Administration lists Harding memo, DEP boxes and WTC records for new public portal
Summary
The agency official said the portal will include the Harding memo, 68 DEP boxes found previously, and records about 7 World Trade Center, and that inspector testing showed widespread asbestos.
The administration detailed the types of records that will be made public through the portal, naming the Harding memo, the 68 DEP boxes discovered a few years ago, and files related to 7 World Trade Center.
"They contain details about DEPs response," the agency official said, adding that the records show what the city knew about the toxic air around Ground Zero, when it knew it, and how it acted to limit liability.
The official also said inspectors found asbestos in many tested locations. The announcement did not include technical appendices or laboratory reports in the transcript; it described the kinds of documents that will be posted but did not provide independent verification of the asbestos testing results or the precise contents of the Harding memo.
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