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NTC MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. EPA ADMINISTRATOR BROWNER TO JOIN CONGRESSMAN FRELINGHUYSEN AND MAYOR BOLCAR IN BOONTON, N.J. TO ANNOUNCEFOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1998 U.S. EPA ADMINISTRATOR BROWNER TO JOIN CONGRESSMAN FRELINGHUYSEN AND MAYOR BOLCAR IN BOONTON, N.J. TO ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDING FOR PEPE FIELD SUPERFUND SITE MEDIA ADVISORY U.S. EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner will join Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen and Boonton Mayor Edward J. Bolcar, Jr. at the Pepe Field Superfund site on Friday, Feb. 20, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. Browner will announce significant new funding for the Pepe Field site, and detail the impact of Clinton Administration Superfund reforms in cleaning up the site faster, fairer and more efficiently. Through a series of administrative actions, the Clinton Administration has fundamentally improved the nation’s toxic waste cleanup program, accelerating the cleanup of toxic waste dumps and significantly reducing the cost. The President proposed $2.1 billion in his FY99 balanced budget to speed toxic waste cleanups in hundreds of communities across the nation. Browner will describe the need for Congressional action to clean up even more toxic waste sites and build on the progress of the last five years. WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner U.S. Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen Boonton Mayor Edward J. Bolcar, Jr. WHAT: Announcement of New Funding for Pepe Field Superfund Site Cleanup and Tour of Site WHEN: Friday, Feb. 20, 1998 Tour: 11:00 a.m. Remarks: 11:15 a.m. WHERE: Pepe Field Superfund Site Wootton Street Boonton, N.J. Directions from Newark: Take New Jersey turnpike north to 280 West and then to 287 North. Follow 287 North to Wootton Street (Boonton, Exit 45). Exit ramp on to Park Avenue; continue straight to stop sign and take a left. Follow Wootton Street and Pepe Field will be on the left. R-20 Release date:02/19/98 Receive our News Releases Automatically by Email
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