Vulcan’s Morongo Reclamation Receives National Recognition For Environmental Excellence

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(LOS ANGELES) – Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) announced today that its Morongo Project near Banning, Calif., has received the United States Department of the Interior Hardrock Mineral Environmental Award. The Hardrock Mineral Environmental Award is part of the Bureau of Land Management’s Reclamation and Sustainable Development Awards program. Vulcan received the award for its reclamation of a sand and gravel mining operation on the Morongo Indian Reservation in the Riverside County region of Southern California. The Morongo Reclamation site is part of Vulcan’s Western Division, which has its headquarters in Los Angeles.

Vulcan’s Western Division President, Jim Smack, said, “Reclamation of Vulcan’s Morongo project demonstrated that by focusing on environmental and tribal concerns, using the best available revegetation techniques for native habitat restoration, and returning the land to a productive and viable secondary use, both the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and Vulcan Materials benefited. The Morongo Project team exemplified the commitment Vulcan has to the communities where we operate and reclaim. I am very proud that we have achieved national recognition for our commitment to environmental stewardship.”

In her letter congratulating Vulcan, Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Kathleen Clarke said, “The panel recommended the Morongo Reclamation Project because of the way Vulcan Materials Company responded to Tribal concerns about mining in this sensitive area. The company actively engaged the Tribe and created a new reclamation plan. . . you then followed through on your promises.”

Vulcan's Western Division operates 76 aggregates production, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete facilities in Calif., Ariz., and N.M. Vulcan Materials Company, an S&P 500 company, is a producer of industrial materials with significant positions in two industries. It is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates, a major producer of other construction materials and a significant industrial chemicals manufacturer.

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