REPORT TO NEW ORLEANS MAYOR CALLS FOR EPA ACTION ON MOLD, SEDIMENT

An advisory panel to the city of New Orleans on EPA and the federal government's hurricane response is expected to call for greater attention to mold contamination, even though the agency lacks the authority to regulate indoor air pollutants such as mold, according to preliminary recommendations obtained by Clean Air Report. The panel is also calling for additional cleanup and sampling of contaminated sediment by EPA and other federal agencies, while questioning EPA conclusions that the soil contaminants probably do...