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She watched the towers fall on 9/11. Then she watched her high school peers get sick from toxins
Nordstrom suffers from asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and other ailments. In college and beyond, she noticed that many of her classmates had developed respiratory and other serious illnesses, including cancers, and how expensive it was to pay for their health care.
Mom Survived the Holocaust and 9/11 Only to Face ‘Very Rare’ Diagnosis Years Later. Her Family Blames Toxic Air
For years, Julie Menin and others have fought for answers about what authorities at the time really knew about the air in New York after Sept. 11.
Garbarino Applauds Reappointment of Dr. John Howard to Lead World Trade Center Health Program
Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today congratulated Dr. John Howard on his reappointment to another six-year term as Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).
25 Years Later, Mamdani Administration Opens City’s 9/11 Records to the Public and Settles Multi-Year Legal Battle
Across several mayoral administrations, first responders, elected officials and families of victims of 9/11-related illnesses have demanded the release of these records.
9/11 air quality records released by NYC, Mamdani. What they reveal
About 170,000 pages of records are now accessible through a special September 11th Public Records Portal.
What to Know About the 9/11 Air Quality Documents
The release on Tuesday included more than 170,000 pages of air quality reports, contamination records and correspondence among city officials in the months after Sept. 11.
Mamdani: NYC leaders ‘lied’ about post-9/11 air quality
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Tuesday released records related to the city government’s response to worsened air quality after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying city leaders “lied” about how safe it was to breathe.
9/11-linked cancer cases continue to rise ahead of 25th anniversary
As the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, health experts are warning that people who worked or lived near Ground Zero may continue to face an elevated cancer risk decades after exposure to toxic dust.
Researchers Reflect on Longterm Health Impacts of 9/11
While 2,753 people perished in the initial attacks on the World Trade Center, in the time since, hundreds of people exposed in the aftermath have died from related illnesses. Columbia Mailman School researchers have led research uncovering some of those health impacts.
NYC releases thousands of 9/11 documents on Ground Zero air quality
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is ordering the release of more than 170,000 pages of new documents detailing air quality conditions at Ground Zero in the months following the September 11 terror attacks.