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'We're all ticking time bombs': Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis

The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again. More.

NIOSH Temporarily Reverses Cuts to Programs Benefiting Firefighters Including 9/11 Survivors

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has agreed to rehire staffers on programs benefiting firefighters, after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled the World Trade Center Health Program, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer and more. More.

9/11 Survivors Battle Against Federal Health Care Cuts

Attorney Michael Barasch is heading to Washington this week with survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a simple ask for lawmakers: Reverse the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal World Trade Center Health Program. More.

Health program for 9/11 illnesses faces uncertain future after federal staffing cuts

More than 23 years after the Twin Towers collapsed, blanketing lower Manhattan in toxic dust and debris, the number of people diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses is still growing. More.

Health program for 9/11 illnesses faces uncertain future after federal staffing cuts

More than 23 years after the Twin Towers collapsed, blanketing lower Manhattan in toxic dust and debris, the number of people diagnosed with 9/11-related illnesses is still growing. More.

NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension

Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.

NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension

Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.

NJ bill looks to reopen filing window for 9/11 responder disability pension

Shortly after now-retired Jersey City Police Officer Valerie Velazquez-Stetz dropped her son off at school on September 11, 2001, she found herself in riot gear, ready to help after the attacks at the World Trade Center. More.