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Ecology and Environment, Inc. Awarded $4.5-Million Contract by the Illinois Department of

LANCASTER, N.Y., Oct 3, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --

Ecology and Environment, Inc. (Nasdaq:EEI) has been awarded a contract agreement for consultant services from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The firm has been providing services to IDOT for approximately 15 years, and this is the fifth contract between the two parties.

This $4.5-million contract encompasses hazardous waste and UST investigations at sites of planned IDOT construction activities, oversight of emergency response actions to incidents at IDOT facilities, evaluation of corrective and remedial actions and costs, compliance assessments, and implementation of remedial programs. E & E has already received five work orders under this new contract, which will be conducted primarily by the Firm's Chicago-based staff.

Headquartered in Buffalo, Ecology and Environment, Inc. is one of the world's leading fully integrated ecological and environmental engineering firms. Founded in 1970, the firm pioneers innovative yet practical solutions to a wide variety of environmental issues, from environmental remediation, to emergency planning and response, to fighting global climate change. Ecology and Environment, Inc. is located online at www.ene.com.

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SOURCE: Ecology and Environment, Inc.

Ecology and Environment, Inc.
          Dan Sewall, Central Region Manager
          312-578-9243
          DSewall@ene.com

Illinois Trucking: Greener Every Day - Zibb.com

PEORIA, Ill., Aug 28, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

The Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) adoption of PrePass truck technology almost ten years ago has reduced greenhouse gas and related emissions by more than 17,000 metric tons. Based on the program's projected success, PrePass is anticipated to cut emissions during the next decade by an estimated 29,000 metric tons, the equivalent of eliminating all emissions from more than 525 cars per year.

The deployment of PrePass technology is a win-win success story according to Richard P. Landis, president and CEO of HELP Inc., the public-private partnership that offers PrePass. "Illinois' decision to deploy PrePass is making the state's highways safer, cleaner and more efficient for us all."

PrePass is a sophisticated technology enabling qualified motor carriers to comply electronically with Illinois weight, safety and credential requirements at highway speeds. Motor carrier participation is strictly voluntary and carrier eligibility is subject to strict safety qualifications.

Since its deployment in Illinois, PrePass has saved carriers more than $103 million in operational costs, including fuel savings of more than 7.7 million gallons. By enabling enforcement personnel to concentrate on those trucks most likely to be noncompliant, and by reducing lane-changing and congestion around weigh stations, PrePass also makes highways safer for all motorists.

By lessening dependence on foreign sources of oil and reducing greenhouse emissions by reducing fuel consumption and idling inherent to waiting in inspection queues, PrePass has made a contribution to cleaner air. Based on EPA engine idle reduction estimates, since its inception in 1995, PrePass has reduced emissions by more than 265,000 metric tons nationwide. Through PrePassPLUS, which provides commercial motor carriers with seamless interoperability with the I-Pass/E-ZPass electronic toll collection systems, significant additional fuel, time and emission reductions have been realized.

Launched in California in 1995, PrePass(R) is now operational at 281 sites in 28 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. PrePass will become operational in Delaware later this year.

Nearly 450,000 trucks have voluntarily enrolled in PrePass to take advantage of the time and money saving benefits.

For more information go to http://www.PrePass.com.

SOURCE PrePass

http://www.PrePass.com

Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Greater Beardstown Airport,

Aug 23, 2008 (FIND, Inc. via COMTEX) --

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the exchange of the property for land needed to protect the transitional surface of Runway 18/36. The proposal consists of a 2.1-acre portion of Parcel 1 in exchange for 9.6 acres of Parcel 3. Presently the 2.1 acres of Parcel 1 is located outside of the fenced in portion of airport property and any protected zone (runway protection zone, object free area, object free zone, etc.) This land is currently being used as residential and has a mobile home located on it. Parcel 1 was acquired in 1986 with Federal participation. It is the intent of the City of Beardstown, as owner and operator of the Greater Beardstown Airport (K06) to exchange the subject portion of Parcel 1 (2.1 Acres) to Ms. Hardwick, Beardstown, IL in exchange for 9.6 acres of land (portion of Parcel 3), which is in the side transition area of Runway 18/36. This notice announces that the FAA is considering the proposal to authorize the exchange of the subject airport property at the Greater Beardstown Airport, Beardstown, IL with a portion of Parcel 3 (9.6 acres). Approval does not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in disposal of the subject airport property nor a determination that all measures covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA.

In accordance with section 47107(h) of Title 49, United States Code, this notice is required to be published in the Federal Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that requires the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Mello, Program Manager, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018. Telephone Number 847-294-7195/FAX Number 847-294-7046. Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at this same location by appointment or at the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, 1 Langhorne Bond Drive, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL 62707.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is a legal description of the properties being exchanged located in Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois, and described as follows:

Portion of Parcel 1

Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of Section Twenty-five (25), Township Eighteen (18) North, Range Twelve (12) West of the Third Principal Meridian, Cass County, Illinois, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of said Section Twenty-five (25); thence South 89 [degrees] 56'00" East (basis of bearing is Illinois State Plane Coordinate System. NAID 83, Illinois West Zone) along the South line of said Quarter Section a distanced 1658.91 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing South 89 [degrees] 56'00" East along the South line of said Quarter Section a distance of 330.00 feet; thence North 00 [degrees] 01'41" West a distance of 280.00 feet; thence North 89 [degrees] 56'00" West a distance of 330.00 feet; thence South 00 [degrees] 01'41" East a distance of 280.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Said parcel contains 2.12 acres more or less.

In Exchange for a Portion of Parcel 9

Part of the West Half (W1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4), and part of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4), all in Section Thirty-six (36), Township Eighteen (18) North, Range Twelve (12) West of the Third Principal Meridian, Cass County, Illinois, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of said Section Thirty-six (36); thence South 89 [degrees] 56'00" East (basis of bearing is Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, NAD 83, Illinois West Zone) along the North line of said Quarter Section a distance of 1119.00 feet; thence South 00 [degrees] 02'04" East a distance of 600.00 feet to a found concrete marker, said marker being a corner on the East line of a tract of land conveyed to the City of Beardstown, Illinois by a Deed of Conveyance, recorded October 1, 1993 as Document No. 108036 in the Office of the Recorder of Cass County, Illinois, and said marker also being the True Point of Beginning; thence continuing South 00 [degrees] 02'04" East along the East line of said tract a distance of 3350.05 feet to a point on the South line of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of said Section Thirty-six (36); thence South 89 [degrees] 53'25" East along the South line of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of said Section Thirty-six (36) a distance of 120.00 feet; thence North 00 [degrees] 02'04" West a distance of 2835.14 feet; thence South 89 [degrees] 56'00" East a distance of 30.00 feet; thence North 00 [degrees] 02'04" West a distance of 515.00 feet; thence North 89 [degrees] 56'00" West a distance of 150.00 feet to the True Point of Beginning.

Said parcel contains 9.58 acres, more or less.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on August 13, 2008.

Jack Delaney,

Acting Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. E8-19566 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]

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