For Immediate Release

Public Relations Division
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NEW YORK, December 5, 1995 -- Bethlehem Steel Corporation was among a group of organizations honored here last night as a "33/50 Environmental Champion" during an awards ceremony sponsored by McGraw-Hill Companies' Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering World magazines in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Carol M. Browner, EPA Administrator, was on hand to present the first-ever awards which recognized the outstanding efforts of 20 companies which have voluntarily committed themselves to the EPA's "33/50 Program." The program of pollution prevention targets 17 toxic chemicals for reductions.

Accepting the award for Bethlehem Steel was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Curtis H. Barnette, who said Bethlehem's participation in voluntary initiatives such as the 33/50 Program "demonstrates the company's commitment to continuous improvement in its environmental performance and recognizes that environmental protection is an integral part of doing business."

Bethlehem Steel and its operating divisions have been involved in the EPA program since its inception in 1991. The program derives its name from its reduction goals: an interim goal of 33 percent reduction in the targeted chemicals by 1992, and an ultimate goal of 50 percent reduction by 1995, as measured against EPA's 1988 Toxics Release Inventory data. Bethlehem achieved an overall reduction of 70 percent from 1988 to 1992 and met the final goal three years ahead of schedule.

Consistent with its objective of continuous environmental improvement, Bethlehem has further reduced its releases and achieved a reduction of 88 percent through 1994.

In addition, in September of this year, Bethlehem became the first steelmaker to endorse the CERES Principles, a comprehensive 10-point code of environmental conduct developed by the Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies, a group of social investment professionals, environmental organizations, public pension funds, religious organizations and public interest groups which represent more than $150 billion in invested assets.

In endorsing the CERES Principles, Bethlehem committed itself to continuous improvement in, and public accountability for, its environmental performance.

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