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Gilsenan, Michael
From: Ilan, Lee [[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:56 PM
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Dinerstein; Ben Mojica; Bob Adams; Bob Avaltroni; Bob Williams; Brad Gair; Brian Clarke;
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Subject: FW: US Rep Nadler responds to 3/25 EPA Press Release (+ EPA Relea se)
FYI
--Lee
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JERROLD NADLER
NEWS RELEASE
From New York's 8th Congressional District
March 25, 2002 CONTACT: Eric Schmeltzer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 202-225-5635
U.S. REP. NADLER CRITICIZES EPA'S CONTINUED EVASION OF CLEANUP
RESPONSIBILITY
NEW YORK - Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today rebuked the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for its continued evasion of its responsibility to
act in accordance with laws and policies mandating it to clean up sites
contaminated by acts of terrorism and its disregard for the residents of
Lower Manhattan. In response to a press release issued today by the agency,
Rep. Nadler again called on the EPA to "come clean about its utterly
inadequate response and proceed swiftly to clean up both the inside and
outside of buildings in Lower Manhattan."
The EPA press release announced that New York City Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP), with EPA guidance, will remove debris from
rooftops and facades. The agencies also announced that they "will work to
build on an indoor air study conducted in November and December." When
contacted, the EPA did not provide immediate details on how the indoor air
study will be expanded.
"Once again, the EPA is ignoring indoor areas where people live and work. As
for the indoor air study, we have yet to learn the details of what was done
in November and December, let alone what will be done today," said Rep.
Nadler. "I fail to see why the EPA needs to do a study anyway, when it is
clear from the National Contingency Plan and from Presidential Directives
that the EPA has the mandate to coordinate all response efforts taken to
remediate hazardous materials, including contamination inside buildings."
"I cannot understand why the Administration is letting the plight of the
residents of Ground Zero fall on deaf ears," he added.
The National Contingency Plan is authorized by the CERCLA statute (42 USC
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