Archive of News (2023)
VERIFY: Fast facts about the long-term impact of 9/11 attacks
According to the New York City Fire Department, 343 New York firefighters died on 9/11. Their union now says 341 have died of conditions they got because of the attacks.
9/11 nightmare never ends for cancer victims, families
Cancer linked to the toxic emissions at Ground Zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville “sicken 1,000 people a month,” said attorney Dan Hansen, who has clients from New England to New Jersey.
9/11 families urge City to release data on long-term health impacts stemming from World Trade Center attack
The coalition requests information about hazardous substances contained in World Trade Center buildings.
Release NYC’s secret WTC files
Mr. Mayor, having been a working cop on 9/11 at the WTC, you can hand over the records now or wait until your lawyers lose in court.
Congress isn’t done with 9/11: The World Trade Center Health Program must be fully funded
Down the road medical care for these people will have to be rationed. Should that be our legacy in the years ahead as more and more get sicker and more die?
Post-9/11 first responder deaths near total who died during attacks
The number of first responders who died from illnesses stemming from the 9/11 terrorist attacks is nearly the number of public servants who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
Message from the Special Master on the 22nd Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks
As we commemorate 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, I have been reflecting on cooperation, stability, and practicality.
2023 Day of Service and Remembrance Administrator Statement
With more than 400,000 people estimated to have been exposed to toxins or suffer from physical or mental health conditions as result of 9/11, our work and commitment to provide compassionate WTC-related care continues.
She survived 9/11. Then she survived cancer four times.
Clark, 44, has been diagnosed with melanoma four times since that horrible, harrowing day – and recently found out that she’s one of about 30,000 people who can directly trace their cancers to 9/11.
CDC exhibit examines the health consequences of 9/11 attacks
The Centers for Disease Control says nearly 80,000 people still have physical and mental health conditions related to their exposure to airborne toxins following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.