EPA helps with shuttle cleanup.(News: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assisting other agencies concerning debris cleanup of the Columbia space shuttle)
Waste News, February, 2003 by Geiselman, Bruce
Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent coordinators and scientific experts to Texas and Louisiana to assist with the cleanup of debris from the Columbia space shuttle that broke apart over Texas just before its scheduled landing Feb. 1. The EPA is assisting the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by assessing environmental conditions and eliminating any potential threats posed by hazardous material that may be included with the debris, according to the agency.
The EPA's Washington and Dallas response centers have been working around the clock to collect information and assist local and state officials. ``In coordination with both FEMA and NASA, the EPA has...
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