HOUSTON (Reuters) - Most of the air, water and soil around New Orleans is as clean -- and in some cases cleaner -- than it was before Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, government officials said on Friday.
But environmentalists presented a sharply different view and urged the government to begin immediately cleaning up toxic chemicals that floodwaters left behind in the soil.
State and federal officials gave the "all-clear" to residents and tourists, saying recent alarming reports by environmentalists about toxic sediment are unfounded. [Read more - Reuters]
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