[CPEO-BIF] New Orleans health

[Lenny Siegel]

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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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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