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1st ‘Zadroga’ payouts: 15 city workers get piece of $2.8B fund
Fifteen city workers who suffered health problems from working at Ground Zero will be the first to get payouts from a $2.8 billion 9/11 fund created by Congress two years ago.
The Foreclosure Fiasco
This is hardly the only time in recent months that a settlement that is publicized as righting a wrong instead hands money to people who were never victimized. Think back to the $4.3 billion fund established by Congress to compensate people who became sick because of their exposure to toxic dust created by the 9/11 attacks.
Quinn: City Should Help 9/11 Volunteers Get Health Compensation
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has called on the Bloomberg administration to find ways to streamline the process of applying for compensation for those who volunteered in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Volunteers at Ground Zero Now Face a Demand for Proof
On the day the terrorists flew into the World Trade Center, the Wu-Tang Clan canceled its meeting with a record mixer named Richard Oliver, so Mr. Oliver rushed downtown from his Hell’s Kitchen apartment to help out.
World Trade Center rescue workers may face increased cancer risk
People who were involved in the rescue and recovery operation at the World Trade Center (WTC) are at an increased risk for certain types of cancer, including prostate, thyroid, and myeloma, study findings suggest.
9/11 studies dovetail
A study of the health impact of 9/11 expected to be released soon will find increases in cancer rates similar to those in a city Health Department study released this week.
Study belies GZ cancers
Breathing the toxic air of the collapsed World Trade Center did not cause an increase in cancer — either among first responders or those who live and work downtown, according to a surprising new study.
9-11 Study Casts Doubt On Government’s Move To Include Cancer In Compensation Fund
More than a decade after the World Trade Center terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, the US government added cancer to the list of sicknesses covered by a $4.3 billion fund set up to help rescue workers and others who were adversely affected by the cleanup process after the tragedy. The health issues were directly related to the dust, debris and fumes released from the twin towers’ wreckage.
World Trade Center Study: No Cancer Link
A new study has found no clear link between debris and fumes released during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and cases of cancer among residents of Lower Manhattan or rescue and recovery workers.
Association Between World Trade Center Exposure and Excess Cancer Risk
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, resulted in the release of known and suspected carcinogens into the environment. There is public concern that exposures may have resulted in increased cancers.