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City May Bear $350 Million In 9/11 Claims
New York City may be liable for up to $350 million in medical claims as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
City May Bear $350 Million In 9/11 Claims
New York City may be liable for up to $350 million in medical claims as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
Panel Is Split on Ways to Retest Air in Homes Near Ground Zero
A panel of experts began its critical review yesterday of the federal government’s cleanup of Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center, and immediately found itself torn between the needs of science and the health concerns of residents.
Panel Is Split on Ways to Retest Air in Homes Near Ground Zero
A panel of experts began its critical review yesterday of the federal government’s cleanup of Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center, and immediately found itself torn between the needs of science and the health concerns of residents.
Panel Is Split on Ways to Retest Air in Homes Near Ground Zero
A panel of experts began its critical review yesterday of the federal government’s cleanup of Lower Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center, and immediately found itself torn between the needs of science and the health concerns of residents.
Bill Would Help Thousands Exposed to 9/11 Dust Plume
Thousands of people who live or work in Lower Manhattan and were exposed to the dust plume after the World Trade Center attack would be eligible to undergo health screening under a bill expected to be introduced in Congress on Monday.
Bill Would Help Thousands Exposed to 9/11 Dust Plume
Thousands of people who live or work in Lower Manhattan and were exposed to the dust plume after the World Trade Center attack would be eligible to undergo health screening under a bill expected to be introduced in Congress on Monday.
U.S. Calls Apartment Interiors Safe After Its Post-9/11 Cleanup
A report by the federal Environmental Protection Agency shows that the agency’s efforts to clean up thousands of apartments in Lower Manhattan after the World Trade Center attack were successful in removing asbestos and other harmful materials.
U.S. Calls Apartment Interiors Safe After Its Post-9/11 Cleanup
A report by the federal Environmental Protection Agency shows that the agency’s efforts to clean up thousands of apartments in Lower Manhattan after the World Trade Center attack were successful in removing asbestos and other harmful materials.
Health Screening Aid Finally Announced for 9/11 Rescue & Recovery Workers
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY), who has been heavily involved in the long and difficult effort to win federal funds for the health monitoring of 9/11 rescue workers, released the following statement today in response to yesterday’s announcement by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson that HHS would finally award $81 million to medical institutions for the screening of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers.