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After Causing Delays for Sept. 11 Health Claims, Social Security Pledges to Do Its Job

Lawyers say the Social Security Administration has for months not provided basic data to complete compensation claims for those sick and dying after exposure to debris from the Sept. 11 attacks.

Read The Secret Documents About 9/11 Toxic Exposure New York Officials Tried To Cover Up

Spurred to act by two lawsuits brought by concerned citizens, New York City has unveiled a new portal of 25-year-old documents about the air pollution around Ground Zero.

Report: More than 10,000 FDNY members are living with a 9/11-related illness

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore released the city’s World Trade Center 25-Year Health Impact Report, detailing the latest findings on the long-term health effects of Sept. 11, 2001.

9/11 responders still battling health effects from recovery and cleanup efforts

Latest data shows about 95,000 responders are enrolled in the WTC Health Program.

9/11’s Dust and Ash Coated Their Childhood. Is It Still Making Them Ill?

Much of the research on exposure to the World Trade Center residue has focused on emergency workers, but people there when they were young say their health is at risk, too.

First responders dealing with health issues connected to World Trade Center cleanup

As we get closer to the 25 year mark of Sept. 11, some first responders are still dealing with health issues stemming from the day.

911 Health Watch Statement on the Reappointment of Dr. John Howard by Secretary Kennedy

Good first step Mr. Secretary, now fix the research funding loss that your chaos at CDC has created for the WTC Health Program

After 9/11, Documents Suggest, New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality

The Mamdani administration is releasing more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Statement on Historic Settlement with NYC of 911 Health Watch’s Freedom of Information Request for the Release of 9/11 Records

Through the agreement with 911 Health Watch, the City will make available to the public hundreds of thousands of pages of its records concerning September 11 air quality, risk assessments and messaging.

John Feal Reflects on 25 Years Since 9/11 and the Fight for First Responders

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, longtime advocate John Feal is reflecting on the attacks, the lasting toll on first responders and survivors, and the importance of preserving the memories of that day.