How an E-P-A team helped clean up a giant fire mess while respecting local culture
How an E-P-A team helped clean up a giant fire mess while respecting local culture  
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Published On: Thu Aug 01 2024
Description: Nearly a year after wildfires in Maui destroyed two thousand buildings and caused billions in damage … the town of Lahaina is on the mend. But after the fire and before anyone could do anything else … came a massive cleanup. A team from the Environmental Protection Agency task of neutralizing and removing toxic ash. For their work, Pete Guria, Steve Calanog and Tara Fitzgerald are finalists in this year's Service to America Medals program. Tara Fitzgerald joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices