Archive of News (2025)
‘Silly man’: GOP senator skewered by 9/11 responder for promoting conspiracy theory
9/11 first responder John Feal joined CNN’s Brianna Keilar, where he called Johnson “a silly man.”
House Republican: GOP senator ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ about 9/11
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) rebuked Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Tuesday evening for “peddling conspiracy theories” about the 9/11 attacks.
Ron Johnson says he thinks Senate could hold hearings on 9/11 conspiracies
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) suggested in an interview released Monday that Congress could hold additional hearings on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and indicated he’s been listening to long-festering and debunked conspiracy theories about the government’s alleged involvement.
Senate Republican wants to hold hearings on a 9/11 conspiracy theory
In a podcast interview Tuesday with MAGA personality Benny Johnson, Ron Johnson asserted that one of the buildings around the World Trade Center complex in New York was brought down via “a controlled demolition.”
Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
Anxiety Is Side Effect of Staffing Cuts at Sept. 11 Health Program
Mayor Eric Adams has been slow to criticize the moves of the Trump administration, which have 9/11 survivors and first-responders on edge.
The CDC’s critical occupational safety institute has been virtually wiped out
We worry that the loss of occupational health expertise will have irreparable consequences for H5N1 bird flu response, consumers, and communities.
AIHA Launches National Campaign to Restore NIOSH Amid Deep Federal Cuts
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is mobilizing professionals nationwide in a campaign to restore staffing and funding to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension
Under a law enacted in 2019, New Jersey 9/11 first responders who suffered permanent and total disability from serving at Ground Zero can apply for an accidental disability retirement allowance. However, the filing window for that ended in 2021.
9/11 survivor shares personal mission to educate a new generation
Dr. Gordon Huie, a 9/11 survivor, orthopedic surgeon, and former first responder, recently spoke at Siena College and the University at Albany with a message: never forget.