Document excerpt listing counsel and staff members assigned to a paper on infrastructure related to World Trade Center recovery.
NYC-WTC_000161674–000161690Folder label: “WTC- Air Data”
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
>1 ’TfiLi UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I \.\iz y WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 15,2004 SUBJECT: NYC data concealed by EPA and NYC after 9/11, subsequently altered/selectively deleted by NYC - Reverses IG finding of "no evidence ... ERA attempted to conceai"
- Evidence not considered or evaiuated in 8/21Z03 ERA IG report
TO: EPA IG WTC Team: Nikki Tinsley, Chris Dunlap, Sarah Fabirkiewicz, Dana Gilmore, Jim Hatfield, Geoff Pierce, Steve Schanamann
cc: Affected parties and responsible officials
FROM: Cate Jenkins, Ph.D.* Environmental Scientist, Waste Identification Branch Hazardous Waste Identification Division (Mail Code 5304W) Office of Solid Waste [email protected]
The EPA Office of the Inspector General (IG) 8/21/03 report’ found the following: In regard to the monitoring data, we found no evidence that EPA attempted to conceal data results from the public.... [p. 9, EPA IG report]
Preliminary results of EPA’s sampling activities indicate no or very low levels of asbestos. ... [p. 17, EPA IG report]
EPA is relying on these findings to defend itself from litigation brought by those now suffering adverse health consequences from World Trade Center (WTC) exposures.
’ The conclusions and opinions in this memorandum are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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