9/11 Air Ratings Controversy - The Office of the Inspector General of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in August 2003 released a report that claimed that the White House put pressure on the EPA to delete cautionary information about the air quality in New York City around Ground Zero following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Very Fine Airborne Particulates - So health advocates want the EPA to regulate tiny particles, under 2.5 micrometres because they are attributed to health and mortality concerns. The EPA first established standards in 1997, and strengthened them in 2006.
Environmental Justice - The EPA has been criticized for its lack of progress towards environmental justice. Administrator Christine Todd Whitman was criticized for her changes to President Bill Clinton's Executive Order 12898 during 2001, removing the requirements for government agencies to take the poor and minority populations into special consideration when making changes to environmental legislation, and therefore defeating the spirit of the Executive Order.
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