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Manhattan: Ground Zero Workers Sue
A group of workers has filed a class-action lawsuit against the companies hired to clean up after the World Trade Center attack. The workers claim they were exposed to toxic fumes and debris at ground zero. The lawsuit, which also names the entities that leased and managed the trade center, was filed on Friday in federal court in Manhattan and announced yesterday.
Study Finds Lack of Data on Health Effects of 9/11 Dust
Days before the third anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center, federal agencies have yet to make a coordinated and comprehensive effort to study the health effects of the debris that filled the air in the weeks after the attack, according to a draft copy of a government study to be presented to Congress today. The study also shows that there is still no federal treatment program for those suffering from related problems.
In a Speck of 9/11 Dust, a World of Chaos
When David Scharf first examined dust that another photographer had scooped up from her quarantined apartment 350 feet from the collapsed World Trade Center, he was a bit spooked
In a Speck of 9/11 Dust, a World of Chaos
When David Scharf first examined dust that another photographer had scooped up from her quarantined apartment 350 feet from the collapsed World Trade Center, he was a bit spooked.
A Return to Sending; Post Office, Polluted on Sept. 11, Is Back in Business
What could be more welcome than a line at a post office window? Ordinarily, the sight causes hearts to sink. But at Church Street Station, New York, N.Y. 10007, it is a hopeful milestone, a sign that one more piece of the public realm in Lower Manhattan — a vital and quite beautiful piece — has returned to life.
A Return to Sending; Post Office, Polluted on Sept. 11, Is Back in Business
What could be more welcome than a line at a post office window? Ordinarily, the sight causes hearts to sink. But at Church Street Station, New York, N.Y. 10007, it is a hopeful milestone, a sign that one more piece of the public realm in Lower Manhattan — a vital and quite beautiful piece — has returned to life.
Many Who Served on 9/11 Press Fight for Compensation
It is in places like Judge Mark Solomon’s workers’ compensation courtroom in Brooklyn that lingering questions about the health consequences of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center are fought over day after day.
Many Who Served on 9/11 Press Fight for Compensation
It is in places like Judge Mark Solomon’s workers’ compensation courtroom in Brooklyn that lingering questions about the health consequences of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center are fought over day after day.
Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Health Report On Ground Zero
A report on the exposure of workers and residents near ground zero to toxic dust and chemicals provided new details on health problems they face.
Health Report On Ground Zero
A report on the exposure of workers and residents near ground zero to toxic dust and chemicals provided new details on health problems they face. The report, based on a study conducted by six research centers on behalf of federal and city government agencies, published in this month’s issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, found that fragments of glass and pulverized cement, breathed first by firefighters and later by cleanup workers, had caused severe coughs and asthma.