In 2001 , the EPA produced a report detailing the expected effects of global warming in each state in the country . President Bush dismissed the report as the work of " the bureaucracy . " Whitman appeared twice in New York City after the September 11 attacks to inform New Yorkers that the toxins released by the attacks posed no threat to their health . On September 18 , the EPA released a report in which Whitman said , " Given the scope of the tragedy from last week , I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington , D.C. that their air is safe to breathe and their water is safe to drink . " She also said , " The concentrations are such that they do n't pose a health hazard ... We 're going to make sure everybody is safe . " A 2003 report by the EPA 's Inspector General determined that the assurance was misleading , because the EPA " did not have sufficient data and analyses " to justify it
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Christine Todd Whitman