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Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Opposition To Cleaning Plan

A group of scientists and residents in Lower Manhattan denounced the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday for what they called an inadequate plan to rid buildings of contaminants from the collapse of the World Trade Center. The E.P.A. had released a plan to clean homes south of Canal Street in May, asking residents to request a cleanup by Sept. 3.

U.S. to Test for Contaminants In 250 Downtown Apartments

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced plans yesterday to test for dioxins and toxic metals in a sampling of Lower Manhattan apartments whose interiors were coated with ash and dust from the World Trade Center’s collapse.

U.S. to Test for Contaminants In 250 Downtown Apartments

The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced plans yesterday to test for dioxins and toxic metals in a sampling of Lower Manhattan apartments whose interiors were coated with ash and dust from the World Trade Center’s collapse.

Finding Cure for Hearts Broken Sept. 11 Is as Difficult as Explaining the Cost

The Sept. 11 Fund will spend as much as $55 million to provide mental health care to those traumatized by the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The American Red Cross is also expected to spend tens of millions of dollars to help provide similar kinds of counseling.

Finding Cure for Hearts Broken Sept. 11 Is as Difficult as Explaining the Cost

The Sept. 11 Fund will spend as much as $55 million to provide mental health care to those traumatized by the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The American Red Cross is also expected to spend tens of millions of dollars to help provide similar kinds of counseling.

Finding Cure for Hearts Broken Sept. 11 Is as Difficult as Explaining the Cost

The Sept. 11 Fund will spend as much as $55 million to provide mental health care to those traumatized by the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The American Red Cross is also expected to spend tens of millions of dollars to help provide similar kinds of counseling.

As 9/11 Cleanup Moves Inside, Residents Battle With Emotions

The Environmental Protection Agency is to begin within the next few weeks the mammoth task of cleaning and testing thousands of apartments in Lower Manhattan that were caught in harm’s way last September by the ash and dust from the World Trade Center.

As 9/11 Cleanup Moves Inside, Residents Battle With Emotions

The Environmental Protection Agency is to begin within the next few weeks the mammoth task of cleaning and testing thousands of apartments in Lower Manhattan that were caught in harm’s way last September by the ash and dust from the World Trade Center.

PUBLIC LIVES; Keeping a Wary Eye on the E.P.A. at Ground Zero

A BURST of knocking and buzzer-pushing goes unrequited, but the scientist-in-residence finally answers her door when a last-ditch telephone summons reminds her that she’s got company on the threshold. Marjorie J. Clarke, whose City University of New York doctorate certifies her as an urban environmentalist to be reckoned with — current target, the Environmental Protection Agency’s role at ground zero — apologizes for ignoring her visitors.

PUBLIC LIVES; Keeping a Wary Eye on the E.P.A. at Ground Zero

A burst of knocking and buzzer-pushing goes unrequited, but the scientist-in-residence finally answers her door when a last-ditch telephone summons reminds her that she’s got company on the threshold. Marjorie J. Clarke, whose City University of New York doctorate certifies her as an urban environmentalist to be reckoned with — current target, the Environmental Protection Agency’s role at ground zero — apologizes for ignoring her visitors.