- 1/25 Submitted affidavit on inadvisability of re-opening PS 89 due to
hazardous dust contamination post 9/11
- 2/1 Participation in 4-hour press conference with EPA Ombudsman and World
Trade Center air quality advocates;
interviews with Daily News, Newsweek
- 2/2 Quoted in Daily News article by Katie Caperton on World Trade Center
air issues.
http://www.nyenvirolaw.org/PDF/DailyNews2-2-02-KaufmanSaysEPAhitONrisks2Health.pdf
- 2/2 Input to Jeff Simmons of NY1 asking for input on World Trade Center
issue.
- 2/5 Response to inquiry from Maria Concepcion of NHK Japan Broadcasting
Corporation, regarding World Trade
Center testimony given to EPA Ombudsman.
- 2/5 Made a presentation at PS 89 parents assn. meeting regarding return
after 9/11 contamination.
- 2/7 Delivered oral and written testimony to City Council Sanitation
Committee on economic benefits of waste
prevention
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/M.Clarke'sWPCoalition%20testimonyFeb2002.htm
- 2/8 Quoted in Tribeca Trib article on presentation at parents assn.
meeting at P.S. 89 re returning to school after
9/11 contamination
http://www.tribecatrib.com/
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2/11 Interviewed by WNBC-TV, WPIX-TV, WCBS radio, and WABC radio during US
Senate Environment
committee hearing on World Trade Center air quality
issues. Appeared with Ralph Penza on WNBC-TV
evening news and on WABC radio.
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2/13 Made a presentation at Stuyvesant High School regarding World Trade
Center air quality issues. Interviewed by reporter at MSNBC online re same
issues.
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2/14 Interviewed by Kirk Johnson, New York Times, on recycling issues;
later quoted in an article.
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2/15 Half hour interview/debate with Dr. Winston Porter and Brian Lehrer
on WNYC radio - regarding proposed city recycling budget cuts.
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2/18 Exerpt from 2/15 radio interview on news - WNYC radio
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2/23 Presented written testimony at EPA Ombudsman's hearing regarding
World Trade Center air quality issues
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2/25
Delivered written testimony to US Senate Environment committee regarding World
Trade Center air quality issues.
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/Senate%202-25-2002%20WTC%20Air%20Quality%20Statement.htm
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2/25-4/4
Numerous interviews for article in Gotham Gazette on recycling budget cuts.
- 2/28 Presented expert testimony in court proceeding against landlord of 80
John Street for failure to remediate
World Trade Center contamination of
building
- 3/1 Interviews with Etta Sanders of Gotham Gazette and Heidi Singer of
Staten Island Advance regarding recycling
budget cuts. Interview with Suzanne
Smalley of Newsweek on World Trade Center issues.
- 3/6 An hour phone interview with Juan Gonzalez, writer on World Trade
Center issues for Daily News.
Excerpts
appeared in his book, Fallout:
Consequences of the World Trade Center Collapse,
published 2002 by the New
Press, New
York, NY.,
published 2002.
- 3/8 Delivered oral and written testimony regarding World Trade Center air
quality issues at second City Council
hearing (environmental protection
committee)
- 3/11 Delivered oral and written testimony regarding World Trade Center air
quality issues at second EPA
Ombudsman's hearing.
- 3/11 Quoted in MSNBC article: Waiting to Inhale on World Trade Center air quailty issues.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/721154.asp
- 3/13 Lobby day in support of retaining recycling program (meetings with Councilmembers and staffs); participation in
a press conference on recycling.
Interview with WNYC radio. Videotaped for Regional News Network,
Kingston, NY
on recycling issues.
- 3/18 More interviews with Gotham Gazette on recycling issues.
- 3/19 Appeared on New York 1 for five minute segment of hourly evening
program on World Trade Center air quality
issues.
- 3/20 Delivered written testimony to City Council's Sanitation committee
hearing - summary of short- and long-term
strategies for saving money by
increasing efficiencies and making new investments in recycling program.
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/Arguments%20in%20favor%20of%20recycling%20MGP-3-2002.htm
- 3/22 Interviews with Washington Post (Christine Haughney) and McClatchy
newspapers (Muriel Dolbin) regarding
World Trade Center issues.
- 3/29 Interview with WNYC radio and Diana Yates of Staten Island Advance
newspaper, updating on recycling issue.
Finished up interview with Gotham
Gazette.
- 4/12 Delivered written testimony on World Trade Center air issues to
second State assembly hearing
- 4/14 Author of article in New York Times, City Section - reasons
against re-opening Fresh Kills landfill.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/14/nyregion/14CLAR.html
- 4/16 Investiture as park warden of Lt. William Tighe Triangle (Riverside-Inwood
Neighborhood Garden).
- 4/17 Participation in press conference on recycling, steps of City Hall
- 4/17 Delivered oral and written testimony at City Council's Sanitation
Committee hearing - economic efficiencies of
increases in recycling diversion
rates.
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/TestimonytoSanCommApril2002.htm
- 4/18 Interviewed by "City as School" students for video project on New
York City's solid waste management
situation.
Became a full-length video, screened twice in 2002 in Manhattan.
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4/20 Participant in meeting to form 9/11 Environmental Action.
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4/23 Lobby day in support of retaining recycling program (meetings with Councilmembers and staffs); extensive
interview with Jazz 88 radio at
recycling press conference
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4/25 Re-election as Vice Chair, Citywide Recycling Advisory Board.
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4/29 Delivered oral and written testimony at City Council's Sanitation
Committee hearing - long-term solid waste
planning options for NYC, cautions
about DOS operating incinerators.
http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/Apr29-2002SanCommTestimony.htm
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5/1 Re-election as Vice Chair, Manhattan Citizens' Solid Waste Advisory
Board
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5/2 Nominated to be re-elected as Vice Chair, NYC Waste Prevention
Coalition.
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5/9 Conducted press briefing on NYC Waste Prevention Coalition's report on
cost-saving measures to fund recycling
program. Interviewed with Amy Eddings,
WNYC-radio.
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5/10 Interviewed with Paul Moniz, WCBS-TV, on WTC air issues; snippet
aired on 5pm news
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5/10 Interviewed with Kirk Johnson, New York Times, on WTC
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5/15 Quoted by Kirk Johnson in NYT article on WTC air issues
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6/ Smith College Alumnae Quarterly, 2 page profile as part of feature
of Smith graduates in environmental fields.
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6/5 Airing of part of interview with Amy Eddings, WNYC-radio (NPR) on
recycling.
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6/6 Phone Interview with Keith Kloor Senior Editor Audubon Magazine for
article on incineration for City Limits.
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6/10 Interview with Robin Finn, NYTimes – profile
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6/14 New York Times profile,
Public Lives.
Keeping a Wary Eye on the EPA at Ground Zero”, page B2
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6/20 Interview with Diana Yates, Staten Island Advance
regarding recycling
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6/21 Interview with Motoko Rich, Wall Street Journal,
regarding WTC air quality issues
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6/25 Interview with Steve Gregory, WNYC radio
regarding recycling plan
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6/26 Interview with Mubarak Daher, Self Magazine on WTC issues for
September, 2002 issue.
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7/ Interview with Alicia Zuckerman, New York Magazine, regarding
cutting recycling budget
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7/ Interview with Ben Smith, New York Sun regarding solid waste issues
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8/
Interview with Carolyn Szczepanski, Independent Media Center, regarding WTC
issues
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8/
Interview with Margaret Ramirez, Newsday, regarding WTC issues
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8/9 Interviews at 911EA press conference in front of EPA, NBC-TV, FOX-TV
(aired), NY1 (aired)
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8/15 NY1 / CSPAN appearance – Town Hall program on physical and mental
health problems of WTC disaster –
1.5 hours. I spoke 3 minutes. Aired
numerous times by both NY1 and CSPAN.
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8/21
Interview with Roger Witherspoon, Westchester Journal on WTC issues.
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8/ 26 Interview with Marla Diamond, WCBS-radio 88
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8/9, 26 Interviews with Scott Simmie, Toronto Star
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8/27 Interview with Linda Martin, WCBS-TV – hour show on garbage challenge
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8/ Interview with Nicholas Berube, La Presse,
Montreal
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9/5 Recommendations to Lower Manhattan Development Corp. re Memorial for
those killed by Environmental disaster
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9/7 Quoted by
Roger Witherspoon in The
Journal News (Westchester) article
on WTC.
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9/9 Interview with WCBS-TV, Paul Moniz – World Trade Center, TV
clip on
5 o’clock
local news.
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9/11 Quoted extensively by Scott Simmie in Toronto Star article on WTC.
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9/ Exchange with Francesca Lyman, MSNBC online
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9/
Interview with Sacha Brodsky, Downtown Express, on WTC.
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9/ Quoted by
Carolyn
Szczepanski
in “The
Indypendent”, September issue, p. 12
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9/
Interview with Keith Kloor, City Limits on article about solid waste
incineration
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9/24 Interview with Jamie Katz, City Limits, on article about incineration
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11/
Quoted by Keith Koor, in November, 2002 issue of City Limits:
Wretched Refuse
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11/21 Interview with Diana Yates at S I Advance, on Commercial recycling,
SWMP, other reports
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12/27 Interview with Lucia, WBAI radio on EPA’s halting apt. dust cleanup
program. Aired 12/30.
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12/27 Interview with Jackie, WFUV radio on EPA; aired during late afternoon
show, EPA closing WTC cleanup program.
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12/27 Interview with Alisha Zuckerman, WNYC radio (NPR); EPA
closing WTC cleanup program
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12/27 Press Conference with TV (CNN, Channel 9), radio (WNYC, 1010WINS,
CBS88) and
Brooklyn
papers, China World on EPA’s shutting down signup for its cleanup program.
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12/27 Interview with Maggie Haberman, New York Daily News, quoted
in article on 12/28 re: EPA closing WTC cleanup program