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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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