Archive of Press Releases
New York City 9/11 Documents, Released Because of 911 Health Watch’s Efforts, Reveal Troubling Details
These first documents already tell a troubling story: the size and scope of the air quality problems were, in fact, recognized—and ignored.
911 Health Watch Statement on the Reappointment of Dr. John Howard by Secretary Kennedy
Good first step Mr. Secretary, now fix the research funding loss that your chaos at CDC has created for the WTC Health Program
Statement on Historic Settlement with NYC of 911 Health Watch’s Freedom of Information Request for the Release of 9/11 Records
Through the agreement with 911 Health Watch, the City will make available to the public hundreds of thousands of pages of its records concerning September 11 air quality, risk assessments and messaging.
911 Health Watch Statement on the Continuing Impact of the Chaos Secretary Kennedy Has Created at CDC and How It Is Still Impacting the WTC Health Program and Its Research on 9/11 Conditions
“The chaos Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy has created at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is continuing to impact the WTC Health Program and its 9/11 responders and survivors. Because of the delays he created in processing research grants, 13 million dollars of research funding mandated by the Zadroga Act is at risk of being lost.”
911 Health Watch Statement on Denial of Petition to Add Cardiac Conditions to the List of Covered Conditions by the WTC Health Program
“While this decision is clearly disappointing to the many 9/11 responders and survivors that have cardiac conditions that believe their conditions are connected to their 9/11 experience, we need to remember that 15 years ago the initial decision was to deny adding cancer as a condition, which was subsequently added.”
In 9/11 Records Case, NYC DEP Records Appeal Officer Testifies Agency Attorney Instructed Him to Rule Against 911 Health Watch Without Investigation, Any Interview of Record Searchers or Directing Another Record Search
First Time in 18 Year Career as Records Appeal Officer He Was Directed How to Decide a Case Corporation Counsel Terminated the Deposition, Walking Out with Witness; Witness Admitted to Emails About the Appeal although City Attorneys Denied the Emails Existed 911 Health Watch Has Requested Court Intervention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health […]
911 Health Watch Responds to NYC Budget: Thank You, Speaker Menin and the City Council for Fully Funding the DOI Investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health Watch646 477 1461Ben.Chevat@911HealthWatch.org Andrew CarboyLaw Offices of Andrew J. Carboy LLC212 520 7565acarboy@carboylaw.com Matthew McCauleyTurken, Heath & McCauley, LLP.914 363 6355mmccauley@thmllp.com First, 911 Health Watch applauds Speaker Menin, Councilwoman Brewer and the entire City Council for the inclusion of $4 Million to fund the Department of Investigation’s inquiry […]
911 Health Watch Responds to NYC Request for More Time: No More Delays, Time’s Up
City Admits that 9/11 Records Exist, Contradicting Earlier and Repeated Statements that No Records Could Be Located 911 Health Watch Asks Court to Again Determine that City Violated Freedom of Information Law in Not Disclosing 9/11 Documents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health Watch646 477 1461Ben.Chevat@911HealthWatch.org Andrew CarboyLaw Offices of Andrew J. Carboy LLC212 […]
Court Issues Ruling Against New York City in the Fight for Release of September 11th Archive
This Court ruling is historic, the first legal decision to address the City’s failure to open its long-secret September 11th archive. The public is entitled to know what the City knew about the true state of environmental hazards in lower Manhattan and when it learned those facts, all the while assuring the public that air quality was “safe and acceptable.”
911 Health Watch Statement on Court Decision Granting Discovery in Article 78 Proceeding
“We are glad that Judge Clynes has granted us discovery in our Article 78 proceeding against the City of New York.”