Overview
- The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 7 seeking records on hazardous-material controls tied to the White House East Wing demolition.
- The complaint names the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Labor/OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Executive Office of the President for failing to respond to FOIA requests.
- Advocates say the 1902 structure, renovated in 1942, likely contained asbestos and they want documentation of inspections, air monitoring, abatement and waste handling.
- The White House says extensive abatement occurred in September but has provided no records, and D.C. regulators show no asbestos notification for the project.
- Maryland’s environmental agency reported no asbestos waste in materials processed at a state facility yet did not inspect the site, and the project plans face public review at the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday.