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From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 20 Sep 2006 17:32:46 -0000
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Subject: [CPEO-BIF] New Orleans health
 
New Orleans Health

Living on Earth (National Public Radio)
Week of September 8, 2006


A year after Hurricane Katrina, critics of the EPA say the health hazards in New Orleans are under-researched and under-regulated. Living on Earth talks with Dr. Gina Solomon, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, who is on the ground in New Orleans testing the quality of the air, sediment, and water.


GELLERMAN: Unfortunately, the unprecedented catastrophes of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina have forced the United States to learn many lessons about the health and environmental consequences of disasters. But the lessons can be harsh and difficult. It can take years to investigate the effects on people and the places they live.

In New Orleans, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given the city a clean bill of health and residents the green light to return to their homes. But some say environmental health hazards still plague New Orleans. Gina Solomon is a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council. She joins me from New Orleans where she's collecting air and water samples.


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For the entire story, see
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=06-P13-00036&segmentID=2

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