Archive of News (2025)
New New Jersey bill reopens door for 9/11 responders to file for benefits
Under a new bill just signed by the Governor, the filing deadline has been removed.
New Jersey bill extends deadlines for 9/11 responders to apply for benefits
On July 23, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed amendments to the Ricci Act that removed the two-year timeframe. Applicants who were previously denied can now petition for reconsideration or resubmit their forms to apply for benefits.
NIOSH Faces Uncertain Future as AIHA Pushes for Funding Restoration
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is ramping up efforts to restore funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) after the agency’s 2026 budget request from the administration slashed core funding to just $73 million—a dramatic drop from its typical $360 million annual budget.
Thousands of NJ’s 9/11 first responders are again eligible for disability benefits
Thousands of New Jersey’s 9/11 responders shut out of World Trade Center-related disability benefits because they did not meet a filing deadline have a chance to reapply for the retirement allowances.
New York State Finalizes Rules for Notifying Current and Former Employees of 9/11 Fund Benefits
The final regulations emphasize that requirements apply “where practicable” after concerns were raised over the difficulty of searching employment records from more than two decades ago.
Somerville woman survives 9/11, two cancers to ride first Pan-Mass Challenge
Almost 22 years after Kathy Ball-Toncic ran barefoot from the North Tower on 9/11, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Documentary chronicles the lasting effects of 9/11-related illnesses
The impact of that day still lingers for so many people. Thousands of first responders have either died from 9/11-related illnesses or are sick.
Council compels inquiry about city’s knowledge of 9/11 toxins
Nearly 24 years after the 9/11 terror attacks, questions persist about what and when city officials knew about the toxins that lingered over ground zero and swaths of downtown and Brooklyn in the aftermath of the twin towers’ collapse.
What Did City Hall Know and When Did They Know It?
Decades of delay and secrecy surrounding a stash of never-disclosed City Hall documents that may shed light on what municipal government knew about environmental health risks in the weeks and months following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 may reach a turning point today.
Representatives Nadler and Goldman Applaud NYC Council for Forcing City to Finally Release the Truth About 9/11 Air Toxins
“We commend the New York City Council for passing Resolution 560, finally forcing the City to release records about what officials knew about the toxic air New Yorkers were breathing after 9/11 while they were telling the public it was safe to return to the City.”