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Environmental Impact of the 9/11 Attacks

247 events in this timeline

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This is the home page for the Environmental Impact of the 9/11 Attacks investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

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  1. 1984-11-24 November 24, 1984: EPA Establishes Office of Ombudsman
  2. 1986-04-25 April 25, 1986: EPA Says Even Low Concentrations of Asbestos Not Safe
  3. 1988-02-16 February 16, 1988: Final Rules States Public Has Right to Know about Carcinogen Spills
  4. 1988-09-30 September 30, 1988: Congressional Authorization for EPA Ombudsman Expires
  5. 1989-04-18 April 18, 1989: EPA Clarifies Definition of Asbestos
  6. 1990-11-20 November 20, 1990: Specific Method Stipulated for Examination of Asbestos
  7. 1992-10-18 October 18, 1992: EPA Hires Ombudsman
  8. 1994-08-01 August 1, 1994: EPA Specifies Methodology for Testing Asbestos in Air
  9. 1996-08-23 August 23, 1996: Regulation Recommends Specific Method of Asbestos Testing
  10. 1999-11-18 November 18, 1999: Nearly 200 Deaths Attributed to Asbestos Problems
  11. 1999-11-21 November 21, 1999: EPA Begins Investigation into Asbestos Contamination by Mine
  12. 2001-01-03 January 3, 2001: EPA Allegedly Tries to Limit Ombudsman’s Authority
  13. 2001-06-18 June 18, 2001: EPA Says 1 Percent Asbestos Could Be Safe, But Depends on Circumstances
  14. 2001-07-27 July 27, 2001: General Accounting Office Says EPA Ombudsmen Do Not Have Sufficient Autonomy
  15. 2001-09-07 September 7, 2001: EPA Administrator Says Agency Does Not Intend to Pay for Cleanup of Town near Problematic Mine
  16. 2001-09-11 (8:50 a.m. EST) September 11, 2001: EPA Dispatches On-Scene Coordinators to Ground Zero
  17. 2001-09-11 9:17 a.m. EST, September 11, 2001: New York Airports Closed
  18. 2001-09-11 9:21 a.m. EST September 11, 2001: New York Bridges and Tunnels Closed
  19. 2001-09-11 9:59 a.m. September 11, 2001 and 10:28 a.m. September 11, 2001: Much Dust Released from Collapses of WTC Twin Towers
  20. 2001-09-11 10:57 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pataki Closes State Offices
  21. 2001-09-11 10:53 a.m. September 11, 2001: New York Primaries Postponed
  22. 2001-09-11 11:02 a.m. September 11, 2001: Giuliani Tells New Yorkers to Stay Indoors
  23. 2001-09-11 11:16 a.m. September 11, 2001: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reportedly Prepare Teams
  24. 2001-09-11 2:49 p.m. September 11, 2001: Mayor Giuliani Says Subway and Bus Services Partially Restored
  25. 2001-09-11 5:20 p.m. September 11, 2001: Pollutants Released from Collapse of WTC Building 7
  26. 2001-09-11 6:10 p.m. September 11, 2001: Giuliani Tells New Yorkers to Stay Indoors Next Day
  27. 2001-09-11 9:57 p.m. September 11, 2001: Giuliani Says New York Schools Will Be Closed Day after 9/11
  28. 2001-09-11 (Afternoon) September 11, 2001: City Department Tells People Near Ground Zero with Heart and Lung Conditions to Remain Indoors
  29. 2001-09-11 (9:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Giuliani Says Tests ‘Do Not Show Undue Amounts of Asbestos’
  30. 2001-09-11 (Between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. September 11, 2001): Ground Zero Dust Sample Contains 4.5 Percent Asbestos
  31. 2001-09-11 (Afternoon September 11, 2001)-July 18, 2002: EPA Sets Up Air Quality Monitors near Ground Zero
  32. 2001-09-11 After September 11, 2001: EPA Passes Buck for Ensuring New York Properties Safe for Residents to City Department
  33. 2001-09-11 (Afternoon September 11, 2001-October 6, 2001): Ground Zero Rescue Workers Given Masks That Do Not Protect Their Lungs
  34. 2001-09-11 (9:59 a.m.-11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: US Geological Survey Scientists Watch WTC Collapses on TV, Realize Dust Is Harmful
  35. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: New York Hires Engineers to Examine WTC SIte
  36. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: Official Says Ground Zero Dust Poses ‘Respiratory Risks’
  37. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: New York Environmental Department Begins Monitoring Air for Asbestos
  38. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001 12:00 p.m. EST: Ground Zero Clean-up Begins
  39. 2001-09-12 (September 12, 2001-September 16, 2002): Samples Show Increased Levels of Chemicals in Hudson and East Rivers
  40. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: US Geological Survey and NASA Discuss Scanning Ground Zero Dust to Determine Chemical Composition
  41. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: EPA Manager Rejects Offer of Quality Microscopes to Examine Ground Zero Dust
  42. 2001-09-12 (September 12, 2001-December 31, 2001): White House Dictates EPA Press Releases
  43. 2001-09-12 (September 12, 2001): EPA Sets High Benchmark for Asbestos
  44. 2001-09-12 (September 12, 2001-September 29, 2001): About 35 Percent of Tests in New York Show High Asbestos Levels
  45. 2001-09-12 (September 12, 2001): Tests Reveal High Asbestos Levels in New York
  46. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: EPA Spokesman Says Agency Does Not Detect Any Danger
  47. 2001-09-13 (September 13, 2001): Medical Center Official Notes Possible Effects of Ground Zero Dust
  48. 2001-09-13 September 13, 2001: New York Warns Asbestos May Be Present in Area around Ground Zero
  49. 2001-09-13 September 13, 2001: EPA Administrator Says No or Low Asbestos near Ground Zero
  50. 2001-09-13 September 13, 2001-September 19, 2001: EPA Building near Ground Zero Professionally Cleaned of Asbestos