9/11 News Items (2/10/26)
Arnold Korotkin
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.
February 6, 2026 — The Chief — Harding memo reveals city’s early knowledge of toxic fumes after 9/11
A long-sought memo from October 2001 released Thursday reveals that city officials feared 9/11 first responders and survivors returned to lower Manhattan too soon after the terror attacks, weren’t being provided with proper protective equipment and could suffer due to the toxic exposure.
February 6, 2026 — Democracy Now! — Juan González on Lasting Impact of 9/11 Toxic Exposure
As New York City leaders issue new calls for the release of files detailing the extent of this pollution, we revisit the reporting of Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, the author of “Fallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Collapse.”
February 6, 2026 — Spectrum Noticias — Revelan un informe de datos internos sobre contaminación tras el 11 de septiembre
La organización 911 Health Watch dio a conocer que obtuvo el llamado Memorando Harding, fechado en octubre de 2001, que afirman, contradice el mensaje oficial de la ciudad semanas después del colapso del World Trade Center.
February 5, 2026 — NY Daily News — Menin calls for release of ‘every single’ NYC document on 9/11 toxins
City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday demanded that “every single file the city has” regarding toxins swirling above Ground Zero following 9/11 be made public.
February 6, 2026 — Rep. Andrew Garbarino — Garbarino Thanks Advocates Who Never Stopped Fighting for 9/11 Health Care
Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02) today recognized the advocates, labor leaders, and first responder organizations who worked alongside him to secure permanent, uninterrupted funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.
February 6, 2026 — The Chief — Funding for World Trade Center Health Program secured
The World Trade Center Health Program will be fully funded through 2040 under a spending package signed by President Donald Trump this week.
February 5, 2026 — Eyewitness News ABC7 — New York City officials call for increased funding to investigate 9/11 air quality records
Nearly 25 years after the September 11th terror attacks, there are new questions about what New York City officials knew about the dangers of the burning toxins at Ground Zero and when they knew.
February 5, 2026 — New York Post — NYC knew about potentially deadly risks of 9/11 toxins – but insisted Lower Manhattan was safe: bombshell memo
City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan) unveiled the October 2001 memo, in which Big Apple lawyers admitted the city could face tens of thousands of lawsuits.
February 5, 2026 — 911 Health Watch — 911 Health Watch Obtains Harding Memo, Disproving Law Department’s Claim that it Does Not Exist
The memo appears to be a risk assessment, revealing that the City of New York cared more about protection from liability risks than safeguarding its residents from the dangers of contaminants covering lower Manhattan in October of 2001.
February 5, 2026 — ABC News — Congress secures long-term funding for the World Trade Center Health Program
At a press conference Thursday morning, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., highlighted the action as a critical step toward protecting long-term care for those sickened by toxic exposure after the Sept. 11 attacks.
February 5, 2026 — Newsday — 9/11 ‘Harding memo’: Warned of 35,000 potential lawsuits tied to toxic air, other factors at Ground Zero
A memo unearthed this week indicates New York City officials were concerned that first responders and thousands of civilians in and around Ground Zero faced potential toxic health risks that could result in tens of thousands of potential lawsuits.
February 5, 2026 — Spectrum News NY1 — Memo suggests New York City privately anticipated air quality lawsuits after 9/11
Over the years, NY1 has reported on people who say they were harmed after returning to the area. For a long time, city officials publicly maintained the air was safe.
February 5, 2026 — Rockland/Westchester Journal News — 9/11 health program finally wins permanent funding as Trump signs bill
While funding for the Department of Homeland Security hangs in the balance amid a budget standoff over immigration enforcement, longstanding funding concerns for the World Trade Center Health Program finally appear solved.
February 4, 2026 — SILive.com — Elusive Harding memo shows NYC officials anticipated 35,000 9/11 toxic exposure claims
Nearly 25 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, new information has emerged about New York City’s air quality and potential health concerns in the aftermath of the World Trade Center’s destruction.
February 4, 2026 — International Association of Fire Fighters — Congress passes 2026 funding bill protecting 9/11 responders
The IAFF-backed package includes increased staffing and equipment funding for fire departments nationwide and avoids a government shutdown.
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