Archive of News (2002)
In Nightmares and Anger, Children Pay Hidden Cost of 9/11
The first couple of weeks after the disaster, Calla Perkins was bursting with anger. She expressed her fury in ways she would regret. She sometimes hit and kicked her cats and dog. ”I’m so angry I don’t know what to do,” her mother, Laurel Emery, said Calla told her. When Calla, who is 8, walked past a sign advertising World Trade Center pictures, she would kick it.
E.P.A. May Expand Plan To Clean Apartments
Federal officials said yesterday that the government’s new commitment to clean any apartment south of Canal Street in Manhattan, to remove dust and debris from the World Trade Center disaster, might be expanded to include reimbursement for residents who have already had their homes professionally cleaned.
E.P.A. May Expand Plan To Clean Apartments
Federal officials said yesterday that the government’s new commitment to clean any apartment south of Canal Street in Manhattan, to remove dust and debris from the World Trade Center disaster, might be expanded to include reimbursement for residents who have already had their homes professionally cleaned.
E.P.A. to Lead Cleanup Effort Of Homes Close to Ground Zero
The federal Environmental Protection Agency will lead an effort to clean up and test apartments south of Canal Street in Lower Manhattan that were fouled by the dust and ash from the destruction of the World Trade Center, a person who was briefed on the plan said.
E.P.A. to Lead Cleanup Effort Of Homes Close to Ground Zero
The federal Environmental Protection Agency will lead an effort to clean up and test apartments south of Canal Street in Lower Manhattan that were fouled by the dust and ash from the destruction of the World Trade Center, a person who was briefed on the plan said.
Children Who Live in Dread
Most of the debris from the World Trade Center has been removed, and discussions about what to build on the site have begun. But a survey of New York City’s schoolchildren released this week reminds us that the psychological wounds of this disaster will linger for years.
Children Who Live in Dread
Most of the debris from the World Trade Center has been removed, and discussions about what to build on the site have begun. But a survey of New York City’s schoolchildren released this week reminds us that the psychological wounds of this disaster will linger for years. Indeed, the study, sponsored by the Board of Education, shows that thousands of children will need counseling help to free themselves of the dread that has gripped their lives since Sept. 11.
Post-9/11 Pain Found to Linger In Young Minds
Tens of thousands of public-school children in New York City are experiencing chronic nightmares, fear of public places, severe anxiety and other mental health problems months after the World Trade Center attack, a study conducted for the Board of Education has found.
Coverage For Trade Center Workers
A new bill in the State Legislature would extend workers’ compensation benefits to rescue and recovery personnel at the World Trade Center for illnesses linked to toxic substances. Rescue workers are experiencing abnormal infections, said State Senator Guy J. Velella, chairman of the Senate’s Labor Committee. ”If they do happen to be contaminated, they should certainly be covered,” he said. The bill would classify any ailment linked to the site as an occupational disease.
MIDEAST TURMOIL: AIR QUALITY; Expert Says Asbestos Slightly Raised Risks for Disease Among Residents of Lower Manhattan
The risk of asbestos-related disease, including cancer, has risen slightly for tens of thousands of people in Lower Manhattan as a result of the collapse of the World Trade Center, a prominent New York physician said yesterday.