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Gilsenan, Michael
From: Jonathan Bennett [email protected]]
Sent: Friday. May 17, 2002 10:01 AM
Subject: NYCOSH Update - May 17, 2002
NYCOSH UPDATE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH
Vol. VII, No. 6
Friday, May 17,2002
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Contents
Eight Months After World Trade Center Catastrophe, EPA Plans to Oversee Professional Cleanup of
Lower Manhattan Residences
Most Cars Caught in WTC Collapse Will Be Destroyed, but Others Face Uncertain Fate
Scammers Exploit Lower Manhattan Environmental Fears
New York State Firefighters Win Safety Protection in Court
NYCOSH Job Opening: Community Outreach & Liaison/Safety and Health Specialist
Comings and Goings: Omar Henriquez, Marie Diven Stelluti
What’s New in the NYCOSH Website
Eight Months After World Trade Center Catastrophe, EPA Plans to Oversee Professional
Cleanup of Lower Manhattan Residences
On May 8 the EPA abandoned its previous position that it had no responsibility for indoor spaces that
were contaminated when the World Trade Center collapsed. The agency announced that in June it
would begin a program to clean living quarters below Canal Street, upon the resident’s request.
While many welcomed the EPA reversal, some public health activists also criticized it sharply as
being “too little, too late.”
Several hours after the EPA announced its reversal, NYCOSH published this statement:
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