Archive of News (2011)
WTC First Responders Weigh In On New 9/11 Health Act
The government was soliciting public input Thursday for developing an implementation for the recently passed James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
9/11 firefighter dies of cancer linked to toxic dust
Firefighter Randy Wiebicke who, like so many New York City firefighters, toiled in and around ground zero in the months after 9/11, died Wednesday following a nearly three-year battle with multiple myeloma, an aggressive and fatal blood cancer.
Council Members Surprised That Zadroga Law Won’t Help Cancer Victims
Cancer victims who believe their illness was caused by exposure to World Trade Center dust and debris are not slated to get any help from the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act that passed late last year.
Gathering to honor passage of Zadroga 9/11 Health bill
The key players in the fight to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act gathered on Monday evening at the NYC Police Museum. Among those in attendance were U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, who spearheaded the bill through the House of Representatives last fall and John Feal of the Fealgood Foundation.
Jon Stewart Appointed to 9/11 Board
In December, Jon Stewart invited several first responders on The Daily Show to have a frank discussion about the effects of September 11 on their health and their families. And many believe that show, and Stewart’s subsequent comments about the 9/11 First Responders Bill, helped force through the blocked legislation.
9/11 responders celebrate passage of Zadroga health bill with victory lap on Capitol Hill
The never-quit 9/11 responders who worked The Pile to rally a nation and got sick finally took their victory lap on Capitol Hill Tuesday night for passage of the Zadroga bill.
New law could deny funding to 9/11 rescuers
Hundreds of rescue workers who responded to the World Trade Center attacks – many now seriously ill with cancer, heart and lung diseases – could be denied cash compensation under the new 9/11 health care law.
What Sound Does It Make When a 9/11 Hero Falls?
The backslapping over the bitterly contested passage of the Zadroga bill in the waning hours of the 111th Congress has quieted down. As the hard work of implementing the important $4.3 billion bill gets underway there has come the kind of news that forces us to stop once again and take notice.
Death of Hero Firefighter Marks First Since Passage of Zadroga Act
City firefighters will gather Saturday in an upstate New York town to honor their fellow Bravest, Roy Chelsen, who, 10 years after he risked his life to save others after the first tower collapsed on Sept. 11, succumbed to cancer and became the first firefighter to die since the passage of the Zadroga Act.
Congressman, 9/11 responders hail Piscataway research site funded by health bill
Like so many public safety members who rushed to the World Trade Center site on Sept. 11, 2001, David Howley didn’t think about the potential health risks.