American Ecology Receives National Rail Safety Award
BOISE, ID -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 15, 2007 -- American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ: ECOL)
announced today that it has received a Norfolk Southern Corporation
Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for 2006. Companies that safely ship
more than 1,000 railcars of hazardous material without incident are
eligible for this annual award.
In his letter of congratulation to American Ecology, Norfolk Southern Chief
Executive Officer Wick Moorman stated, "As the transportation and chemicals
industries face increased scrutiny over the safety and security of
hazardous chemicals shipments, your incident-free handling on Norfolk
Southern's rail network is a shining example of superior safety
performance."
"American Ecology and Norfolk Southern share a continuing commitment to
safety and are truly partners in this impressive achievement," stated
Stephen Romano, American Ecology's Chief Executive Officer.
American Ecology's disposal facilities near Grand View, Idaho and Corpus
Christi, Texas are both served by rail. In 2006, these two facilities
safely handled nearly 3,000 railcar shipments without incident.
American Ecology Corporation, based in Boise, Idaho, provides radioactive,
PCB, hazardous and non-hazardous waste services to refineries and chemical
production facilities, manufacturers, electric utilities, steel mills,
medical and academic institutions and government customers throughout the
nation. American Ecology is the oldest radioactive and hazardous waste
services Company in the United States.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation
companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately
21,000 route miles in 22 states, the District of Columbia and Ontario,
Canada, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and
providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern
operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North
America's largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products.