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9/11 responders still need federal and state help
After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Long Islanders flocked to Ground Zero to help. Now, they are still getting sick.
Ground zero work after 9/11 damaged ferry captain’s lungs. A young donor gave him new life
On 9/11, Tony Moyet was the first New York Waterway ferry captain on the scene to help evacuate the area. He returned to ground zero to work for the next 18 months.
‘Show Me the Records!’: Adams Agrees to Discuss Release of Documents from 2001 about City Hall’s Awareness of Ground Zero Health Risks
Mayor Eric Adams is willing to consider releasing documents about what information City Hall had regarding environmental toxins released by the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Pressure Mounts on City to Come Clean with 9/11 WTC Files
In 2003, the EPA Inspector General was harshly critical of how the EPA downplayed and actually misrepresented the hazards in and around the World Trade Center site.
Beloved doctor who worked on 9/11 cancer cases dies
Dr. Gérard Breton, who was instrumental in connecting the 9/11 first responder cancer cases to Ground Zero dust, passed away on June 22. He was 89.
NYC Mayor Adams to work with Reps. Maloney, Nadler about what City Hall knew about Ground Zero toxic air after 9/11
In a letter, the mayor invited their offices to discuss their long-standing request for a full accounting of the city’s actions and knowledge about the dangerous environment in lower Manhattan.
N.Y.’s Republican congressional delegation wants Democratic leaders to fix 9/11 healthcare $3B deficit
The original funding formula was pegged to inflation and not indexed to handle urban health care costs, which have gone up faster than other prices.
Former NYPD detective could soon find out whether 9/11 Victims’ Fund gets expanded to include rare kidney disease
When he later got sick, Volpe didn’t get cancer or any number of lung diseases like many ground zero first responders did. Instead, it was something much rarer.
Pay the debt: The 9/11 health program needs federal funds badly
While Congress rightly created a permanent WTC Health Program in 2015 after a long struggle, it is underfunded and will have to start rationing medical care for the heroes and survivors of 9/11.
9/11 World Trade Center Health Program has $3B looming deficit
If the Build Back Better legislation had passed, it would have forestalled the possibility that the program would have to start considering cuts or limiting access.