<p>Widener Law will host the president of the prestigious <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/">Union of Concerned Scientists</a> for a talk next week that explores current climate impacts on Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/about/staff/staff/kenneth-kimmell.html#.VRGFeE9THTw">Ken Kimmell</a> is also expected to discuss international, national and state initiatives on climate, with particular emphasis on multi-state approaches to the Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s clean power plan.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Kimmell&rsquo;s talk, &ldquo;Climate Change and Climate Action: The Path Forward for Pennsylvania and the Nation,&rdquo; will be held Monday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in room A180 on the Widener Law Commonwealth campus at 3737 Vartan Way. He serves as president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nationally and internationally prominent science advocacy organization that is active on a wide variety of sustainability issues, including climate change.</p>
<p>&nbsp;The event is free and open to the public. The media is encouraged to attend.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Kimmell has more than 30 years of experience in government, environmental policy and advocacy. He is a national advocate for clean energy and transportation policies and driving force behind the Union of Concerned Scientists&rsquo; <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/global-warming/reduce-emissions/power-ahead-state-renewable-energy-and-global-warming-solutions#.VRGFsE9THTw">&ldquo;Power Ahead&rdquo;</a> campaign to build a large, diverse group of clean energy leadership states. He previously served as commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and was general counsel at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs in Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick&rsquo;s administration.</p>