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EPA, Federal Partners Warn of Potential Environmental Health Hazards When Returning to Homes, Businesses after Hurricane Katrina: WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Cleanup activities related to returning to homes and businesses after Hurricane Katrina can pose significant health and environmental challenges. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Cleanup activities related to returning to homes and businesses after Hurricane Katrina can pose significant health and environmental challenges.; Tags: Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2005-09-14
Bills would relax restrictions, liability.(Special Report): Byline: Bruce Geiselman The unprecedented environmental crisis Hurricane Katrina has created may force the federal government to take unprecedented steps to clean up the mess. This may be the largest natural disaster that the U.S. ...; Tags: agency, Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2005-09-26
2005 in Review: Top 10 Stories of the Year.(Clean Air Interstate Rule ): 1. Katrina generates heartbreak, debris Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast with such fury that debris created by the storm could take two years to clear. Millions of cubic yards of waste were created in Louisiana, ...; Tags: Bush, company, debris, environmentalist, Hurricane Katrina, Johnson, Katrina, tax, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2005-12-19

Waste Industry Briefs.: Hurricane Katrina Agencies give OK to New Orleans' soil A multiagency report shows that lead levels in New Orleans' soil samples are consistent with levels prior to Hurricane Katrina. The U.S....; Tags: American Water, RWE AG; Research articles 2006-04-10
U.S. Unified Command Extends Hurricane Environmental Response Into 2006: METAIRIE, Louisiana ENS — --> A coordinated federal-state environmental response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will continue in 2006, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a year end statement. The multi-agency effort, organized under the National Response Plan, includes the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality LDEQ, the U.S. Environmental...; Tags: agency, debris, environMENTAL, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Louisiana, MARKETING, Mississippi, United States Coast Guard; Research articles 2006-01-05

Hurricane Cleanup Recovers Millions of Hazwaste Containers: NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana ENS — --> More than 4.5 million hazardous material containers have been recovered from areas damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in southern Louisiana. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers have all participated in collecting the...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Louisiana, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2006-11-09
Waste Industry Briefs.(Federal and state agencies collect an enormous amount of waste containers after hurricane damage)(Polyflow Corp plans to build recycling plant in the Cleveland-Akron area )(Intechra Holding Corp acquires Gold Circuit ): Hazardous Waste Gulf Coast cleanup nets 17M pounds Federal and state agencies have collected more than 4.5 million hazardous waste containers from areas in southern Louisiana damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ...; Tags: Intechra LLC; Research articles 2006-11-20
Oil spills impede floodwater cleanup in La.: Byline: Bruce Geiselman Leaks at several oil facilities in the New Orleans area have complicated efforts to pump floodwater out of the area and clean up the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The largest spill is...; Tags: HARDWARE, Louisiana, spill, Storage, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Research articles 2005-09-26