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November 16, 2009
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- arsenic, children, EPA, katrina, neworleans, playground, school, sediment, soil
"The arsenic was probably there all along." That's what our team of scientists kept hearing from EPA and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) staff in the months and years following Hurricane Katrina. As a public health advocate, I didn't...continued→
August 28, 2009
Posted by Gina Solomon in Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- climatechange, flood, health, katrina, mold, neworleans, sediment
This week I've been reflecting on my experiences four years ago when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the levees broke, and the city flooded. What a terrible day that was. In the aftermath, a team from NRDC contacted city and...continued→
