Archive of News (2010)
’Tis the Season to Pass 9/11 Illness Payout Bill
A week after the Twin Towers fell, then-EPA boss Christine Whitman declared the downtown air safe; whether she was merely wrong or whether Whitman was lying to help speed the reopening of the stock market, ground zero recovery workers and neighborhood residents were sadly misled.
9/11 responders target Sen. Scott Brown to get last vote needed to pass Zadroga Health Bill
Sept. 11 responders are headed for Massachusetts Tuesday, searching for the last vote they need to pass the 9/11 health bill in the form of Sen. Scott Brown.
WTC hero loses his fight with cancer: Retired NYPD cop Robert Ehmer, 47, was 9/11 first responder
A retired NYPD cop who worked at Ground Zero died of cancer yesterday, the latest of nearly 1,000 first responders to die from illnesses blamed on their service, relatives and friends said.
9/11 Worker Bares His Soul About ‘Opting In’ on Health Settlement
Jimmy Nolan admits it, “I’ve got a lot of anger in me.” He is a construction tradesman, a hard hat, proud that he helped build New York, proud that he worked for six months straight at Ground Zero.
9/11 heroes settle
Sickened 9/11 responders voted to approve a sweeping $625 million legal settlement yesterday, ending what could have been decades’ worth of lawsuits against the city and construction firms over exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust.
Ground Zero worker Daniel Arrigo, who suffers from severe lung disease, says why he voted for deal
Construction worker Daniel Arrigo, 55, who toiled at the World Trade Center after 9/11, suffers from severe lung disease, bronchitis and gastric reflux. He reluctantly accepted the WTC settlement. Here, he tells us why:…
Sept. 11 Workers Agree to Settle Health Lawsuits
After a wrenching seven-year battle, more than 10,000 workers who sued New York City over health damages they claimed after the 9/11 recovery efforts have approved a settlement, clearing the way for payouts totaling at least $625 million, lawyers said Friday.
Sept. 11 Workers Agree to Settle Health Lawsuits
After a wrenching seven-year battle, more than 10,000 workers who sued New York City over health damages they claimed after the 9/11 recovery efforts have approved a settlement, clearing the way for payouts totaling at least $625 million, lawyers said Friday.
The Time to Pass the 9/11 Health Bill Is Now
On September 11, 2001, when thousands of innocent men and women lost their lives, tens of thousands more came to their assistance. We as a nation saw greater acts of heroism than we could ever have imagined: first responders from all over New York and all over the country came to Ground Zero to save innocent lives, provide proper burial for lives that were lost, and assist in the enormous effort to clean up and recover from that devastating attack on our nation.
Unions and sick 9/11 responders agree only Sen. Chuck Schumer can seal deal to pass Zadroga Bill
Sen. Chuck Schumer has to step up and rescue the 9/11 health bill, desperate responders and union leaders told the Daily News.