Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeuene has been appointed to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee, where she will be one of four members on the national committee representing the New England region.

The 37-member panel includes representation from 27 states. It comprises elected and appointed officials at local, state, tribal, and territorial governments within the US who provide independent policy advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of issues affecting local governments.

On the group’s agenda this year, according to the EPA: proposed Lead and Copper Rule improvements, a draft strategy for reducing plastic pollution, developing a cumulative impact framework, and improving community-level communication and engagement on climate change issues.