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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1997                       (202) 514-2008
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

                                 
    JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S TOP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICIAL
          TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OF HOW TO RESTORE
                 CONTAMINATED INNER CITY PROPERTY


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department's chief
environmental law enforcement officer, Lois Schiffer, Assistant
Attorney General in charge of the Department's Environment and
Natural Resources Division, will participate in a panel discussion
about how the federal governement has successfully encouraged the
clean up and redevelopment of contaminated urban property.


     WHERE:    Kansas City Convention Center

     WHEN:     Thursday, September 4, 1997
               3:00 - 5:00 pm

     WHO:      Lois Schiffer
               Assistant Attorney General
               Environment and Natural Resources
               Division
               United States Department of Justice

     WHAT:     Restoring contaminated property in our
               nation's cities


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