Government Emergency Preparedness and Response: The Environmental Angle

In the wake of Katrina, many of us are wondering whether government

officials have prepared adequately to help the Bay Area escape the fate of

New Orleans and protect the environment from toxic hazards if disaster

strikes here. Tune in to Terra Verde to find out. Our three guests

implement emergency preparedness and response from an environmental angle:

Randy Sawyer, Director of the Hazardous Materials Program, Health Services

Dept of Contra Costa County; Dan Meer, Chief, Response, Planning, and

Assessment Branch, Superfund Division, EPA Region 9; and Carolyn Merritt,

Chairman, US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.