Previous Efforts To Disclose What Then City, State and Federal Government Knew About the Hazards of the Toxic Chemicals at Ground Zero and the Surrounding Community of Lower Manhattan and Western Brooklyn

2001 thru 2010

2001

US Rep. Jerrold Nader: “Ground Zero” Elected Officials Task Force Works to Highlight and Meet Urgent and Long-term Needs of Disaster Area Residents and Businesses. Sept. 20, 2001. https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=392638

NY Daily News: A Toxic Nightmare at Disaster Site: Air, water, soil contaminated. By Juan Gonzalez. Published: October 26, 2001, Updated: January 11, 2019. https://www.nydailynews.com/2001/10/26/a-toxic-nightmare-at-disaster-site-air-water-soil-contaminated/

Toxic chemicals and metals are being released into the environment around lower Manhattan by the WTC collapse and the fires still burning at Ground Zero, according to internal EPA reports obtained by the Daily News.

US Geological Survey: Environmental Studies of the World Trade Center area after the September 11, 2001 attack. by Roger N. Clark, et al. Nov. 27, 2001. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/gggsc/science/environmental-studies-world-trade-center-area-after-september-11-2001-attackhttps://www.nydailynews.com/2002/09/05/pols-rip-epa-over-cleanup/

2002

Senate Field Hearing: Air Quality in New York City after the September 11, 2001 Attacks. Feb. 11. 2002. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107shrg80397/html/CHRG-107shrg80397.htmhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-110shrg61970/html/CHRG-110shrg61970.htm

Press Release: U.S. Rep. Nadler Announces Hearings Into Post-Sept 11th Downtown Environmental Air Quality. Feb. 13, 2002. https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=391789

Natural Resources Defense Council: The Environmental Impacts of the World Trade Center Attacks: A Preliminary Assessment. By Megan D. Nordgrén, Eric A. Goldstein, Mark A. Izeman. February 2002. https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/wtc.pdf

NY Times: Hearing Brings More Debate Over Ground Zero Air Quality. By Diane Cardwell. Feb. 24, 2002. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/nyregion/hearing-brings-more-debate-over-ground-zero-air-quality.html

NY Daily News: EPA Accused of Neglect in 9/11 Cleanup. By Alison Gendar. March 29, 2002.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2002/03/29/epa-accused-of-neglect-in-911-cleanup/

NYS Assembly Speaker: Statement by Speaker Sheldon Silver at Assembly Hearing on Concerns of Residents and Workers Regarding Air Quality in Lower Manhattan. April 12, 2002. https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/Press/20020412a/

NPR: The EPA Ombudsman: Who is This Guy? Apr 4, 2002. By Amy Edding. https://www.wnyc.org/story/85704-the-epa-ombudsman-who-is-this-guy/

CDC MMWR (Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report). Occupational Exposures to Air Contaminants at the World Trade Center Disaster Site – New York, September-October, 2001. May 2002. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5121a1.htm

NY Times: E.P.A. to Lead Cleanup Effort Of Homes Close to Ground Zero. By Kirk Johnson. May 8, 2002. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/08/nyregion/epa-to-lead-cleanup-effort-of-homes-close-to-ground-zero.html

NY Times: EPA May Expand Plan to Clean Apartments. By Kirk Johnson. May 9, 2002. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/09/nyregion/epa-may-expand-plan-to-clean-apartments.html

Tribeca Tribune: Experts fear exposure to harmful Trade Center dust. By Michael Weissenstein and Malcolm Ritter. May 19, 2002. https://archive.triblive.com/news/experts-fear-exposure-to-harmful-trade-center-dust/

Book: Fallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Collapse. by Juan Gonzalez (The New Press). June 27, 2002. https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Environmental-Consequences-Center-Collapse/dp/1565847547

Env. Health Perspectives: Characterization of the dust/smoke aerosol that settled east of the World Trade Center (WTC) in lower Manhattan after the collapse of the WTC 11 September 2001. By Paul Lioy, et al. 2002 Jul;110(7):703-14. doi: 10.1289/ehp.02110703. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12117648/

NY Daily News: Pols Rip EPA Over Cleanup. By Melissa Grace. Sept. 5, 2002. https://www.nydailynews.com/2002/09/05/pols-rip-epa-over-cleanup/

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): World Trade Center Indoor Air Peer Review Meeting, October 21-22, 2002. https://tera.org/Peer/WTC/welcome.htm

NEJM: Cough and Bronchial Responsiveness in Firefighters at the World Trade Center Site. By David J. Prezant, et al. Sept. 12, 2002. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021300

2003

Statement of Jerrold Nadler to National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. May 22, 2003. https://9-11commission.gov/hearings/hearing2/witness_nadler.htm

Federal Register: Notice Technical Peer Review Meeting on the Draft Document Entitled, Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster. Summary Report of the U.S. EPA Technical Peer Review Meeting on the Draft Document Entitled: Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster. July 14-15 2003. https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100BHCF.PDF?Dockey=P100BHCF.PDF

This two-day meeting was organized and hosted by Versar, Inc., for the U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development/ National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)

Inspector General Report: EPA’s Response to the World Trade Center Collapse: Challenges, Successes, and Areas for Improvement. August 21, 2003. https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-epas-response-world-trade-center-collapse-challenges-successes-and

Delta Group UC Davis: Trade Center Debris Pile Was a Chemical Factory, Says New Study. September 10, 2003. https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/trade-center-debris-pile-was-chemical-factory-says-new-study
 
EPA: Summary Report of the U.S. EPA Technical Peer Review Meeting on the Draft Document Entitled: Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster. Dec 2003. ordspub.epa.gov/ords/eims/eimscomm.getfile?p_download_id=432783

2004

amNY: Residents file suit against the E.P.A. By Elizabeth O’Brien. March 18, 2004. https://www.amny.com/news/residents-file-suit-against-the-e-p-a/

J. Air Waste Manag Assoc.: Comparisons of the dust/smoke particulate that settled inside the surrounding buildings and outside on the streets of southern New York City after the collapse of the World Trade Center, September 11, 2001. By Yiin LM, Millette JR, Vette A, et al. May 2004. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15149040/

Env. Health Perspectives: Health and Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Disaster. Philip J. Landrigan et al. May 1, 2004. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196362

GAO: September 11th Health Effects in the Aftermath of the World Trade Center Attack Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives. By Janet Heinrich. Sept. 8, 2004. https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-04-1068t.pdf

2005

Sierra Club Report: Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero How the Bush Administration’s Reckless Disregard of 9/11 Toxic Hazards Poses Long-Term Threats for New York City and the Nation. By Suzanne Mattei. 2005. https://www.gothamgazette.com/rebuilding_nyc/sierraclub_report.pdf

Gotham Gazette: The Alarming Report about the EPA’s Response To 9/11. http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20040705/200/1026

Press Release: Nadler, Clinton Call for GAO Investigation into EPA’s Post-9/11 Cleanup Efforts. December 12, 2005. https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=392170

Am J Epidemiology: Upper respiratory symptoms and other health effects among residents living near the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001. By Shao Yin 2005;162:499–507. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

2006

WNYC: Whitman Sued for Calling 9/11 Air Safe to Breathe. By Amy Eddings. Feb. 2, 2006. https://www.wnyc.org/story/83353-whitman-sued-for-calling-911-air-safe-to-breathe/

MMWR: Surveillance for World Trade Center Disaster Health Effects Among Survivors of Collapsed and Damaged Buildings. By Robert M. Brackbill, et al. April 7, 2006. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5502.pdf

Review – Cancer Investigation: Health consequences of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks: a review. By Jacqueline Moline, et al. PMID: 16809158 DOI: 10.1080/07357900600633965 Apr- May 2006. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16809158/

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: Pulmonary Function after Exposure to the World Trade Center Collapse in the New York City Fire Department. By David J. Prezant, et al. April 27, 2006. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2648115/

Gotham Gazette: 9/11 Health – Help at last? 2006. https://www.gothamgazette.com/article/civilrights/20100914/3/3358/

2007

US House Hearing: 9/11 Health Effects: Federal Monitoring and Treatment of Residents and Responders. Feb. 27, 2007. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg34912/html/CHRG-110hhrg34912.htm#:~:text=

US Senate Hearing: EPA’S Response to 9/11 and Lessons Learned for Future Emergency Preparedness. June 20, 2007. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-110shrg61970/html/CHRG-110shrg61970.htm

GAO: World Trade Center: Preliminary Observations on EPA’s Second Program to Address Indoor Contamination. Statement by John B. Stephenson. June 20, 2007. https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-07-806t.pdf

US House Hearing: US Environmental Protection Agency’s Response to Air Quality Issues Arising from the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Were There Substantive Due Process Violations? June 25, 2007. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg36342/html/CHRG-110hhrg36342.htm

GAO Report: World Trade Center: EPA’s Most Recent Test and Clean Program Raises Concerns that Need to be Addressed to Better Prepare for Indoor Contamination Following Disasters. GAO-07-1091. Published: Sep 05, 2007. Publicly Released: Sep 05, 2007. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-07-1091

Gainesville Sun: Rally at Ground Zero Aims to Build Support for 9/11 Health Care Legislation. Staff Writer, Sept. 9, 2007. https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2007/09/09/rally-at-ground-zero-aims-to-build-support-for-911-health-care-legislation/31536712007/

2008

Washington Post: Ex-EPA Chief Is Ruled Not Liable for 9/11 Safety Claims. By Robin Shulman. April 22, 2008. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/2008/04/23/exepa-chief-is-ruled-not-liable-for-911-safety-claims/4f7105cd-c1ef-4444-b499-5e0e6c7bcc31/

Report: Addressing the Health Impacts of 9-11 Report and Recommendations to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Panel Co-Chairs Linda I. Gibbs, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Edward Skyler, Deputy Mayor for Administration. 2008. https://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/911_health_impacts_report.pdf

Center for Public Integrity: EPA misleads on air quality after 9/11 attacks. December 10, 2008. https://publicintegrity.org/politics/epa-misleads-on-air-quality-after-9-11-attacks/

2009

Book: Dust: The Inside Story of its Role in the September 11th Aftermath. By Paul J. Lioy and Thomas H. Kean. (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.) Feb 16, 2009.

J. Occup Environ Med: Characteristics of a residential and working community with diverse exposure to World Trade Center dust, gas, and fumes. By Joan Reibman, et al. May 2009 doi: 0.1097/JOM.0b013e3181a0365b.PMID: 19365288. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2756680/

JAMA: Asthma and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms 5 to 6 Years Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. Robert Brackbill, et al. Vol. 302, No. 5 August 5, 2009. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/184343

2010

Book: City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11. by Anthony DePalma (FT Press Science). Aug. 23, 2010. https://www.amazon.com/City-Dust-Illness-Arrogance-Science/dp/0131385666