9/11 survivor group sues NYC for documents on Ground Zero toxins
A watchdog group representing 9/11 survivors and first responders sued New York City on Friday over the government blocking the release of documents that may reveal what officials knew about the toxic air and health risks in Lower Manhattan in the months after the terror attacks.
Court records show Benjamin Chevat, the director of 9/11 Health Watch, requested correspondence from officials under former mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg — including an October 2001 memorandum from ex-Deputy Mayor Robert M. Harding cited in a 2007 article in the New York Times revealing details about when the city knew about toxic chemical exposure in the air.
The Center for Disease Control’s WTC Health Program, which was established by Congress in 2010 to provide medical care for those who were exposed, had more than 125,000 people enrolled as of March.from the CDC shows roughly 6,900 of those people have died, but not all the deaths have been directly linked to the World Trade Center.
The mayor’s office, DEP and Office of Emergency Management did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the lawsuit.that the total number of firefighters who died from illnesses linked to 9/11 has officially surpassed the number of first responders who died on the day of the attacks. Union President Andy Ansbro on Sunday said 360 FDNY members have died since 9/11 from illnesses related to exposure to Ground Zero toxics, including 12 deaths so far this year.
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