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EPA Administrator Johnson addresses Latin American citizens in Washington

Environmental Protection Agency Director Stephen Johnson speaks to The League of United Latin American Citizens' (LULAC) 79th Annual National Convention and Exposition in Washington on July 8, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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