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America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero view detail comment email this

This companion to a PBS program that first aired in September 2002 concerns the clean-up efforts following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Includes an illustrated description of the engineering for the clean-up, images of artifacts, video clips, essays on the future of the site, and information about the making of the documentary.
http://www.pbs.org/americarebuilds/
Topics: September 11 & Beyond, U.S. History By Place
Last updated Aug 15, 2005


EPA Response to September 11, 2001 view detail comment email this

News, documents, contact information, and more from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the environmental clean-up following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Most of the information is oriented toward Lower Manhattan, but there are some resources related to the Pentagon. Includes updates about the dust clean-up and information about outdoor and indoor monitoring activities for air, water, river sediments, and drinking water.
http://www.epa.gov/wtc/
Topics: September 11 & Beyond
Last updated Aug 12, 2005


GAO Reports and Testimonies Related to Disaster Preparedness, Response and Reconstruction view detail comment email this

Collection of publications from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concerning the quality of the federal government's activities with respect to man-made and natural disasters. Includes reports on topics such as homeland security, public health, the response to the September 11, 2001, attacks, and response and recovery efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/featured/dprr.html
Topics: Environment, Hurricane Katrina, September 11 & Beyond
Last updated Feb 14, 2006




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