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Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
Anxiety Is Side Effect of Staffing Cuts at Sept. 11 Health Program
Mayor Eric Adams has been slow to criticize the moves of the Trump administration, which have 9/11 survivors and first-responders on edge.
The CDC’s critical occupational safety institute has been virtually wiped out
We worry that the loss of occupational health expertise will have irreparable consequences for H5N1 bird flu response, consumers, and communities.
AIHA Launches National Campaign to Restore NIOSH Amid Deep Federal Cuts
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is mobilizing professionals nationwide in a campaign to restore staffing and funding to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension
Under a law enacted in 2019, New Jersey 9/11 first responders who suffered permanent and total disability from serving at Ground Zero can apply for an accidental disability retirement allowance. However, the filing window for that ended in 2021.
9/11 survivor shares personal mission to educate a new generation
Dr. Gordon Huie, a 9/11 survivor, orthopedic surgeon, and former first responder, recently spoke at Siena College and the University at Albany with a message: never forget.
Dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Beyond the health and economic impacts, the federal workforce reductions at NIOSH signal a troubling departure from evidence-based policy while eroding workplace safety across the board. This will disproportionally affect vulnerable workers in agriculture, manufacturing and emergency response.
Editorial: We owe Scott Strauss, other 9/11 heroes
The federal government should provide this needed care to people like Scott Strauss, who risked their lives trying to save those trapped amid the World Trade Center’s rubble.
MAKE A CALL: Tell Congress to Stop the Cuts to NIOSH in Washington and beyond!
You’ve probably never heard of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH—but this federal agency plays a critical role in keeping America’s workers safe. And last week, Elon Musk and the DOGE gutted it.
‘Bureaucratic cruelty’: 9/11 responders and survivors shaken by US health cuts
Following the most recent cuts, groups representing survivors and even Democratic US senators say they have no clarity on how the program will continue to provide benefits.