NEW YORK - August 16 - On August 18th, the Sierra Club will release a new, hard-hitting report titled, "Air Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero: How the Bush Administration's Reckless Disregard of 9/11 Toxic Hazards Poses Long-Term Threats for New York City and the Nation."

The 180 page report takes the most comprehensive look at well-known, and little-known, health impacts of the attacks of 9/11 and, most importantly, how the Bush Administration's mistakes in the aftermath are in danger of being institutionalized as policy to handle future attacks.

The report will be released at a press conference with workers and residents who were exposed to Ground Zero pollution; health and safety experts; and members of Congress on Wednesday, August 18th at 11:00 AM, on the steps of City Hall.

What: Press Conference Releasing "Air Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero: How the Bush Administration's Reckless Disregard of 9/11 Toxic Hazards Poses Long-Term Threats for New York City and the Nation."

Who: Sierra Club: Carl Pope, Executive Director and Suzanne Mattei, author of report, and New York City Executive Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY8), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY14), Palmer Doyle, retired firefighter, Fire Dept. of New York, John Graham, carpenter, EMT, and rescue worker, Susan O'Brien, M.A. Assoc. Director, N.Y. Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH, Representative of 9/11 Environmental Action (residents and parents organization and other Health and Safety experts, concerned workers and parents.

When: 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Where: Steps of City Hall

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