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News Releases - 1997Susan Steffen Recognized for Voluntary "Clean Break" Environmental Efforts
Springfield, Ill. -- Susan Steffen, co-owner of the P & S Auto & Truck Collision Repair in Payson (Adams County) has been honored for her voluntary participation in a trend-setting program aimed at helping owners of small businesses protect both the environment and their bottom lines. Steffen was presented with a certificate during ceremonies at her place of business on April 17. Making the presentation was John Kelley, Office of Small Business, Illinois EPA. The businesswoman was one of 278 participants in the Clean Break program in 1996, voluntarily signing up for assistance in determining whether their operations meet all applicable environmental regulations. The Clean Break program was inaugurated in 1995 as a two-county pilot project in the Rockford area. Operated jointly by the Illinois EPA, DCCA, and the Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce, it gives owners with businesses employing less than 200 workers access to compliance evaluation and assistance while enjoying amnesty from possible enforcement proceedings and penalties resulting from non-compliance. Steffen participated in a second, expanded version of the program that targeted printing and automotive service industries. Last Jan. 13, Gov. Jim Edgar announced the program has been expanded and is now available to all the estimated 100,000 small businesses in Illinois which need to meet some environmental regulations. Clean Break has attracted nationwide attention and is being studied and copied as a model by other states seeking effective outreach to small businesses to protect public health and enhance the environment in reasonable and cost-effective ways. Illinois business operators seeking additional information can use a toll-free telephone help line operated by the Illinois EPA's Office of Small Business at 1-888-EPA-1996, or a DCCA toll-free-line at 1-800-252-3998. |
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