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September 11 Toxic Dust: Deciphering My Pocketful Of Terror
A few weeks ago, just before I went on vacation with my family, I went to my basement and retrieved a legal-sized white envelope and an old computer tote bag.
911 Health Watch on Andrea Mitchell Reports
We wanted to let you know that 911 Health Watch Board Member, FDNY Deputy Chief Richard Alles, National Legislative Director for the Uniformed Fire Officers Association will be appearing on the “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC, today, September 11th at 12:30 PM, to discuss the Oped he coauthored with James Slevin, Vice President, of the […]
Doctor: 9/11 Responders’ Illnesses Becoming Worse
On September 11, 2001 thousands of firefighters, police officers, and volunteers rushed to the World Trade Center to help dig through the rubble for survivors and find remains of those who died.
The duty to remember
Thirteen years ago, mass murder came from the sky as Islamist radicals turned those four airliners into missiles aimed at the heart of America.
Thousands still suffer from illnesses, injuries caused by 9/11
FDNY Deputy Chief Richard Alles joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the continuing illnesses and injuries that more than 30,000 still suffer from in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.
9/11 responders with rare cancer denied insurance coverage
John Meyers remembers standing at ground zero, feeling like a small speck amid mountains of debris.
9/11-related illnesses still cripple ground zero responders (Commentary)
On Thursday, we will mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
9/11 illness benefit arrives at last
Jamie Hazan’s 13-year quest to receive workers compensation payments for the illness he contracted while performing volunteer work at the World Trade Center following 9/11 ended Tuesday, when he received his first check.
Reauthorize Zadroga 9/11 Health Act
As the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches on Thursday, a bipartisan group of local Washington representatives with broad support has proposed the reauthorization of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
Post-9/11 illnesses spur lawsuit aimed at protecting first responders from corrosives
Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has filed a lawsuit intended to prompt the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its corrosive dust standard to better protect first responders.