Scope and Contents

These records document the work of the Environmental Policy Planning Unit as well as the city's participation in several environmental grant programs. Among the individual issues covered in the records are water quality, solid waste disposal, hazardous waste management, noise pollution, and wetlands management.

Scope and Contents The records include subject files, apparently from both the Director and the Deputy Director of the Office. They include materials relating to the application for and administration of grants for environmental concerns; materials relating to City of New Orleans environmental initiatives; and materials relating to other agencies and organizations dealing with environmental matters. Among the areas particularly well represented are matters dealing with Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi...