Airport Council International-North America has awarded Pittsburgh International Airport with an award for environmental achievement.
Airports in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Portland also received the award, a news release said. Winners were announced Wednesday in New Orleans.
«We applaud these five airports that have undertaken important work to enhance their communities through innovative approaches to sustainability that leads to economic vitality and operational efficiency,» ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin Burke said in the release.
Pittsburgh International won in the «outreach, education and community involvement» award category for its «Outside the Fence» program, according to the release.
Through the program, the airport partners with the Montour Run Watershed Association to eliminate discharge from abandoned mines on airport property, the release said…
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