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EPA TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO REWARD TOP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

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.
    WHO: Richard T. Farrell, EPA Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Economics and Innovation
    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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