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Mamdani Releases Documents About 9/11 Contaminants After Lawyers Fought For The Truth
On today’s show, Jane speaks with Andrew Carboy, an attorney for 9/11 Health Watch, about the survivors of 9/11 and the devastating health problems they have faced over the past two and a half decades.
Toll of 9/11 continues long after the towers fell
The World Trade Center Health Program and the Victim Compensation Fund are open to anyone who was in the exposure zone in the months following the attacks.
25 Years Later, 9/11 First Responder Reflects on the Long-Term Health Impacts
For Mordechai Shedrowitzky, 51, ongoing care through the program has been an important part of managing the health problems he has experienced since the attacks.
25 years later, the toll of 9/11-related illnesses continues to grow
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, families and survivors reflect on the ongoing impact of 9/11-related illnesses, with new victims still being added to the list.
Retired FDNY Chief Medical Officer on 9/11 Related Illnesses
Dr. Kerry Kelly, former chief medical officer for the FDNY, reflects on responding to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 after the first plane crash and talks about her work to help first responders who got sick in the wake of the attacks.
NYC Health + Hospitals’ WTC Environmental Health Center Honors the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 and the Care Its Clinics have Provided to Nearly 22,000 Survivors
The WTC EHC, which is one of the World Trade Center Health Program’s eight Clinical Centers of Excellence, provides dedicated care for the New Yorkers who were exposed to toxic contaminants on the day of the attack and in the months that followed.
A quarter-century later, 9/11 legal battles rage in court
Days ago, New York City settled lawsuits over toxic air, and Saudi Arabia will fight liability in court next month.
Air Sampling at the World Trade Center Site by the Operating Engineers National Hazmat Program September 27, 2001 Update
The Heavy Equipment Operators of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) played a critical role in the clean-up of the World Trade Center terrorist attack site.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) Response to the World Trade Center (WTC) Disaster: Initial WETP Grantee Response and Preliminary Assessment of Training Needs
The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent magnitude of the destruction and loss of life at the World Trade Center Complex (WTC) created an emergency response, rescue, and recovery effort of enormous proportions.
25 Years Down the Road: 9/11 Mental Health Reflections on the World Trade Center Cleanup
September 11th was a sacred historical moment that produced catastrophic trauma and extraordinary human solidarity in equal measure. Honoring that solidarity requires unflinching honesty about what it cost the people who answered the call—in their lungs, their minds, and the years that followed.