts</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%">For information on Soak Up the Rain and the webinar series-</span></i><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.epa.gov_soakuptherain&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=5VkZ15yiEt6mwyMpCAYJXGGEMNFMwxGWC1VY15u9VN0&m=amFFeOC0pUFmqgqyFrsvZAzwgcI6hsmvRP6H2pkZIAw&s=9M6_JyOu1kmcRtxJu0il-IKo_LbcPMLgpPo6U81KGPE&e="><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%">http://www.epa.gov/soakuptherai</span></i></a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.epa.gov_soakuptherain&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=5VkZ15yiEt6mwyMpCAYJXGGEMNFMwxGWC1VY15u9VN0&m=amFFeOC0pUFmqgqyFrsvZAzwgcI6hsmvRP6H2pkZIAw&s=9M6_JyOu1kmcRtxJu0il-IKo_LbcPMLgpPo6U81KGPE&e="><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%">n</span></i></a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.epa.gov_soakuptherain&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=5VkZ15yiEt6mwyMpCAYJXGGEMNFMwxGWC1VY15u9VN0&m=amFFeOC0pUFmqgqyFrsvZAzwgcI6hsmvRP6H2pkZIAw&s=9M6_JyOu1kmcRtxJu0il-IKo_LbcPMLgpPo6U81KGPE&e="><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;color:black;text-decoration:none">
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