Whitman Denies White House Told Her To Lie

Associated Press
Tuesday, September 2, 2003; Page A19

Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Christine Todd Whitman denies that she was told to lie about health risks in Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
An EPA inspector general's report said Whitman assured the public that the air was safe to breathe before tests were conclusive.
Whitman told Newsweek that she did not object to the White House editing out cautionary notes from EPA scientists and said the public was not harmed by the White House decision to use reassurances about air quality right after the attack.
Emergency workers have said the EPA failed to warn them of the hazards. But Whitman said the agency advised them to wear protective gear, although many refused.