Archive of News (2026)
This Week in People’s History, Sep 16–22, 2026
The struggle over an accurate characterization of the health risk created by the attack continued for years. The official position was always to deny any risk or to minimize it when denial was impossible.
Newly released NYC documents reveal early asbestos concerns following 9/11 attack
City officials knew that poor air quality and toxins including asbestos posed a threat to New Yorkers following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but kept that information from the public, newly released evidence shows.
The Sacrifice Didn’t End on 9/11
Two hundred stories of office building came down on top of us. We did not find the symbols of an office building: no chairs, light bulbs or computer screens. We found nothing. All of it was in the air we were breathing.
Brooklyn Bar hosts webinar on what estate lawyers need to know about the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
“We thought it might become an important part to have attorneys who regularly deal with the VCF come to speak to us because now the VCF has essentially turned increasingly to death claims,” said the Trusts, Estates & Surrogate’s Court Committee member James Cahill. “Now 15% of all claims are death claims.”
Federal 9/11 Health Program Excludes Care Obtained Outside U.S.
The World Trade Center Health Program excludes medical care, pharmacy products and medical supplies obtained outside the United States or its territories.
WTC Health Program’s John Howard to return for an additional term
The head of the federal World Trade Center Health Program, Dr. John Howard, has been reappointed to another six-year term after a bipartisan push by New York lawmakers to extend the longtime administrator’s post.
Twenty Five Years After 9/11 Attacks, New Center To Uncover Impact on Youngest Survivors
A new CDC research center aims to better understand the possible health effects of those 21 years or younger at the time of their 9/11 exposure.
9/11 health program recruits patients exposed to Ground Zero as kids, young adults
“It didn’t even cross my mind that the air that I was breathing in could possibly be toxic,” said Vizueta, who’s now 45 and a survivor of a rare form of breast cancer that has qualified her for care through the federal World Trade Center Health Program. “You almost feel invincible at that age.”
Retired NYPD Officer Beats 9/11 Cancer as Florida Becomes New Front Line
The officer’s story was reported by Fox 13 Tampa Bay, whose Kylie Jones detailed how the September 11 attacks left many first responders carrying more than a mental load — some also faced life-threatening physical burdens years after the towers fell.
Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 19 | 9/11: Remembrance and Resilience, 25 Years Later (Part One)
With the 25th anniversary of 9/11 fast approaching, I knew it was high time to bring everyone back together into the same room, to learn and remember what the community actually consists of.