News Items (7/1/24)
ARNOLD KOROTKIN
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Below are summaries with URLs to news articles on the effort to ensure that the World Trade Center Health Program is fully funded. An archive of past articles year by year can by found on the Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Inc. website here. June 25, 2024 — Newsday — Suit by 9/11 watchdog: What did NYC leaders knew about toxins and when The lawsuit names the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and comes after the nonprofit and others requested the records in 2023 but were denied. June 23, 2024 — Gothamist — 9/11 survivor group sues NYC for documents on Ground Zero toxins The lawsuit was filed by the nonprofit 9/11 Health Watch, whose 2023 freedom of information requests were repeatedly denied by city agencies. June 19, 2024 — International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — The Association between Socioeconomic Status and Race/Ethnicity with Home Evacuation of Lower Manhattan Residents following the 9/11/2001 World Trade Center Disaster We used log binomial regression to assess the relative risks of not evacuating from their home following the 9/11 attacks, adjusting for age, gender, and marital status. June 18, 2024 — News 12 Westchester — Veteran Westchester firefighter dies after two-year battle with 9/11-related cancer Former Greenville Fire Chief Daniel Raftery died on Sunday. He was 74 years old. June 17, 2024 — Becker’s Health IT — MD Anderson joins 9/11 support initiative amid controversy On June 14, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center took to X to release another statement, saying it would participate in the World Trade Center Health Program Network. June 16, 2024 — The Chief-Leader — 9/11 responders with high dust exposure have increased dementia risk People who were exposed to the toxic dust are developing early onset dementia at a higher rate than those who had no exposure or wore protective equipment. June 14, 2024 — Modern Healthcare — MD Anderson to join program for 9/11 responders after controversy In a statement Friday afternoon, the Houston-based cancer center said it would join the World Trade Center Health Program.
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Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act Inc. |