The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced 54 facilities from 25 states and Puerto Rico became new members in the National Environmental Performance Track Program, including three companies with facilities in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania facilities include:

· Montenay Power Corporation, headquartered in New York, N.Y., added one facility in York, York County for a total of three;

· Spartech Corporation, headquartered in Clayton, Mo., added facilities in Donora, Washington County for a total of four; and

· World Resources Company, Pottsville, Schuylkill County.

Performance Track rewards facilities that voluntarily exceed regulatory requirements, implement systems for improving environmental management; work with their communities, and set three-year goals for improvements in environmental performance. Only facilities with a record of sustained compliance with environmental requirements are eligible to participate in this program.

Since the program's inception in June 2000, Performance Track membership has grown and produced solid environmental results. The program currently has over 350 members in 46 states and Puerto Rico.

To date, Performance Track members have collectively reduced their water use by 1.3 billion gallons and their generation of solid waste by nearly 970,000 tons, increased their use of reused or recycled materials by nearly 77,000 tons, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 67,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

For more information visit the Environmental Performance Track Program website.

3/11/2005