EPA History: World Trade Center (9/11)
Press Releases
Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.
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EPA Initiates Emergency Response Activities, Reassures Public about Environmental Hazards
[EPA press release - September 13, 2001] -
Whitman Details Ongoing Agency Efforts to Monitor Disaster Sites, Contribute to Cleanup Efforts
[EPA press release - September 18, 2001] -
EPA Disaster Response Update NYC Monitoring Efforts Continue to Show Safe Drinking Water, Air
[EPA press release - September 21, 2001] -
EPA and OSHA Web Sites Provide Environmental Monitoring Data from World Trade Center and Surrounding Areas
[EPA press release - October 3, 2001] -
Whitman Announces Water Protection Task Force
[EPA press release - October 5, 2001] -
New York State Cleans Up Diesel Engines in Lower Manhattan
[EPA press release - October 10, 2002] -
EPA Releases a Draft Health Evaluation of the Effects from the Destruction of the World Trade Center
[EPA press release - December 26, 2002] -
World Trade Center Cleanup a Highlight of RCRA National Meeting in Washington This Month
[EPA press release - January 4, 2002] -
EPA Opens New Environmental Emergency Response Center
[EPA press release - February 6, 2003] -
Public Comment Period Extended by 30 Days on Draft Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster
[EPA press release - February 27, 2003] -
EPA Administrator Whitman Launches National Initiative to Promote Land Reuse and Redevelopment - Expanding the Brownfields Program to All Cleanup Programs
[EPA press release - April 9, 2003]