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EPA Recognizes Lafarge Aggregates SE in Douglasville, Georgia as Recipient of the 2008 Performance Track Environmental Performance Award

Release Date: 08/11/2008
Contact Information: Dawn Harris-Young, EPA Media Relations, (404)562-8421

(Atlanta, GA – August 11, 2008) On August 14, 2008, EPA Regional Administrator Jimmy Palmer will recognize Lafarge Aggregates SE, Douglasville Quarry in Douglasville, Georgia as a recipient of the 2008 Performance Track Environmental Performance Award. Lafarge will be one of two companies in the southeast to receive the award.

Who: EPA Region 4 Regional Administrator Jimmy Palmer and Lafarge North America, Aggregates and Concrete, Eastern US Region Director of Environment Matt Stewart

What: EPA to recognize Lafarge Aggregates SE, Douglasville Quarry in Douglasville, Georgia with the Performance Track Environmental Performance Award

When: Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 10:00 am

Where: Lafarge Aggregates SE, Douglasville Quarry
6505 Bankhead Highway West
Douglasville, Georgia

The Performance Track program recognizes and drives environmental excellence by encouraging facilities with strong environmental records to go above and beyond their legal requirements. Members typically set four public, measurable goals to improve the quality of our nation's air, water, and land. Members include major corporations, small businesses, and public facilities that are steering a course toward environmental excellence.

Program information, summary of member benefits, application guidelines, and a complete listing of facilities that are Performance Track members can be found at: www.epa.gov/performancetrack/.