The efforts by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in conjunction with  residents’ coalitions to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take the lead on the cleanup of downtown interiors has caused a major shift in EPA policy, it was announced at the EPA Region II offices in New York City today. Rep. Nadler was present for the announcement of a new program by the EPA,… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today praised FEMA for taking swift action on reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was denying aid to those still suffering economic loss from the attacks.  In a letter to Rep. Nadler today, FEMA Director Joe Allbaugh reported to the Congressman that FEMA would immediately assign case workers to review every single denied New York… Read more »

Today, in a letter to Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) requested that the Director use the resources of his office to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow the letter of the law, as well as the counter terrorism policies outlined by the Office of Management and Budget, by immediately performing all necessary environmental remediation… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today rebuked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its continued evasion of its responsibility to act in accordance with laws and policies mandating it to clean up sites contaminated by acts of terrorism and its disregard for the residents of Lower Manhattan. In response to a press release issued today by the agency, Rep. Nadler again called on the EPA… Read more »

Calling the situation regarding rapists at large "urgent," Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today announced introduction of the Rape Kit DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, which would provide $250 million in funding to eliminate the backlog of rape kits that have not been analyzed by police departments nationwide. The announcement was made at a Capitol Hill press conference, where… Read more »

On the eve of the six-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today issued the first “White Paper” on Lower Manhattan air quality.  The White Paper aggregates the evidence to date on improper and illegal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions in the WTC case, presents a number of new… Read more »

Today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the formation of a task force to examine the quality of indoor air quality in Lower Manhattan as a result of the collapse of the World Trade Center.  Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who represents that area in Congress, released this statement: "I am pleased that Mayor Bloomberg and Senator Clinton… Read more »

Noting the urgency of the situation regarding those still unemployed as a direct result of the 9/11 attack, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the only New York City member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today lauded the Committee for voting out a bill that would extend benefits for those unemployed.  The legislation was identical to HR 3593, drafted by Rep.… Read more »

As a result of today’s revelations that US Department of Energy contract scientists found that the air pollution in lower manhattan was worse than the air pollution in the Kuwait oil fields when they were burning during the Gulf War, and in light of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) erroneous statements on air quality as a result of the WTC attacks, Congressman… Read more »

Expressing outrage that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) misled the public on some very important facts about the environmental integrity in Lower Manhattan, and blatantly hid other findings, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today called on the EPA to explain itself, and take action swiftly to remedy the situation.  Should they not, Rep. Nadler said, he will introduce legislation… Read more »