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Documents Indicate Post-9/11 Asbestos Risk Greater Than Believed
The early analysis of the files indicated that New Yorkers were, at the time, misled about the extent of toxic dust from the collapsed Twin Towers that permeated through Manhattan in the days following the attacks.
Interstitial lung abnormalities and disease in World Trade Center workers
Pre-WTC and WTC occupational exposure indicators were unassociated with presence of ILAD.
NY Democratic Committee calls for transparency on ground zero air quality
Members of the New York State Democratic Committee unanimously voted for a resolution calling for transparency on air quality at Ground Zero and protections for survivors who developed illnesses after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Toxic Dust Was Everywhere After 9/11. Little Was Done for Months.
Newly released records show how residue from the World Trade Center towers coated the inside of homes. Officials allowed residents to return with scant guidance.
9/11 health research program will be fully funded, officials say
More than $13 million in federal funding for 9/11 health studies initially feared lost will remain intact, federal officials have confirmed to Newsday.
A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11
The film includes extensive archival footage and first-hand interviews of DSNY employees from the weeks and months following the attacks.
DSNY Premieres ‘Beyond the Rubble,’ The Story of Sanitation and Recovery After 9/11
To honor the work of Sanitation employees who served at Ground Zero and Fresh Kills after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the New York City Department of Sanitation premiered a new documentary at The Cooper Union.
Injured Fort Worth officer asks: What’s being done to fix workers’ comp?
In January, City Council Member Charles Lauersdorf wrote in a social media post that he was “declaring war on Sedgwick,” the company that manages workers’ compensation claims for Fort Worth employees.
World Trade Center neurotoxicant exposure severity is associated with cortical thinning and regional brain atrophy: a neuroimaging study of general responders at midlife
This study suggests that efforts to mitigate exposures in first responders might have long-term implications for cerebral health.
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.