Archive of News (2008)
At the Site of Disaster, Dust and Dismay
RETURNING in the evening to his loft on Murray Street in Lower Manhattan, Dr. Nathaniel Hupert, inspecting the paws of his Australian shepherd, often finds them coated in black dirt and dust.
For Engineer, a Cloud of Litigation After 9/11
To hear Ramon Gilsanz speak — voice calm and measured, even on a day when travel plans are tied in a knot by a snowstorm — you would never guess that he is being sued by thousands of people.
Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Children’s 9/11 Risk
Preschoolers who witnessed the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center or saw its victims were at high risk of developing lingering emotional and behavior problems if — but only if — they had had a previous frightening experience, like seeing a parent fall ill, researchers are reporting Tuesday.
Gutless wonder
The Bush administration’s top health official didn’t have the guts yesterday to come to New York and face sickened Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers at a congressional hearing
Editorials No good deed …
Thanks to the federal government’s refusal to reopen the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, thousands of sickened Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers were forced to turn to the courts for recompense. Their long, frustrating legal battle has been well-documented