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MEDIA ADVISORY-U.S. EPA ADMINISTRATOR CAROL BROWNER TO JOIN GOVERNOR PARRIS GLENDENING TO DISCUSS NEW ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES IN PRESIDENT CLINTON’S 1999 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Release Date: 01/21/99
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U.S. EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner will join Maryland Governor Parris Glendening on Friday, Jan. 22, at 12:15 p.m. in Baltimore, Md., to discuss the impact of new environmental initiatives in President Clinton’s 1999 State of the Union Address on residents of Maryland and other communities across the nation. Administrator Browner and Governor Glendening will tour The American Can Company which is a symbol of government, businesses, and communities working together to redevelop and reuse abandoned industrial facilities, revitalize communities and protect green areas outside cities.

Administrator Browner will address Clinton Administration efforts to build livable communities for the 21^st Century, including the Better America Bonds initiative which will provide tax credits to help communities preserve and enhance green spaces, protect water quality, and clean up brownfields -- this nation’s abandoned industrial properties. Administrator Browner will also discuss how the Better America Bonds program will advance Maryland’s successful efforts to revitalize communities and protect the environment.

WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner; Governor Parris Glendening

WHAT: Discuss New Environmental Initiatives in President Clinton’s 1999 State of the Union Address and Their Impact on Maryland Communities

WHEN: Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Tour: 12:15 p.m. Press Conference: 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: The American Can Company
Emerging Technology Center - Factory Building, 3^rd Floor
2400 Boston St.
Baltimore, Md.

Directions: From I-83 or downtown: Take I-83 South until it ends in Little Italy. Exit on to President Street. Left on Fleet Street through Fells Point (about 10 blocks). Make soft right onto Boston Street (Royal Farm Store on left). Straight ahead (about four blocks). The American Can Company is on the left.

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