NYT Article on WTC Memorial Design Finalists, 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

I After September 11th, the Environmental Protection Agency had a Health Warning for New Yo “The concern raised by these samples [of dust containing asbestos] would be for the workers at the cleanup site and for those workers who might be returning to their offices on or near Water Street on Monday, September 17,2001." (9/14/01 Draft EPA Press Release Sent for White House Approval)

But the Bush White House Distorted the Truth: “Our tests show that it is safe fort^&wYork^ td gobadt to work in New York's financial district" (White House Edited 9/16/01 Press Release)

I he Bush White Houses Coundl on Environmental Quality (CEQ) instructed the JLEPA to give the public misleading information about the air quality in lower Manhattan, according to a report from EKAs Inspector General. Asa result of the WUte House CEQ’s influence, guidance for cleaning indoor spaces and infonnation about the 5 potential health effects from World Trade Center debris were not included in EPAs {Mess 2 releases. The White House told September 11 th survivors and rescue worlcers it was safe to go back to work, deliberately misrepresented the truth about environmental threats to New Yorkers’ health and safety and put them in peril. According to Mt. Sinai School ofMedkaoe, 78% of the Ground Zero workers they examined suffered from lung ailments. g CM There is a better way to protect our families and communities from pollution and rd contamination, Mr.Piesdent Be honest with us. What we don't know can hutes.

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