Ecology and Environment, Inc. to Be Awarded Federal and State Contracts to Support Clean-Up Efforts for Hurricane Katrina
September 19 2005 - 11:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Highlights:
Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E) through the US Army Corps
of Engineers will be tasked to provide support to EPA's Hurricane
Katrina emergency response effort. Though details are not
immediately available, the agency indicated they may need as many
as 40 people for 6 months. The work will include assistance for the
collection, management and disposal of hazardous waste and the
retrieval of and recovery of orphaned drums. On the state side, the
Louisiana Governor's office has indicated it will hire E & E to
develop a donated goods management system similar to the system
that was developed for the New York City, Office of Emergency
Management. The initial value of this combined work is estimated at
$3 to $3.5 million dollars. Ecology and Environment, Inc. is
headquartered in Lancaster, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. Its
common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange under the
symbol EEI. E & E can be located on the World Wide Web at
http://www.ene.com/. DATASOURCE: Ecology and Environment, Inc.
CONTACT: Chris Quina, +1-214-245-1000, for Ecology and Environment,
Inc. Web site: http://www.ene.com/
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