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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Eric Niilerl Ex. 6 i 9/15/2017 4:17:22 PM Press [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b293283291dc44eOb5dlc36be9281d8a-Press] Fwd: WIRED inquiry on hurricane debris disposal Good afternoon. My editor has given me a 2 pm deadline today. Has anyone been able to look at this request? Thanks, Eric Niiler WIRED ------ | Forwarded Message------- Subject:WIRED inquiry on hurricane debris disposal Date:Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:45:46 -0400 From:Eric Niiler f Ex. 6 j To:Press <press@epa.gov> Greetings: I'm a Washington-based contributing writer for WIRED and am putting together a story for Friday (tomorrow) on debris removal after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. I'd like to either connect with someone by phone, or have a few questions answered in writing: -Have state environmental officials in Texas or Florida asked for waivers for EPA disposal rules that would allow mixed solid/hazardous waste into construction and demolition landfills? -If so, has the EPA granted any waivers yet? -Has the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) addressed concerns raised by a 2016 Office of Inspector General's report on disaster debris: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-06/documents/2016062 9-16-p-0219 .pdf , specifically have they collected information from state agencies about planning for disposal after storms? -Does OLEM have post-disaster debris disposal plans from state officials for the relevant regions of Texas and Florida? -Has EPA and OLEM incorporated the effects of climate change into post-disaster debris planning as noted by the OIG report (pp. 3-4) and the 2014 EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan? -Anything else that EPA would like to add about its role in debris disposal in Texas and Florida? I appreciate your help. Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Eric Niiler Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00025481-00001 WIRED ww w .wired.com Ex. 6 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00025481-00002