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Lucent Technologies Embarks on Environmental Initiative with Project XL

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As part of the Clinton administration's strategy of reinventing environmental regulation, Vice President Al Gore's environmental brainchild, Project XL, has reached the Lehigh Valley with Lucent Technologies' Microelectronics Group signing an agreement to test increased environmental performance at several of its plants. The project, launched in 1995, aims to demonstrate "eXcellence in Leadership" by reducing environmental impact while saving money and bringing in business.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent's Microelectronics Group signed an agreement with government and environmental officials to test Project XL, a new way of increasing environmental performance at several of its plants.
  • Project XL is part of the Clinton administration's strategy of reinventing environmental regulation, launched by President Clinton in 1995.
  • The project will initially target reductions in water use, waste-water discharge, sludge, and air emissions at Lucent's Union Boulevard plant, which employs 4,200 workers and makes silicon chips.
  • A similar project will take place in Reading and Breinigsville, with over 100 people attending the press conference at Lucent's Union Boulevard plant.
  • John Dickson, president of the Allentown-based Microelectronics Group, stated that Project XL will "save us money and bring us more business."
  • Kathleen A. McGinty, chairwoman of the president's Council on Environmental Quality, said that the nature of environmental challenges has changed, demanding a more flexible approach to reach nonpoint sources of pollution.
  • Tom Kerr, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Wildlands Conservancy, praised Lucent for its willingness to go beyond regulatory requirements, making a positive footprint on the area.

Statistics:

  • Lucent's Union Boulevard plant employs 4,200 workers.
  • The project will target reductions in water use, waste-water discharge, sludge, and air emissions.
  • The Clinton administration launched 8 Project XL initiatives as of 1997.

Sources:

  • The Morning Call, 1997 (exact date not provided)
  • Kathleen A. McGinty, chairwoman of the president's Council on Environmental Quality
  • Tom Kerr, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Wildlands Conservancy
  • John Dickson, president of the Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group
  • Lucent Technologies
  • The Clinton administration
  • Project XL

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