Show sars C CH Cf f r. r H y 1 STEVEN HALL Is shoe department manager at Ashton's Gains F Forecast On Environment WASH WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Govern Govern Govern Government Government ment an and industry working together to together to- to gether can continue to make significant progress in protecting protecting protecting pro pro- the environment a leading leading leading lead lead- ing business spokesman be be- R R. R Heath Larry chairman and president-designate president of the National Association of Manufacturers Manufacturers Manu Manu- said in commenting on President nt Carters Carter's recent environmental message to Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress that NAM was eager to sit down with Administration representatives to work out practical solutions to the problems problems problems lems involved Pollution control solutions involve technical engineering problems and the greatest progress progress progress ress has been achieved through cooperative efforts between government and industry Mr Larry declared adding When industry is called upon to spend large sums sums of money for pollution control care should be taken to ensure that there will be a commensurate commensurate commensurate benefit to the environ environ- ment Otherwise there will be bea a waste of resources and unjustifiable unjustifiable unjustifiable un un- justifiable costs to to consumers Noting that industry has been spen spending ing 9 billion per year for new pollution control facilities the NAM leader said a company's company's company's com com- pany's environmental efforts are often frustrated through inability inability in inability in- in ability to determine just what is required Therefore he said we appl applaud ud the announced determination determination determination de de- de- de termination in the Presidents President's message to achieve greater coordination coordination coordination co co- co- co ordination of environmental laws and environmental agencies agencies agencies agen agen- cies administering them t Mr Larry said NAM was disappointed in some proposals particularly for air pollution and expressed hope that a practical practical practical policy considering all factors fac fac- tors environmental tors-environmental environmental economic econom econom- ic energy energy could could be achieved |