Clinton Outraged by EPA's Suppression of Information Following World Trade Center Disaster
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August 22, 2003
Clinton Outraged by EPA's Suppression of Information Following World Trade Center Disaster
Clinton: “At the very least, the report acknowledges major deficiencies in the EPA’s dissemination of information as well as the role of the White House in concealing potential air quality hazards”
Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined her colleagues in calling for a Congressional investigation into the White House's role in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) public statements regarding the health risks present in the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse.
According to a report released by the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency, despite evidence that deadly contaminants were contained in the WTC debris, including, asbestos, lead, glass fibers and concrete, the EPA did not accurately convey information about the potential health hazards these substances posed.
"While I commend the Inspector General for providing an analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's response to the World Trade Center disaster, I am deeply concerned with the report findings. At the very least, the report acknowledges major deficiencies in the EPA's dissemination of information as well as the role of the White House in concealing potential air quality hazards. In the days immediately following the terrorist attacks on our nation, the citizens of New York depended on government agencies to provide them with assurances about their safety and security. This included information about the air that their families were breathing."
"As a follow up to the Inspector General's report, I join my colleagues in calling on the Department of Justice to investigate EPA's response, in particular the role of the White House in directing the EPA to downplay the hazards of the World Trade Center contaminants."
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