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NTC ADMIN. TO ATTEND CEREMONY TO BEGIN EVERGLADE RESTORATION

Release Date: 01/10/97
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NTC ADMIN. TO ATTEND CEREMONY TO BEGIN EVERGLADE RESTORATION

FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997 MEDIA ADVISORY

EPA ADMINISTRATOR BROWNER TO ATTEND GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TO BEGIN EVERGLADE RESTORATION

EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner will join federal, state and local officials at the Everglades National Park in Dade County, Fla., in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin the restoration of the Florida Everglades on Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. The ceremony will mark the initiation of the nation's largest environmental restoration project, Everglades Restoration. Administrator Browner will give brief remarks about the importance of the project in protecting public health and the environment, and the Clinton Administration's commitment to improving water quality and restoring the Florida Everglades. WHO: EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner Federal, State and Local Officials

WHAT: Groundbreaking Ceremony to Begin Everglades Restoration and Remarks on Clinton  Administration's Commitment to Restore and Preserve the Florida Everglades.

WHEN: Friday, Jan. 10, 1997
11 a.m.

WHERE: Everglades National Park
Dade County, Fla.

Note: To attend the event, all attendees must take a shuttle bus from Homestead General Aviation Airport, 28700 S.W. 217 Ave., Homestead, Fla. Attendees should arrive at the airport by 10:30 a.m.

To get to Homestead General Aviation Airport from Miami, take Florida Turnpike south and exit at Caribbean Blvd. Proceed west to U.S. 1. On U.S. 1, go south to S.W. 296 Street. Go west on S.W. 296 Street to S.W. 217 Ave. Take north to Homestead General Aviation and park at facility.

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