Indah Setiawati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 10/21/2009 6:45 PM
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson praised the Jakarta administration Wednesday for its environmental protection and green transportation programs.
Jackson said she was impressed by the way the city of Jakarta and Governor Fauzi Bowo dealt with economic growth without having to sacrifice environmental issues.
“Growth in the economy, for him to have investment in mass transit, car-free day, and further efforts to address air pollution, I think is quite laudable,” she said.
Jackson, who represented US President Barack Obama in the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday, said EPA would continue working on the issue of air and water quality as well as environmental policy.
Fauzi said he told Jackson during the meeting about various environmental problems facing the city, including air and water pollution, waste management problems in North Jakarta Bay and the rise in sea level.
He said the city issued many regulations to protect the environment, but their implementation remained a problem.
The governor said EPA would provide technical assistance on how to familiarize the regulations and enforce them.
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