Environmental Protection Agency
Events (162)
- November 24, 1984: EPA Establishes Office of Ombudsman 1984-11-24
- April 25, 1986: EPA Says Even Low Concentrations of Asbestos Not Safe 1986-04-25
- April 18, 1989: EPA Clarifies Definition of Asbestos 1989-04-18
- October 18, 1992: EPA Hires Ombudsman 1992-10-18
- August 1, 1994: EPA Specifies Methodology for Testing Asbestos in Air 1994-08-01
- November 3, 1999: Justice Department and State Governments File NSR Lawsuits Against 32 Power Plants 1999-11-03
- November 21, 1999: EPA Begins Investigation into Asbestos Contamination by Mine 1999-11-21
- January 3, 2001: EPA Allegedly Tries to Limit Ombudsman’s Authority 2001-01-03
- March 1, 2001: Bush, Cheney Work to Back Administration Off of Campaign Pledge to Reduce CO2 Emissions 2001-03-01
- March 8, 2001: Vice President Cheney, Senator Hagel Undercut EPA’s Whitman on Carbon Caps 2001-03-08
- March 8, 2001: White House Team Urges Bush to Abandon Campaign Promise to Limit CO2 Emissions from Power Plants 2001-03-08
- March 13, 2001: Bush Tells EPA Chief of CO2 Policy Reversal, She Suspects Cheney Is behind Altered Course 2001-03-13
- March 21, 2001: American Society of Civil Engineers Criticizes Bush’s FY2002 Budget Request for FEMA and EPA. 2001-03-21
- May 16, 2001: Vice President Cheney’s Energy Plan Foresees Government Helping US Companies Expand into New Markets 2001-05-16
- June 18, 2001: EPA Says 1 Percent Asbestos Could Be Safe, But Depends on Circumstances 2001-06-18
- July 20, 2001: EPA Prevented from Distributing Brochures on Climate Change 2001-07-20
- (Between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. September 11, 2001): Ground Zero Dust Sample Contains 4.5 Percent Asbestos 2001-09-11
- (Afternoon September 11, 2001)-July 18, 2002: EPA Sets Up Air Quality Monitors near Ground Zero 2001-09-11
- September 12, 2001: New York Environmental Department Begins Monitoring Air for Asbestos 2001-09-12
- (September 12, 2001-September 16, 2002): Samples Show Increased Levels of Chemicals in Hudson and East Rivers 2001-09-12
- September 12, 2001: EPA Spokesman Says Agency Does Not Detect Any Danger 2001-09-12
- September 13, 2001: EPA Administrator Says No or Low Asbestos near Ground Zero 2001-09-13
- September 13, 2001-September 19, 2001: EPA Building near Ground Zero Professionally Cleaned of Asbestos 2001-09-13
- (September 13, 2001): EPA Administrator Tells New York Residents near Ground Zero to ‘Wipe All Surfaces with a Damp Cloth’ 2001-09-13
- September 14, 2001: Majority of Dust Samples near Ground Zero Said Not to Contain ‘Levels of Concern for Asbestos’ 2001-09-14
- September 14, 2001: EPA Administrator Says WTC Smoke Just an ‘Irritant’ 2001-09-14
- September 14, 2001: EPA Spokesman Says Business Can Resume Near Wall Street on Monday 2001-09-14
- September 15, 2001: EPA Administrator Says ‘No Reason for Concern’ about Manhattan’s Air Quality 2001-09-15
- September 16, 2001: EPA Misleads Public about Health Risks at WTC Site 2001-09-16
- September 18, 2001: EPA Administrator Downplays Ground Zero Risks 2001-09-18
- September 18, 2001: EPA Advises Against Wearing Respirators Outside WTC Restricted Area 2001-09-18
- September 18, 2001: Dioxin Levels Five Times Higher than Normal Found near Ground Zero 2001-09-18
- September 18, 2001: Sulfur Dioxide Hits ‘Hazardous’ Levels near Ground Zero; EPA Fails to Inform Public 2001-09-18
- September 20, 2001: Experts Contest EPA Claims about Ground Zero Air Quality 2001-09-20
- September 21, 2001: EPA Administrator Tells New Yorkers Manhattan Is Safe 2001-09-21
- September 22, 2001: EPA Has 15 Wash Stations for Ground Zero Personnel 2001-09-22
- September 23, 2001: EPA Finds High Benzene Levels in WTC Plume 2001-09-23
- September 23, 2001: EPA Detects High Lead Levels near Ground Zero 2001-09-23
- September 24, 2001: EPA Issues Press Release about 9/11 Response 2001-09-24
- September 27, 2001: USGS Scientists Send Test Results to EPA and FEMA Indicating that WTC Dust Has High PH 2001-09-27
- October 2, 2001: High Benzene Levels Found Near Ground Zero 2001-10-02
- October 2, 2001: Record Benzene Levels Found Near Ground Zero 2001-10-02
- October 2, 2001: Benzene Level 58 Times Permissible Exposure Limit Found Near Ground Zero 2001-10-02
- October 3, 2001: EPA Issues Summary of Air Monitoring Results near Ground Zero 2001-10-03
- October 3, 2001-March 1, 2004: EPA and New York Department Falsely Claim to Be Using Specific Asbestos Protection Standard 2001-10-03
- October 3, 2001: EPA Misrepresents Asbestos Guidelines 2001-10-03
- October 11, 2001: EPA Says No ‘Significant Public Health Hazard’ near Ground Zero 2001-10-11
- October 19, 2001: Newly Released EPA Documents Show Pollutants in Air and Soil near Ground Zero 2001-10-19
- October 24, 2001: New York Publishes Asbestos Testing Results 2001-10-24
- After November 10, 2001: EPA Refers Ground Zero Inquiry to City Notice and Fact Sheet 2001-11-10