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EPA TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO REWARD TOP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Release Date: 06/23/2000
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2000
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
EPA TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE PROGRAM
TO REWARD TOP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
On Monday, June 26, senior EPA officials and corporate and state officials
will launch a program which rewards companies which exceed minimum regulatory requirements and take extra steps to reduce and prevent pollution. The benefits to the recipients will include assistance which could facilitate lowering operational costs and national recognition from agency endorsement.
James O’Brien, Senior Vice President, Lockheed Martin Corporation
M. Glen Bassett, President, Baker Petrolite Corporation
William Sugar, Director of Environmental Health, Anheuser-Busch
George Meyer, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin
Robert Shinn, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey
Langdon Marsh, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon
Fred Krupp, Executive Director, Environmental Defense
WHAT: Launch of innovative performance track program
WHEN: Monday, June 26, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Horizon Ballroom
International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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