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May 6, 2008
9/11 Survivors' Fund Closes in D.C.
The largest charity established to help Washington-area victims and their families is closing, becoming the last major 9/11-related charity to shut down. The Survivor's fund has been cited as a model of victim assistance.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/03/AR2008050301105.html

May 6, 2008
Stanford Psychiatrist Shares Thoughts on Emotional Impact of 9/11
David Spiegel, MD a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine discusses the impacts the 9/11 attacks had and continue to have on people's mental health.
http://www.dentalplans.com/articles/Stanford%20Psychiatrist%20on/

April 25, 2008
Homeland Security To Assist Undocumented Relatives of 9/11 Victims
Federal officials on Thursday opened a path to temporary legal status for illegal immigrants whose spouses or parents died on 9/11, a step the families’ supporters called a breakthrough in the effort to allow them to remain permanently in the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/nyregion/25legal.html

April 23, 2008
Judge Dismisses 9/11 Suit Against Former Head of E.P.A.
A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against Christie Whitman on Tuesday, ruling that Mrs. Whitman, the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, could not be held liable for telling residents, students and office workers that the air was safe to breathe after the terrorist attack in 2001.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/nyregion/23whitman.html?ref=nyregion

April 21, 2008
Congressional Panel Finds Risk of Nuclear Attack on Rise
Concerned that not enough attention is being paid to the risk of a nuclear attack, a Senate committee yesterday looked at the consequences of such a terrorist strike in Washington -- and said that more could be done to save lives. The committee summoned witnesses who said the risk of such an attack on U.S. cities has grown in the past five years because of the spread of nuclear technology and the growth of a global terrorist movement.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041502969.html

April 21, 2008
Port Authority Head Submits Resignation
Port Authority Executive Director Anthony Shorris announced his resignation Thursday morning, a day after news broke that he was to be ousted from his job.
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=80616

April 21, 2008
Pope Blesses Ground Zero in NYC, Prays For Peace
Pope Benedict XVI began the final day of his American journey by blessing the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and pleading with God to bring "peace to our violent world."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7CMHl_nRqEaAwSLE_odoujTS4FgD905KT480

April 18, 2008
U.S. To Televise Guantanamo Trials To 9-11 Families
The U.S. military will televise the Guantanamo trial of accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other suspects so relatives of those killed in the attacks can watch on the U.S. mainland. The trials will be beamed to closed-circuit television viewing sites on military bases at Fort Hamilton in New York, Fort Monmouth in New Jersey, Fort Meade in Maryland and Fort Devens in Massachusetts.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080418/ts_nm/guantanamo_television_dc

April 18, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg Cites Need For Federal Aid For 9/11 Health Care Among NYC Top Priorities Over Next Two Years
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday called on the U.S. government to pay $150 million a year to cover medical bills for workers and residents whose health suffered due to the September 11, 2001, attacks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1732834620080417?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

April 18, 2008
Attempts To Change Arizona's 9/11 Memorial Fall Short
An effort to substantially alter Arizona’s official Sept. 11 memorial has failed, ending months of rancorous debate over statements on it that some deemed unpatriotic or irrelevant to the attacks seven years ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/us/17memorial.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

April 18, 2008
House panel makes May 'Resilience Month'
Resilience -- the ability to pick up and resume activities after an attack or disaster -- is a concept that many experts believe should be at the center of U.S. homeland security planning.
http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Emerging_Threats/Briefing/2008/04/16/house_panel_makes_may_resilience_month/6359/

April 16, 2008
Port Authority States WTC Construction Will Not Be Affected by Slow Economy
The Port Authority chairman said Tuesday that construction at the World Trade Center site is progressing, and should not be slowed by current economic troubles.
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&aid=80549

April 15, 2008
The New York State Museum to Open 9/11 Exhibit in Caen, France
Artifacts, films, and stories from The New York State Museum's permanent September 11th Exhibit will be on display at Le Caen Memorial, a museum of conflict and peace in France. The exhibit, titled "A Global Moment", is due to open on June 6, at the museum which was built to honor those who died on D-Day in 1944 and in the battle of Normandy which followed.
http://www.buffalonews.com/180/story/322793.html

April 8, 2008
Remains of More 9/11 Victims Identified
Associated Press - The city has identified the remains of four more victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, including one man whose DNA was found beneath a service road that was initially paved over, officials said Monday.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilrvwWZJK5BHZzncU3lZInAdkHsQD8VTDCKG0

April 2, 2008
Former Chief Administrator of Victim's Fund Recommends Reopening Fund to Ill 9/11 Responders
Kenneth Feinberg the former Grand Master of the September 11 Victim's Compensation Fund, recommended to a congressional committee that the fund be reopened to assist rescue and recovery personnell who responded on 9/11 and are now ill as a result of their efforts.
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&aid=80041

April 2, 2008
CDC Announces it Will Create National Program to Treat Ill 9/11 Resonders Throughout the Country
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it will issue a solicitation for sources to provide federally-funded medical monitoring and treatment to thousands of 9/11 responders who live outside metropolitan New York City. According to the federally-funded World Trade Center Health Registry, people from all 50 states and 431 of 435 Congressional districts nationwide were in lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 and now have serious concerns about their health. In all, more than 10,000 of the 71,000 people enrolled in the Registry live outside the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. In its announcement, the CDC noted that its request “represents an unusual and compelling urgency from the Government.” Indeed, existing funding for treatment programs outside metro New York, primarily provide by charitable donations from the American Red Cross, are expected to end in the next few months. The CDC is encouraging interested firms to respond to its announcement by April 2nd.

March 27, 2008
Federal Appeals Court Allows 9/11 Workers' Lawsuits to Proceed
Ruling allows thousands of WTC rescue, recovery, and clean-up personell to move forward with liability cases against New York City and the Port Authority.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/nyregion/27ground.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

March 27, 2008
City Proposes That NYPD Assume Responsibility For New WTC Site Security
Mayor Bloomberg is recommending that the New York Police Department take over managing security for and access to the new World Trade Center site. The proposal would releive the Port Authority of NY/NJ of its present responsibility for site security.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/nyregion/27wtc.html?ref=nyregion

March 19, 2008
Flight 93 Families Reach Agreement on Memorial Site in Pennsylvania
The Families of Flight 93 have reached an agreement with a coal mining company to buy 1.5 square miles of land for a national memorial to the people killed on one of the airliners hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, the organization said Tuesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080318/ap_on_re_us/flight93_memorial

March 18, 2008
US Attorney General Speaks Against the Death Penalty For Guantanamo Detainees
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday he hopes the men charged with participating in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are not executed if found guilty to avoid making martyrs of them.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipy8IvxAeMp6MpJsHBlJgaq5sqLgD8VDG98G2

March 12, 2008
Pope Will View Ground Zero On NY Visit
The Archdiocese of New York is organizing a small group of family members of those who died on September 11th to participate in the private visit of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI to the World Trade Center Site on Sunday, April 20, 2008. Family representatives will be selected by lottery. If you would like to recommend a family representative to be among those participating in this Apostolic event, please go to the website below and complete the form or call the Archdiocesan Office of the Papal Visit at (212) 371-1011 ext. 2958. All entries must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 24, 2008. In doing so, you will need to provide your name and telephone number; the name and contact information for the family member you are recommending; the name of the victim of September 11th that he or she will be representing; and the family relationship between the representative and the loved one who was lost.
http://www.archny.org/papalvisit/papal-visit-to-ground-zero---recommend-a-family/

March 10, 2008
Crews Move Staircase That Survived 9/11 Attack
The stairs that seved as the main escape route for survivors of the WTC were moved into temporary storage from ground zero. The stairway will go on permanent display at the city's 9/11 memorial museum on the 10th anniversary of the horrendous attacks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/nyregion/10survivor.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

March 7, 2008
Journalists and Photographers Who Covered WTC on 9/11 Reporting Health Issues
Between 2002 and 2004, The World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program surveyed 9,442 workers, including 81 who worked for news agencies. The survey found that this group was five times as likely as the general population to suffer from reduced breathing capacity. The NYPPA has been encouraging 9/11 journalists to fill out an anonymous online survey. By early February, the survey had logged 161 responses. Respondents reported a variety of breathing problems like asthma and persistent coughing, and symptoms of depression and PTSD. Thirty-six of them said post-9/11 health problems have affected their careers.
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003714645

March 5, 2008
Concerns Regarding Dust at WTC Construction Site
Local downtown residents are worried about substances that may be emanating from the World Trade Center construction site, particularly along Church Street, where trucks leave at the intersection with Vesey Street, near St. Paul’s Chapel.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/nyregion/thecity/02dust.html?_r=1&ref=thecity&oref=slogin

March 5, 2008
WTC Memorial Beams Signed and Stored in Chatham County Georgia
The steel that will be used to build the World Trade Center memorial in New York City is being kept in a warehouse in Chatham County. Four pieces of that steel have some real sentimental value. They are now part of a living memorial, touched by so many people who were touched by the tragedy of 9-11.
http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7958517&nav=menu89_2

March 4, 2008
USS New York - Ship Built With WTC Steel Christened
The New York, an amphibious assault ship built for the Navy with some steel recovered from the collapsed World Trade Center, was christened at a New Orleans shipyard.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/02/2008-03-02_uss_new_york_built_from_wreckage_of_worl.html

February 28, 2008
Temporary 9/11 Center Makes Lasting Imprint
USA Today -- Across the street from the yawning void left when the World Trade Center collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, sits a center imbued with the memory of the 2,750 people who died there.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-28-groundzero_N.htm

February 26, 2008
NYC Dept. of Health Conducting New Respiratory Study of Lower Manhattan Residents and Workers
Individuals who are chosen to take part in the study will be asked about their personal experiences during and after the WTC collapse. This will be followed by some basic medical tests and a more thorough examination of their lung function. Findings from this study may better inform efforts to prevent similar types of health problems following building demolitions or other large-scale environmental disasters in urban areas.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/html/news/02202008.shtml

February 26, 2008
First Responders Suffering From WTC Related Illness Rally in DC
Dozens of rescue and recovery workers who reponded to the attacks on the WTC on September 11, 2001 and are now suffering fron cancer, repiratory illnesses, and other diseases left today for Washington, DC to bring attention to the need for addition federal funding to address the growing medical crisis resulting from exposure to toxic materials released on 9/11.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/02/26/2008-02-26_sick_911_first_responders_on_trip_to_was.html

February 22, 2008
Long Journey of Freedom Tower Steel
Associated Press -- The steel bound for the Freedom Tower at ground zero travels thousands of miles, from a plant in Luxembourg where columns are rolled through casting machines at temperatures approaching 2,340 degrees.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hu1ZV2zG2M86JZHEeqtRAc-qvXhgD8UVGEL01

February 22, 2008
Judge: Memorial might be best way to honor 9/11 remains
Newsday -- A judge said Friday that he hopes a memorial will be created at a landfill where some Sept. 11 victims' ashes may rest _ but warned families they are unlikely to get a cemetery at the spot.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--landfill-human

February 21, 2008
Research on Dreams Indicates the Deep Impact of 9/11 Trauma on the General Population
A recent study of dreams shows that most people "experienced some sort of trauma, or at least emotional arousal by these events [9/11]."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080219/hl_nm/terror_attacks_dreams_dc

February 21, 2008
9/11 Victims' Children Volunteer in New Orleans
More than a dozen young people who lost parents in the terrorist attacks are volunteering with a Habitat for Humanity project which is building homes in the Musicians' Village, a housing initiative launched by New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis in the Upper 9th Ward to help displaced musicians.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLqgrC8O_S8b0Sa6uTzHh7WNUu3AD8UULSR82

February 20, 2008
Illness-stricken 9/11 Workers, Families Planning Protest in Washington
Ground Zero first-responders and their families - will travel to Capitol Hill on February 26th to demand government not turn its back on them. Busloads of cancer victims and people crippled by breathing problems and horrific injuries will make the 250-mile trek to Washington to protest a planned slash in health care funding and to demand support from the next President.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/02/15/2008-02-15_illnessstricken_911_workers_families_pla.html

February 14, 2008
NYC Opposes Civil Service Exam Bonus for 9/11 Siblings
New York City is not supporting a bill passed by the state assembly which would grant a ten point bonus to fire and police academy applicants who lost siblings on 9/11.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E5D8113EF932A15756C0A9659C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

February 12, 2008
Families of September 11 Board Member Nancy Aronson Participates in Conference Convened by International Victims of Terrorism
Families of September 11 was represented at the 4th Annual Congress of Victims of Terrorism in Madrid, Spain January 21st through 23rd. Approximately 450 people from around the world gathered to share their stories and to join their voices in protest against the legitimization of political violence. Representatives were principally from Spain and Columbia but Nancy Aronson, FOS11 board member joined international representatives from Ireland, Holland, France, Italy, Israel, Columbia and Spain. The Congress was held at the Universidad San Pablo, CEU north of Madrid. Speakers included President Alvaro Uribe of Columbia, Former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar, His Royal Highness, Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias of Spain and his wife, Princess of Asturias, and victims of terrorism from around world. At the conclusion of the Congress, Ms. Aronson joined other victims in reading a manifesto calling for the unity of governments against terrorism. The manifesto concluded: “We are convinced that by joining our efforts, Government leaders and anonymous citizens, we can work with our effort to avoid perpetuating pain and give life to hope for a better world.” “I was deeply moved by the powerful stories of loss and pain,” said Ms. Aronson. “These people are imprinted on my heart and I was honored to share these days with them at the Congress.” she added. To read the Manifesto developed by the Congress, click on the link.
Conference Manifesto

February 5, 2008
Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Children’s 9/11 Risk
NY Times -- Preschoolers who witnessed the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center or saw its victims were at high risk of developing lingering emotional and behavior problems if — but only if — they had had a previous frightening experience, like seeing a parent fall ill, researchers are reporting Tuesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/health/research/05trau.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

January 28, 2008
Extremists Plotted Attacks Across Europe, Spanish Paper Says
CNN -- Suspected Islamic extremists arrested last week in Barcelona were planning al Qaeda-style attacks in Spain, Germany, France, Britain and Portugal, according to an informant who "infiltrated" the group, Spain's El Pais newspaper reports.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/27/spain.europe.terror.plot/

January 28, 2008
TSA Tester Slips Mock Bomb Past Airport Security
CNN -- Jason -- that's the name CNN was asked to call him -- slides a simulated explosive into an elastic back support. The mock bomb is as slim as a wallet; its fuse, the size of a cigarette. He wraps the support around his torso, and the bomb fits comfortably into the small of his back.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/28/tsa.bombtest/index.html

January 28, 2008
Don’t Dust Off 9/11 Artifacts, Museum Asks Residents
Downtownexpress.com -- The antique chair stood in Kathleen Gupta’s Gateway Plaza apartment for 19 years. It was a wedding present from her mother, made of cherry wood and inlaid with mother of pearl, a reminder of family and celebration.
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_246/dontdustoff.html

January 28, 2008
Care for 9/11 Responders Is Piecemeal
Washington Post -- As President Bush gives his State of the Union speech Monday, there will be one man in the audience who plans to sit quietly and watch, his very presence a form of protest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/27/AR2008012701629.html?hpid=moreheadlines

January 25, 2008
Flight Instructor Gets $5 Million for Catching '20th' Hijacker
CNN -- A Minnesota flight instructor who notified his bosses of student Zacarias Moussaoui's suspicious behavior received a $5 million reward Thursday from the State Department, two government officials told CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/24/moussaoui.reward/?iref=mpstoryview

January 17, 2008
Extracting Survivors’ Stairway for a Home at the 9/11 Museum
NY Times -- With the new World Trade Center rising clamorously around it, the last standing vestige of the old World Trade Center is about to be uprooted. In the last week, workers have cut openings into a concrete superstructure supporting 38 steps that once led from Vesey Street up to the north end of the sprawling Austin J. Tobin Plaza. Because hundreds of evacuees made their way down this route on Sept. 11, 2001, it is called the “survivors’ stairway.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/nyregion/17stairway.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

January 9, 2008
Toxic Air of 9/11 Takes Another Hero
EMS Lt. Brian Ellicott has become the first member of Uniformed Emergency Medical Service Officers Local 3621 to die due to an illness contracted by breathing toxic, asbestos-laden air as he risked his life to save fellow New Yorkers at Ground Zero at the World Trade Center.
http://www.dc37.net/news/pep/1_2008/9_11Ellicott.html

January 9, 2008
Head of WTC Captive Insurance Fund Resigns
Christine LaSala, president and CEO of the $1 billion World Trade Center Captive Insurance Co., submitted her resignation effective July 1 - or as soon as a replacement is found.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01092008/news/regionalnews/9_11_injury_fund_overseer_quits_922138.htm

January 9, 2008
Demolition to Resume at Deutsche Bank Site
New York Times -- After nearly five months of inactivity, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation is close to restarting the demolition of the former Deutsche Bank building, where work halted in August after two firefighters died fighting a blaze in the contaminated tower.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/nyregion/09deutsch.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

January 9, 2008
“The Forgotten Ones”: Adult Brothers and Sisters of 9-11 Victims
In the days and weeks following 9/11, many mental health professionals in the New York City area staffed crisis centers that provided counseling for first responders, as well as for spouses, children, or parents of those who had fallen. As the enormity of the tragedy became apparent, David Flomenhaft, LCSW, PhD, part of a Nassau County mental health team, saw that although resources were available to support surviving children and spouses, “I realized there was another group that hadn’t been served – sibling survivors.” Over time, the sibling counseling group his team established grew from five people to eighty. “They named themselves ‘the forgotten ones,’” said Flomenhaft, because in the months after 9/11 the public (and media) tended to rally around children and wives of the lost, while siblings’ grief seemed overlooked. Click here to read the abstract.
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/alumni/alumni.news.flomenhaft.html

January 8, 2008
9/11 Stress Linked to Heart Trouble
University of California at Irvine researchers linked psychological stress responses to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon to a 53% increase in heart problems -- including high blood pressure and stroke -- in the three years after Sept. 11, 2001. The study by Silver and E. Alison Holman followed about 1,800 adults who had filled out health surveys that were part of an ongoing database up to 15 months before Sept. 11. They were contacted again nine to 14 days after the attacks and asked if they had stress symptoms, such as flashbacks, constantly thinking about the terrorism or startling easily
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-911stress8jan08,1,2203128.story?track=crosspromo&coll=la-headlines-health&ctrack=2&cset=true

January 8, 2008
Mentors needed for children who lost parents on 9/11
A national nonprofit that offers services to 9/11 families is looking to recruit young and active men and women in Rockland County to serve as role models for children who lost a parent in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The Tuesday's Children Mentoring Program pairs these children with trained, adult mentors who offer opportunities, provide guidance, help with coping skills and, most of all, have fun together. Mentoring candidates are screened and trained by mentoring experts and matched with a child in their area. Contact Tuesday's Children at (516) 562-9000 or http://www.tuesdayschildren.org/
http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/NEWS03/801060358/1019/NEWS03

January 8, 2008
Severe Stress Post-9/11 Raises Heart Disease Risk
Reuters Health -- People who felt extremely stressed directly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were at increased risk of being diagnosed with cardiovascular problems in the following 3 years-even if they only saw the attacks on TV, a new study shows.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSLAU87839920080108?sp=true

December 28, 2007
NYC Health Dept. Urges WTC Health Registry Enrollees to Complete Follow Up Survey by 12/31.
The Health Department encouraged adult enrollees in the World Trade Center Health Registry who have not yet completed their follow-up surveys to do so by the December 31 deadline. The Health Department's follow-up survey is the best way to learn more about people's status six years after they were exposed to the World Trade Center disaster. By comparing the second survey to the first one, which ended in 2004, researchers will answer important questions about the persistence of physical and mental health symptoms and determine whether any new health problems have emerged among the registrants. The follow-up survey takes about 30 minutes to complete and is available in English, Spanish and Chinese. Other languages are available through an interpretation hotline
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/92451.php

December 28, 2007
New Report on Public Health in New York City
The Health Department’s new report - Public Health in New York City, 2004-2006 - is off the press and available now for free download. The booklet recounts some of the agency’s major initiatives since 2004, and it provides up-to-date facts and figures on a range of important health issues - from flu vaccination to smoking rates and HIV-related deaths.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/public/triennial_report.pdf

December 27, 2007
Benazir Bhutto Assassinated
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday after addressing a large gathering of her supporters
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.bhutto/index.html

December 19, 2007
Opening of Memorial for Sept. 11 Is Postponed
New York Times -- For years, under Gov. George E. Pataki, state officials told the public that the World Trade Center memorial would open Sept. 11, 2009, the eighth anniversary of the attack. On Tuesday, however, bowing to the realities of an ever-more-complex project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said construction of the memorial plaza would not be finished until 2010. This is the street-level expanse where groves of white oaks and sweet gum trees will rise around two square voids — marking where the twin towers stood — bordered by the names of the dead and filled with waterfalls and pools.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/nyregion/19rebuild.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

December 18, 2007
Aid to World Trade Center Rescue Workers Put on Hold by CDC
World Trade Center rescue workers living outside New York state might not be able to get the healthcare they need, due to a decision by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to halt plans for a national 9/11 health program. The results of the CDC decision could be devastating to the thousands of World Trade Center first responders who left New York state for warmer regions of the country because of health concerns.
http://www.amny.com/news/local/ny-bc-ny--attacks-health1214dec14,0,7166570.story

December 12, 2007
Ground Zero Hunt for Remains Is Mostly Done
New York Times -- An expanded search for human remains begun last year at ground zero is largely completed, according to a memorandum sent to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday and ushering in a new phase of operations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/nyregion/12remains.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

December 12, 2007
Chertoff Seeks Unified DHS, Sets 2008 Priorities
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff highlighted the department's 2007 achievements Wednesday, also naming four key areas that he plans to focus on in the coming year: border security and immigration, secure identity, cybersecurity, and operations.
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1207/121207e1.htm

December 12, 2007
Mass on Christmas Eve May Be Ground Zero's Last
Outdoor midnight Mass on Christmas Eve has become a fixture at Ground Zero since the Sept. 11 attacks. But this year marks the end of a tradition born from one of the nation's most horrific tragedies: Construction plans will prevent future celebrations on what the architect of the event calls "sacred ground." The Rev. Brian J. Jordan, a priest at St. Francis of Assisi Church, said he learned in October from Port Authority officials that he could no longer hold the Mass on the site.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-nymass125496962dec12,0,2138704.story

December 11, 2007
House Passes Terror Insurance Bill
Associated Press - The House passed a second bill to aid the insurance industry in the event of a terrorist attack, hoping to prompt Senate action before the post-Sept. 11 program expires.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071212/ap_on_go_co/terrorism_insurance

December 6, 2007
Mayor Bloomberg Launches Notify NYC
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the launch of Notify NYC, a pilot program to deliver emergency public information by email, text messages and reverse-911 alerts in four City community districts.
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2007b%2Fpr441-07.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1

December 6, 2007
Homeland Security Inspector General to Launch Investigation of Captive Insurance Coompany
Probe to examine why 8,000 Claims are currently in litigation.
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&aid=76182

December 2, 2007
City Begins Major 9/11 Cancer Study
NY Post - The city Health Department has launched a sweeping study - the first of its kind - of cancers among 9/11 responders and thousands of others who lived or worked near the World Trade Center.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12022007/news/regionalnews/city_begins_major_9_11_cancer_study_193657.htm

December 2, 2007
September 11 Responders Rally
ABC News - Some ground zero recovery workers gathered outside the medical examiner's office today to protest his criteria for deciding who was killed by the September 11th attacks.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=5808683

November 28, 2007
Health Department Releases New Findings on Children Exposed to the WTC Disaster
Findings released by the Health Department today provide the first broad snapshot of physical and mental health effects among children exposed to the World Trade Center disaster. The survey found that children under five had an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with asthma in the two to three years following the event, though not as sharp an increase as rescue workers. The survey did not find evidence of elevated levels of post-traumatic stress in children.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2007/pr096-07.shtml

November 27, 2007
Death Ruled Not Homicide for Officer at Ground Zero
New York City’s chief medical examiner has decided not to reclassify the death of a police officer who worked at ground zero as a homicide linked to the attack on the twin towers because the officer did not arrive at the site until Sept. 13, 2001.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/nyregion/27dust.html?ref=nyregion

November 20, 2007
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation That Could Expedite Processing of WTC-Related Disability Applications for FDNY Members
Mayor Bloomberg has signed New York City Council legislation that increases the number of FDNY Pension Fund Medical Boards that can be convened to review disability retirement applications filed by firefighters.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/html/news/11092007.shtml

November 20, 2007
Follow-up Surveys for WTC Health Registry Enrollees Due by the End of the Year
Beginning in November 2006 the Health Department sent follow-up surveys to all 71,000 individuals enrolled in the WTC Health Registry to learn more about their health status six years after the disaster.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/html/news/11162007-3.shtml

November 16, 2007
Congress Fails to Override Presidential Veto of Appropriations Bill That Would Provide Treatment for Residents
NYC.gov - The House of Representatives failed to override President Bush’s veto of a labor and health appropriations bill that included a provision of $52.5 million in federal funding for World Trade Center (WTC)-related health services. This money would, for the first time, have funded medical monitoring and treatment for residents, office workers, students and others who were exposed to the WTC disaster. Both houses of Congress must now rework the bill to reach a compromise with the White House.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/html/news/11162007-1.shtml

Nov 16, 2007
NYC Identifies 9/11 Victim From WTC Road
A second Sept. 11 victim was identified from human remains found underneath a service road at the World Trade Center site in the past year, officials said Friday.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilrvwWZJK5BHZzncU3lZInAdkHsQD8SV6IT00

November 15, 2007
Island to Get $468,000 for 9/11 Memorial
Staten Island Advance - New York Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer announced today that they have secured $468,000 in funding for a living memorial for 9/11 victims on the grounds of Sea View hospital.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2007/11/island_to_get_468000_for_911_m.html

November 15, 2007
LMDC Announces More Than $37 Million in Grants
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation announced today that it is awarding more than $37 million in Community Enhancement Fund grants to support a variety of community improvements. The grants will fund crucial programs, services and facilities in neighborhoods throughout Lower Manhattan.
http://www.renewnyc.com/displaynews.aspx?newsid=3a002039-985b-4b5c-bb57-3b275521615c

November 10, 2007
New Study Released On Respiratory Problems For 9/11 Workers
NY1.com - A new study released this month shows state employees who worked at the World Trade Center site after the toxic dust cloud cleared are suffering from the same respiratory problems as workers who were there during the actual September 11th terrorist attacks – just to a lower degree.
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&aid=75491

November 7, 2007
Reps. Maloney, Nadler and Fossella Urge Independent Standards for Adding Names to 9/11 Victims List
New York, NY – Following Mayor Bloomberg’s meeting Monday with the family of the late NYPD Detective James Zadroga, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Vito Fossella (R-NY) wrote to the Mayor and urged him to empower a panel of independent public health experts to help the city put in place clear standards and procedures to determine whether deaths should be linked to 9/11.
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny08_nadler/Independent_Standards_For_Adding_911_Victims_Names_110707.html

November 6, 2007
New Program at Gouverner Health Center Offers Treatment to Downtown Residents
With City funding, the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation has expanded the Bellevue WTC Environmental Health Center to Gouverneur Healthcare Services downtown and to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. WTC-related treatment in the new program is provided for downtown residents at no cost, regardless of the patient’s ability to pay.
http://grandstreetnews.com/scripts/grand/paper/Article.asp?ArticleID=647

October 31, 2007
Mixed Verdicts Issued in Madrid Terror Trial
MSNBC - An Egyptian who allegedly bragged that he masterminded the 2004 Madrid terror bombings that killed 191 people was acquitted of all charges along with six other lesser suspects Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12250580/

October 30, 2007
Senate Approves Extention of 9/11 Health Aid
The Senate has approved a $55 million fund to help care for people exposed to toxins from the Sept. 11 attacks.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/10/25/2007-10-25_senate_votes_to_extend_911_health_aid.html

October 27, 2007
Senate Votes to Extend 9/11 Health Aid
Daily News - The Senate has approved a $55 million fund to help care for people exposed to toxins from the Sept. 11 attacks.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/10/25/2007-10-25_senate_votes_to_extend_911_health_aid.html

October 26, 2007
City Says Prescription Misuse Caused Death of Detective Who Worked at 9/11 Site
NY Times - New York City’s medical examiner has concluded that it was the misuse of prescription drugs, and not toxic ground zero dust, that killed James Zadroga, a retired detective, but other experts strongly disagree.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/nyregion/26autopsy.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

October 25, 2007
Private Workers to Get 9/11 Benefits
Newsday - Emergency medical technicians and paramedics at private voluntary hospitals who responded to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 will receive the same worker's compensation benefits as public employees under legislation passed in the Assembly yesterday.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stalba245429854oct24,0,1483233.story

October 25, 2007
Inhalers’ Use Found to Help 9/11 Workers
NY Times - New York City firefighters who used steroid inhalers while they worked at ground zero during the early days of the rescue and recovery operations in 2001 suffered less severe respiratory problems than others, even though they were not wearing protective gear, according to a new study released yesterday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/nyregion/25dust.html?_r=1&ex=1351051200&en=f3a07dade6171a19&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin

October 24, 2007
Airport Screeners Fail to Identify Bomb Materials in Tests Conducted by TSA
Security screeners at two of the nation's busiest airports failed to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing as passengers in more than 60% of tests last year, according to a classified report obtained by USA TODAY.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-17-airport-security_N.htm

October 24, 2007
Official in NYC Medical Examiner's Office Pleads Guilty to Theft of 9/11 Funds
The former director of records at the city’s chief medical examiner’s office pleaded guilty yesterday in Federal District Court to stealing millions of dollars in federal aid that was sent to the city after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack to help identify the remains gathered from ground zero.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/nyregion/24mbrfs-THEFT.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

October 19, 2007
STATEMENT BY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON MEDICAL EXAMINER'S DETERMINATION IN CASE OF DETECTIVE JAMES ZADROGA
"The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is an independent office whose staff make their judgments based on the medical evidence. Their determination in this case does nothing to change New York City's commitment to make sure that all who were affected by 9/11 get the health care they need.
http://nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fnyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2007b%2Fpr380-07.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1

October 18, 2007
WTC Site Owner Hires Broker to Sign Tenants for Freedom Tower
Newsday - The owner of the World Trade Center site hired a broker Thursday to rent out office space in the signature skyscraper being built to replace the destroyed towers.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--attacks-redevelop1018oct18,0,5663860.story

October 17, 2007
City Talking Billion-Dollar Settlement with Sick 9/11 Workers
Daily News - The city wants to cut a billion-dollar deal with 9,000 Ground Zero workers who blame their lingering illnesses on toxins they inhaled at The Pile, the Daily News has learned.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/16/2007-10-16_city_talking_billiondollar_settlement_wi-2.html?ref=rss

October 16, 2007
Developer Plans Luxury Community Near Trade Center
Newsday - World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein has a new project near Ground Zero. Silverstein is planning to build luxury condominiums, a five-star hotel and restaurant just a block from the trade center site, he announced yesterday.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nywtc165414490oct16,0,5251043.story?track=rss

October 12, 2007
Construction Booms Across the WTC's 16 Acres
From the Freedom Tower and National 9/11 Memorial to the WTC Transportation Hub and east bathtub -- across all four corners the World Trade Center (WTC) site is buzzing with activity.
http://www.lowermanhattan.info/news/construction_booms_across_the_20898.aspx

October 12, 2007
Manhattan: Bank Dismantling to Resume
NY Times - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The state agency that owns the former Deutsche Bank building hopes to resume work dismantling it next month, and the delays after a deadly fire should not affect the rebuilding schedule at the World Trade Center site, an agency official said yesterday. Avi Schick, the chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, would not estimate the completion date for dismantling the tower, which now stands at 26 stories.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/nyregion/12mbrfs-deutsche.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

October 5, 2007
City Hires 9/11 Pediatrician; W.T.C. Work Hours Expand
Downtown Express - Community Board 1’s monthly World Trade Center Committee meeting once again highlighted a mix of problems and progress in the rebuilding effort. On the positive side, the city’s new W.T.C. Health “czar,” Jeffrey Hon, announced that the city has just hired a pediatrician to focus on 9/11 health issues and will soon be funding more studies on residents’ post-9/11 health.
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_230/reportersnotebook.html

October 4, 2007
9/11 Memorial Evokes Emotions
Kentucky.com - For Ron Oer, the memories are vivid after more than six years.
http://www.kentucky.com/454/story/193513.html

September 23, 2007
WTC Vets Launch HEART 911 Group to Help Disaster Victims
NY Daily News - Other than the Pile at Ground Zero, there's no reason the two NYPD cops, Port Authority lieutenant and financial honcho would know each other.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/09/23/2007-09-23_wtc_vets_launch_heart_911_group_to_help_.html

September 22, 2007
Nuclear Insecurity: Russia, U.S. Must Push Effort to Stop Terrorists Seeking Atomic Bombs
The Columbus Dispatch - The sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States just passed, yet in some ways the nation remains nearly as vulnerable as it was before that vicious assault
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2007/09/22/THREAT.ART_ART_09-22-07_A6_EN7VARH.html?sid=101

September 21, 2007
More Able to Get Free Care for 9/11 Illnesses
NY Times - The city is expanding its treatment facilities to care for people sickened by ground zero dust in the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse, city officials said yesterday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/nyregion/21health.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=nyregion&adxnnlx=1190384367-5bKidivye7I1tjn+iXhS+Q

September 20, 2007
Iran President Asks to Visit WTC Site
ABC News - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked permission to lay a wreath at the World Trade Center site when he comes to New York City next week, but the request was denied, a police official said Wednesday.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/WireStory?id=3626510&page=1

September 20, 2007
Teaching 9/11 in the Schools
There is no standard national curriculum for teaching 9/11 leaving wide latitude for school districts and teachers. A new study cites a vast range of educational approaches.
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6856814

September 19, 2007
Settlements Do Not Deter 9/11 Plaintiffs Seeking Trial
NY Times - Families of 14 of the people killed in the planes hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, have settled their lawsuits, but relatives of other victims said yesterday that they would continue fighting in court to address their questions about how Islamic terrorists bypassed airport security, commandeered four jets and killed thousands of people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/19/nyregion/19settle.html?ref=nyregion

September 19, 2007
Mayor Backs Bill to Help Sick 9/11 Responders
Newsday - In testimony before Congress, the Bloomberg administration announced its support yesterday for a 9/11 health bill that would require the federal government to pay for health care for first responders and other environmental victims of the attack that crumbled the World Trade Center.
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/health/ny-nywtc195381127sep19,0,5412820.story

September 18, 2007
City Aims To Launch Program To Improve Crisis Communication
NY Sun - The Bloomberg administration is aiming to adopt a host of new ways to communicate with New Yorkers during a crisis.
http://www.nysun.com/article/63041

September 18, 2007
New York City Congresspersons Introduce Comprehensive 9/11 Health Care and Compensation Legislation to Aid Those Suffering from 9/11 Related Illnesses
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 would extend long-term medical monitoring to everyone exposed to Ground Zero toxins and federally-funded health care to anyone who is sick as a result. Additionally, the bill would reopen the federal Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) for sick and injured 9/11 responders and lower Manhattan residents, workers and schoolchildren. Click on the link to read the proposed bill.
http://maloney.house.gov/documents/911recovery/20070321_911Health&CompensationAct.pdf

September 17, 2007
Six Years after September 11: A 9-11 Commission Progress Report
Washington Institute - Six years after September 11, terrorist attacks still threaten Americans. Although Washington has carried out major reforms to improve its counterterrorism measures, there is a critical lack of urgency on several fronts.
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2663

September 14, 2007
Sadako Crane Donated to 9/11 Center
Yomiuri - An origami crane made by Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, was donated Wednesday to the tribute center commemorating the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070914TDY04006.htm

September 13, 2007
6 Years Later, 9/11 Health Questions Linger
AP - No one doubts the impact of the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center disaster on rescue and cleanup workers' hearts, lungs and minds.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20070912/hl_hsn/6yearslater911healthquestionslinger

September 13, 2007
Flight 93 Recording to Be Played in Court
NorthJersey.com - The dramatic final moments of United Airlines Flight 93 captured on a cockpit voice recorder can be played for a jury later this month at the first trial to result from lawsuits filed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a judge ruled Wednesday.
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1JmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTk0MzIyJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg

September 12, 2007
Marking Sixth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
NY Times - For the first time in six years, Sept. 11 fell on a Tuesday, the same day the planes flew into the buildings and changed everything.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/nyregion/12service.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5088&en=2000327f58bc0e65&ex=1347249600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

September 12, 2007
9/11 Survivors Celebrate Life
Tallahassee.com - Donna Gabrielle wants to make September fun again. Tightness in her stomach was a foreign feeling before the terrorist attacks of 2001 killed her uncle, Richard, who worked on the 102nd floor of the World Trade Center's South Tower.
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/NEWS01/709110320

September 11, 2007
Galloping Toward Recovery
Star Ledger - Anna Salamone mounted her pony, Trixie, and entered the ring where horses and riders were practicing riding and jumping before the big competition at the New Jersey Professional Horsemen's Fall Finale in Titusville Saturday.
http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/index.ssf?/base/living-1/1189485683230770.xml&coll=1&thispage=1

September 11, 2007
Politics, Health of Ground Zero Workers, Hover Over 9/11 Ceremony
Newsday - Presidential politics, the health of ground zero workers and the construction of new buildings at the site of the former World Trade Center loom over this Sept. 11 more than any other anniversary of the attacks.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--sept11anniversary0911sep10,0,7718462.story

September 9, 2007
Are We Safer Today?
Washington Post - Six Years After 9/11 and Three Years After the 9/11 Report, Is the U.S. Ready to Get Serious About Terrorism? By Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/07/AR2007090702050.html

September 9, 2007
In 9/11 Remembrance, A Turning to Good Deeds
Yahoo News - On Sept. 11, Jacob Sundberg of San Antonio has pledged to make eye contact and smile at everyone he meets.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070910/ts_csm/adogood_1

September 7, 2007
Progress Being Made On Construction At World Trade Center Site
NY1.com - As the controversy over the fatal fire at the Deutsche Bank building continues, progress is being made on other construction projects at the World Trade Center site.
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=203&aid=73306

September 7, 2007
Accuracy of 9/11 Health Reports Is Questioned
NY Times - Much of what is known about the health problems of ground zero workers comes from a small clinic in Manhattan that at the time of the trade center collapse had only six full-time doctors and a tiny budget.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/nyregion/07sinai.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

September 6, 2007
Members of 9/11 Commission to Speak about Nation's Safety
BellevueLeader.com - Two members of the 9/11 Commission will be returning to Bellevue University on Friday to give an update on the war on terror regarding current threats, the future of terrorism, and the status of the commission's recommendations to Congress.
http://www.bellevueleader.com/site/tab3.cfm?newsid=18780507&BRD=2712&PAG=461&dept_id=559850&rfi=6

September 5, 2007
On Display, the Agonized Objects and Photos of 9/11
NY Times - A rust-red I-beam from the World Trade Center. A battered landing gear. A melted ribbon of aluminum skin from the twin towers. Hour by hour, working through the night in his studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to forge elegant black steel mounts for these and other tortured artifacts from Sept. 11, 2001, the sculptor Richard Webber started “communing with them,” he recalled. In their presence, “you could almost hear what happened that day.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/nyregion/05exhibit.html?ref=nyregion

September 4, 2007
WTC Steel to Rise Inside 9/11 Memorial
Newsday - Visitors to the Sept. 11 memorial will see two huge pieces of the World Trade Center's original steel facade inside a glass-walled pavilion that leads them to the museum devoted to the terrorist attacks.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--attacks-memorial0904sep04,0,3094154.story

September 2007
World Trade Center Health Impacts on FDNY Rescue Workers
In the years that have passed since the attack, the FDNY's Bureau of Health Services has kept close track of how work at the site affected rescue workers, physically and emotionally. This report is the result of their painstaking efforts to study the long-term effects of the rescue and recovery effort on the people who carried it out.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/pdf/publications/wtc_assessments/2007/wtc_book_6yr_assessment.pdf

August 30, 2007
New Study Reveals One-in-Eight WTC Rescue and Recovery Workers Showed Symptoms of PTSD
New findings released from the World Trade Center Health Registry show that one in eight rescue and recovery workers (12.4%) likely had post-traumatic stress disorder when they were interviewed in 2003 and 2004. The findings were published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry. To read the Study click on the link below.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2007/pr076-07.shtml

August 30, 2007
High Susceptibility to Asthma Found in 9/11 Workers
Study done by the NYC Health Dept. finds that WTC workers are twelve times more likely to develop respiratory ailments.
http://www.themoneytimes.com/articles/20070828/9_11_workers_highly_vulnerable_to_asthma-id-108752.html

August 23, 2007
Homeland Security to Broaden Sharing of Visitor Data
Govexec.com - The Homeland Security Department on Wednesday announced broad changes for using a database that collects and stores information on foreign travelers to the United States.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37843&dcn=e_hsw

August 23, 2007
Obscure Company Is Behind 9/11 Demolition Work
NY Times - The John Galt Corporation of the Bronx, hired last year for the dangerous and complex job of demolishing the former Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty Street, where two firefighters died last Saturday, has apparently never done any work like it. Indeed, Galt does not seem to have done much of anything since it was incorporated in 1983.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/nyregion/23company.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5088&en=dbef38778cd7f7ca&ex=1345521600&adxnnl=0&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1187888778-WVJimfL88ELNm0Hanv8kNA

August 23, 2007
9/11 Panel to Offer Progress Report on Recommendations
Baltimore Sun - The leaders of the 9/11 commission are preparing a progress report on their recommendations for improving the nation's anti-terror defenses, with plans to release it around the sixth anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.commission23aug23,0,6559596.story

August 23, 2007
Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens
Washington Post - The Bush administration plans to screen thousands of people who work with charities and nonprofit organizations that receive U.S. Agency for International Development funds to ensure they are not connected with individuals or groups associated with terrorism, according to a recent Federal Register notice.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082202847.html

August 22, 2007
Lawmakers Propose Nuclear Plant No-Fly Zones
Govexec.com - Lawmakers representing New York have introduced a bill that would permit the head of homeland security to declare no-fly zones around certain nuclear power plants, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sees little need for such a measure.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37839&dcn=todaysnews

August 22, 2007
CIA Finds Holes in Pre-9/11 Work
Washingtonpost.com - Former central intelligence director George J. Tenet and his top lieutenants failed to marshal sufficient resources and provide the strategic planning needed to counter the threat of terrorism in the years before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a summary released yesterday of a long-secret CIA report.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/21/AR2007082101104.html?hpid=topnews

August 21, 2007
CIA Bungled Qaeda Watch
NY Daily News - Up to 60 CIA spies saw secret reports about two "Bin Laden associates" arriving in Los Angeles in early 2000 but didn't alert the FBI about the pair, who were among the 9/11 hijackers, a blistering government report said yesterday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/08/22/2007-08-22_cia_bungled_qaeda_watch.html

August 19, 2007
2 Firefighters Are Killed in Blaze at Ground Zero
New York Times - Two firefighters were killed yesterday battling a blaze in the Deutsche Bank skyscraper, a vacant relic of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack that was in the process of being dismantled.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/nyregion/19fire.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0A&em&en=ce252962dc091782&ex=1187668800

August 16, 2007
Jury Finds Padilla Guilty on Terror Charges
CNN.com - The jury in the Jose Padilla terror trial has found the American guilty of conspiracy to support Islamic terrorism overseas.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/16/padilla.verdict/index.html

August 14, 2007
9/11 Memorial to Start National Tour on Eve of 6th Anniversary
Newsday - The Sept. 11 memorial is taking a new name, survivors' stories and artifacts from its planned museum on a national tour that begins in South Carolina on the eve of the terrorist attacks' sixth anniversary.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--sept11memorial0814aug13,0,2040942.story

August 13, 2007
NYPD Program To Track Health of September 11 Officers
NY Sun - In the nearly six years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the city's conflict and grief over the health problems faced by those who cleaned up ground zero have often centered on the police officers who stood guard at the site and toiled on the pile.
http://www.nysun.com/article/60395?page_no=1

August 12, 2007
9/11 Families to Enter Pit for the Last Time This Year
WNYC.com - This year's September 11th anniversary commemoration will be the final time that victims' families will be able to descend into the ground zero pit, according to Mayor Bloomberg.
http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/83755

August 9, 2007
WTC Memorial Steel Beams Arrive in Ga.
Forbes.com - The steel beams shipped from overseas for use in construction of the Sept. 11 memorial in New York are so massive that a flatbed tractor-trailer can carry only one at a time.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/09/ap4004515.html

August 9, 2007
Alleged 9/11 Mastermind, 13 Others Closer to U.S. Military Trial
CNN.com - Fourteen suspected terrorists listed as "high-value detainees" at the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been designated as enemy combatants, placing them in line to be charged and put on trial by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/09/enemy.combatants/index.html

August 9, 2007
DHS Taking Over Checking Passenger Info Against Watch Lists
CNN.com - The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it is changing the way aviation security is handled, which will allow it to take over the role of checking passenger information from airlines.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/09/dhs.security/index.html

August 7, 2007
'Plot Would Have Killed Thousands'
ABC News - Airports in the United States and the United Kingdom were put on red alert — meaning a potential attack could be imminent — and liquids were banned from carry-on luggage as suspects were picked up, including 24 British-born Muslims and seven Pakistanis.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Story?id=3451976&page=2

August 3, 2007
Bush Signs Bill Enacting 9/11 Recommendations
MSNBC.com - President Bush signed legislation Friday that intensifies the anti-terrorism effort at home, shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding scrutiny of air and sea cargo.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20109312/

August 2, 2007
9/11 Health Problems Linger; Government Response Called Inadequate
Dotmed.com - Ground zero workers still lack adequate healthcare, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an arm of Congress.
http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/4468

August 2007
Continuing Effects of 9/11
Scientific American - Six years after the events of September 11, researchers are beginning to understand the attacks’ enduring toll on mental health. Recent studies at New York–Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College and New York University have shown long-term psychological and neurological repercussions in adult witnesses who were near the World Trade Center and in children who lost a parent in the tragedy.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleid=1878E90B-E7F2-99DF-3F4B426F6533D13A&chanId=sa017

July 28, 2007
Congress Approves Homeland Security Bill in 2 Strong Votes
Washington Post - Congress gave final approval yesterday to legislation that requires tighter screening of air and sea cargo, and shifts more federal anti-terrorism grants to high-risk areas such as New York and Washington, delivering on a pledge by Democrats last fall to implement additional recommendations of the commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR2007072702130.html

July 27, 2007
Senate Approves National Security Bill
ABC News - The Senate on Thursday night approved a package of security measures recommended by the 9/11 Commission, shifting more federal money to high-risk states and cities and requiring more stringent screening of air and sea cargo.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/WireStory?id=3419900&page=1

July 26, 2007
Some Who Covered 9/11 Now Experiencing Health Woes, Group Says
EditorandPublisher.com - The New York Press Photographers Association is asking members of the media to come forward if they are suffering from long-term health effects of covering the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003617442

July 25, 2007
9/11 Workers Not Getting Enough Care, Report Says
New York Times - Almost six years after the terrorist attack on New York, the federal government still does not have an adequate array of health programs for ground zero workers — or a reliable estimate of how much treating their illnesses will cost — according to a federal report released yesterday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/nyregion/25report.html

July 25, 2007
Another Sept. 11 Victim Is Identified, While 35 New Bone Fragments Are Found
International Herald Tribune - DNA experts identified another New York City victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and the city medical examiner's office announced the discovery of 35 new bone fragments in an area near ground zero.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/25/america/NA-GEN-US-Attacks-Remains.php

July 25, 2007
TSA: Terrorists May Be Conducting Dry Runs
MSNBC - Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19943138

July 24, 2007
Ailing WTC Workers Sue Captive Insurance Company
Ground zero workers suffering from illnesses, have filed court papers to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund spend the money to pay for their healthcare.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/07/18/ailing_workers_sue_for_9_11_aid/

July 19, 2007
New York City Expects Federal Funds to Improve Emergency Radio Use
NY Times - New York City public safety agencies hope to make their two-way radios work better in the subways and in high-rise buildings, in part through grants that the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security announced on Wednesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/nyregion/19radios.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

July 18, 2007
Big Cost Increase Is Predicted to Treat Ground Zero Workers
NY Times - New federal planning documents suggest that the money needed to treat ailing ground zero workers could soar to $20 million a month by the end of this year, up from about $6 million a month now.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/nyregion/18treatment.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

July 18, 2007
NYC Granted $168M in Anti-Terror Funds
Newsday - The New York City region was a big winner in the competition for new federal anti-terrorism funding, as the Department of Homeland Security announced it will send a combined $168 million to the area next year to purchase anti-terror equipment and pay for training.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-ushome0718,0,1253522.story?coll=ny-leadnationalnews-headlines

July 18, 2007
DHS Announces $1.7 Billion in Homeland Security Grants
DHS -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today final Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) awards totaling $1.7 billion, including a total of almost $411 million to the nation’s six urban areas at highest risk of a terrorist attack: New York City/Northern New Jersey; the National Capital Region; Los Angeles/Long Beach; the California Bay Area; Houston; and Chicago.
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1184781799950.shtm

July 17, 2007
HHS Announces $896.7 Million in Funding to States for Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response
PRNewswire - HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced that the department has provided another $896.7 million to the states, territories, and four metropolitan areas to improve and sustain their ability to respond to public health emergencies.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/07-17-2007/0004627510&EDATE=TUE+Jul+17+2007,+05:17+PM

July 16, 2007
Most of 9-11 License Plate Fund Still Unspent by State
The Modesta Bee - Nearly six years after the deadly attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, millions of dollars contributed by Californians to combat terrorism lie unused in a special memorial fund.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/13793967p-14372780c.html

July 16, 2007
Senate Begins Override of Spitzer Veto
Newsday - Emergency "first responders" employed by private hospitals and companies who worked at ground zero and in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks may yet get enhanced workers' compensation benefits.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--vetooverride0716jul16,0,6449286.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

July 16, 2007
House To Merge 9/11, Transit Bills and Name Conferees
GovExec.com - The House Tuesday will appoint conferees on a massive bill implementing unfulfilled recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, but not before the measure is combined with rail and mass transit security legislation.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37487&dcn=e_gvet

July 15, 2007
Parrots Used in PTSD Therapy for War Veterans
In Los Angeles, some recovering war veterans are getting therapeutic help for post-traumatic stress disorder from an unlikely source: rescued and abused parrots. Physicians say it's an exercise in mutual healing for both parrot and patient.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11989027

July 14, 2007
Firefighters Still Paying Price for 9/11
The Jerusalem Post - A lung specialist from Israel who went to examine firefighters who had been at the World Trade Center on 9/11 found that as many as eight in 10 had some respiratory disorder.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1184168563087&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jul 14, 2007
New Sept. 11 Memorial Could Be Built Here
Staten Island Advance - Staten Islanders could have a new place to go to share their memories of those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/1184401868250760.xml&coll=1

July 13, 2007
Paradise Is Not Lost, W.T.C. Architect Tells C.B. 1
Downtown Express - Liberty Park will be a paradise after all, architect A. Eugene Kohn has decided. Kohn’s optimism — and some reassuring shadow studies — have assuaged some of the community’s fears about a proposed cantilever that would jut out over the park from World Trade Center Tower 5.
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_218/paradisisnot.html

July 13, 2007
Naming a Price in 9/11 Cases
Newsday - In a bid to speed compensation to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a judge has taken the unusual step of scheduling trials to determine damages - usually the second phase of a trial - before a jury even determines who can be blamed.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nywtc135291311jul13,0,2236381.story?coll=ny-nynews-print

July 12, 2007
Spitzer Signs Disability Bill: Mechanics Entitled To WTC Pensions
Governor Spitzer June 3 signed a bill including the city's auto mechanics in World Trade Center disability and pension laws.
http://www.thechief-leader.com/news/2007/0713/News/008.html

July 12, 2007
Deadline Extended for World Trade Center Responders and Volunteers to Register for Workers' Compensation Benefits
World Trade Center responders now have until August 2008 to file the paperwork needed to claim workers' compensation benefits if they become ill in the future.
http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/content/main/PressRe/2007/DeadlineExtforWTCResponders.jsp

July 12, 2007
Report: 9/11 Firefighters Battling Thyroid Cancer
A staggering number of FDNY firefighters are now reportedly suffering from a cancer that may be linked to their work at the World Trade Center site.
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=71482

July 12, 2007
U.S. Warns of Stronger Al-Qaeda
Washington Post - Six years after the Bush administration declared war on al-Qaeda, the terrorist network is gaining strength and has established a safe haven in remote tribal areas of western Pakistan for training and planning attacks, according to a new Bush administration intelligence report to be discussed today at a White House meeting.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102443.html?sub=AR

July 11, 2007
FBI Plans Initiative To Profile Terrorists
Washington Post - The Federal Bureau of Investigations is developing a computer-profiling system that would enable investigators to target possible terror suspects, according to a Justice Department report submitted to Congress yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071001871.html

July 10, 2007
Manhattan: Ground Zero Respirators
A New York City health official repeatedly asked the federal government to strictly enforce rules requiring workers to wear respirators during recovery operations at ground zero in 2001 and 2002, according to recently released documents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/nyregion/10mbrfs-respirators.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

July 9, 2007
Lawmakers Drop Union Provision in 9/11 Bill
U.S. lawmakers agreed on Monday to drop efforts to extend union protection to about 45,000 federal airport security workers as part of stalled legislation to guard against another September 11-type attack.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0931323520070709

July 8, 2007
D.C., N.Y. Say Expected Increase In Anti-Terror Funding Isn't Enough
Washington and New York are both likely to get a boost in key anti-terrorism grants from the Department of Homeland Security this year, although the two cities will still receive far less than they have in some other years, officials said yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070701401.html

July 7, 2007
9/11 Panel Member: U.S Could Be Safer
Al-Qaida is gaining strength and the United States is still not as safe as it should be, former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer said Saturday.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/07/ap3891462.html

July 5, 2007
Congress Looks to Boost Tourism to US
The United States has lost billions of dollars and an immeasurable amount of good will since Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks nearly six years ago because of a decline in foreign tourists. Several senators are now trying to get the government involved in bringing those visitors back.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070705/ap_on_go_co/promoting_tourism

July 5, 2007
Anti-Terrorism Measure Would Require Changes to Alert System
Pending legislation to implement anti-terrorism recommendations would require changes in how the Homeland Security Department collects and disseminates information, notably by overhauling the color-coded alert system, according to a Congressional Research Service report.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37387&dcn=e_gvet

July 4, 2007
FBI Counterterrorism Chief Says Suicide Bombs Are a Big Concern
Suicide bombers have not hit the United States since the 2001 terrorist hijacking attacks, but they remain a constant concern because of their prevalence around the globe and determination to die for their causes, according to the FBI's chief of counterterrorism.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/05/america/NA-GEN-US-Suicide-Bombs.php

July 4, 2007
Group Raises $421G for Flight 93 Memorial
The Flight 93 National Memorial received more than $421,000 from the Loyal Order of the Moose and Women of the Moose, which collected donations from their lodges and chapters, as well as the profits from the sale of special neckties and scarves.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070704/NEWS03/707040320/1007/rss03

July 3, 2007
JPMorgan Chase to Build 1.3MSF Headquarters at WTC Site
The tower, to be developed on Site Five of the complex, will rise 40 stories above the street and will measure some 1.3 million square feet. Seven thousand JPMorgan employees will be housed in the building, which will include six trading floors of up to 60,000 square feet each. Completion is expected in 2012.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/VNU-0012-17903505.htm

July 3, 2007
European Govts Make Passenger Data Deal with US
European Union members have backed a deal to supply US authorities with data from transatlantic air passengers for use in terrorism investigations. The deal still needs to be ratified by some national parliaments, but diplomats in Brussels say that is just a formality.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/29/1966364.htm?section=justin

July 2, 2007
U.S. Extra Vigilant After British Terror Scares, Chertoff Says
Foiled terror attacks in Britain and a history of summertime terrorism have U.S. authorities practicing extra vigilance, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Monday.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/02/chertoff/index.html?iref=newssearch#cnnSTCText

June 29, 2007
British Police Defuse Car Bomb in London
A Mercedes packed with canisters of gas and nails and apparently rigged to explode was discovered in London's bustling nightclub and theater district early Friday morning, British police said, and could have caused "significant injury or loss of life" if it had been detonated.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/29/AR2007062900160.html?hpid=topnews

June 28, 2007
Leaders of the Business Community Ask Congress to Provide More Medical Aid to 9/11 Dust Victims
Top chief executives and business leaders have written a letter asking Congress to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to treat people sickened by World Trade Center dust. The letter asks Congress to appropriate $283 million for the 2008 fiscal year to treat thousands of people suffering from respiratory and psychological ailments. It cited the mayor's recommendations earlier this year to create a federal fund to compensate sick workers. Thousands of the workers are suing the city, alleging that the city's failure to protect them while working at the site caused or exacerbated their illnesses.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nywtc285272528jun28,0,3804667.story?coll=ny-nynews-print

June 28, 2007
$2B WTC Insurance Battle Comes to End
Governor Spitzer and State Insurance Superintendent Eric R. Dinallo announced that Silverstein Properties and seven insurance companies have reached a $2 billion settlement of all outstanding insurance claims arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center.
http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?a=top_pc&q=0&id=81495

June 26, 2007
Ex-EPA Chief Rejects Criticism Over 9/11 Workers' Illnesses
The former chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fought off fierce criticism Monday that the agency did not do enough to protect September 11, 2001, rescue workers from toxic pollutants.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/ground.zero/

June 25, 2007
Report Blasts U.S. for Failures in Fighting Terrorism
A just-released report slams the federal government for failing to coordinate the work of U.S. law enforcement agencies overseas to fight terrorism.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/terror.report/index.html?eref=rss_politics

June 21, 2007
NYPD Reports Large Increase in Respiratory Ailments Since 9/11 Reponse
The number of police responders who suffered from respiratory illnesses more than doubled a year and half after initial post-9/11 medical checkups. To read the article click on the link above.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04162007/news/regionalnews/9_11_is_still_taking_cops_breath_away_regionalnews_carl_campanile.htm

June 18, 2007
Committee Draft of Terrorism Coverage Bill Divides Industry
The House Financial Services Committee is poised to unveil legislation that would reauthorize the federal government's terrorism risk insurance program with a provision that would require carriers to make available coverage of a nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attack.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37236&sid=60

June 18, 2007
Congress Seeks New Direction for Nuclear Strategy
Congress is moving to change the direction of the Bush administration's nuclear weapons program by demanding the development of a comprehensive post-Sept. 11, 2001, nuclear strategy before it approves funding a new generation of warheads.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/17/AR2007061700969.html

June 17, 2007
FDNY'S 9/11-Toll Shocker
About 5,000 active and retired FDNY employees are receiving medical treatment for injuries and illnesses connected to the World Trade Center attacks, according to a Fire Department document.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172007/news/regionalnews/fdnys_9_11_toll_shocker_regionalnews_angela_montefinise_______and_susan_edelman.htm

June 17, 2007
Father's Day Tribute - Hero's Memories Alive at Museum
Lee Ielpi and his son Jonathan were both firefighters. When 9/11 took the life of one, it became the life of the other.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172007/news/regionalnews/fathers_day_tribute_regionalnews_.htm

June 14, 2007
House Science Panel Backs Increase in Airport Security Funding
The House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics approved a bill Thursday calling for increased funds for research and development of the next generation of airport surveillance and security systems.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37212&dcn=e_gvet

June 13, 2007
Only Fifty Percent Respond to WTC Health Registry Follow Up Survey
Half of the original registrants have failed to respond to a subsequent survey update. Officials are expressing concern that the lack of response may jeapodize full understanding of 9/11 health issues.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--attacks-health0611jun11,0,2607796.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

June 13, 2007
M.T.A. Falls Further Behind on Antiterrorism Projects
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has dropped further behind schedule on a series of projects that are intended to make the region’s bus, subway and commuter rail systems less vulnerable to terrorist attacks, according to a report released yesterday by the state comptroller’s office.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/nyregion/13mta.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

June 12, 2007
Proposed Bill in Congress earmarks $50 Million to continue Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at Mt. Sinai
$50 million has been included in the 2008 House Labor-HHS Appropriations bill for the World Trade Center Monitoring and Treatment Program. The full House is expected to consider the funding bill in the coming weeks.
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny08_nadler/Laud50mil911healthbill060707.html

June 12, 2007
State Steps into Security Flap at Flight 93 Site
Pennsylvania will pay for security at the Flight 93 crash site to end a dispute over a donation box at the temporary memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19075989/

June 12, 2007
New Jersey 9/11 Responders Fear Consequences Of Registering For Workers Comp
Some 9/11 responders express concerns that they may face higher life insurance premiums or possible cancelations of policies if they reveal they served at WTC.
http://www.nj1015.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=6934&z=1

June 11, 2007
9/11 Health Czar Named
Mayor Bloomberg has tapped veteran publicist Jeffrey Hon as his pointman on World Trade Center illnesses - "the go-to person in city government for people who have issues related to health care," Hon confirmed to the Daily News yesterday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/06/11/2007-06-11_911_health_czar_named.html

June 7, 2007
DOE Says Nuclear Warhead Dismantlement Far Ahead of Schedule
Technicians have been dismantling nuclear warheads much faster than had been expected, taking apart 50 percent more warheads during the last eight months than in all of the previous year, the Energy Department says . "It's good news from a global nuclear safety standpoint. There will be fewer nuclear weapons in the world," said Thomas D'Agostino, head of the department's nuclear weapons program.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37127&sid=60

June 7, 2007
A New Parrot Sanctuary Aids in Recovery for Patients at the West L.A. Veterans Hospital
LA City Beat - Matthew H. Simons isn’t the kind of guy you would imagine spoon-feeding warm oatmeal to a middle-age cockatoo. The burly six-foot Desert Storm and Desert Shield veteran seems more like a big-dog guy and six months ago he would have agreed. But Simons has changed. Since being assigned to the Serenity Park Sanctuary, a non-profit parrot refuge on the grounds of the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Westwood, Simons has acquired a new appreciation for birds.
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=5632&IssueNum=209

June 7, 2007
A New Parrot Sanctuary Aids in Recovery for Patients at the West L.A. Veterans Hospital
LA City Beat - Matthew H. Simons isn’t the kind of guy you would imagine spoon-feeding warm oatmeal to a middle-age cockatoo. The burly six-foot Desert Storm and Desert Shield veteran seems more like a big-dog guy and six months ago he would have agreed. But Simons has changed. Since being assigned to the Serenity Park Sanctuary, a non-profit parrot refuge on the grounds of the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Westwood, Simons has acquired a new appreciation for birds.
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=5632&IssueNum=209

June 2, 2007
JFK Arrests Raise Issue of Pipeline Vulnerability
A foiled plot to blow up a jet fuel pipeline under John F. Kennedy International Airport drew attention to what counterterrorism experts have warned could be a key target.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19004393/

June 2, 2007
Medical Examiner's Ruling Sparks Debate on 9/11-Related Deaths
Long before the city medical examiner amended Felicia Dunn-Jones' death certificate, Kenneth Feinberg decided that the 42-year-old attorney caught in the choking, toxic dust of the fallen World Trade Center was dead because of Sept. 11.
http://www.silive.com/newsflash/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-26/118082756655570.xml&storylist=simetro&thispage=1

May 31, 2007
9/11 Related Worker's Compensation Claims by Non-Uniformed NYC Workers Rising
Thirty-five workers who aren't uniformed police or firefighters are currently receiving workers' compensation for 9/11 claims. The recent ruling by the city Medical Examiner is expected to bolster other's claims.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05282007/news/regionalnews/civilians_a_new_wrinkle_in_ground_zero_claims_regionalnews_maggie_haberman.htm

May 31, 2007
Mount Sinai Docs Fear New Cancers
Responders to the 9/11 terror attacks could face a devastating "third wave" of illnesses - blood and lymphatic cancers - related to their exposure to Ground Zero air, says the director of the largest treatment program for those workers.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/05/31/2007-05-31_3rd_wave_of_ills_from_wtc_seen-2.html

May 29, 2007
9-11 Memorial Takes Shape at Pentagon
More than five years after their loved ones were killed at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, relatives of the victims got a chance Friday to tour the construction site of a memorial park being built in their honor.
http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=4084

May 24, 2007
WTC Insurance Settlement Totals $4 Billion
Added to the $2.4 billion already paid out by insurers, the New York Governor's Office announced that a final settlement brings the total payout for insurance claims relating to the destruction of the trade center in Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to $4.55 billion.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nywtc245227768may24,0,593395.story?coll=ny-nynews-print

May 24, 2007
New York: 9/11 Toxins Caused Death
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A woman who died of lung disease five months after the September 11, 2001 attacks has been added to the medical examiner's list of attack victims.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/24/wtc.dust/index.html

May 24, 2007
A Reminder to Register for Worker's Compensation Benefits for 9/11 Related Injuries
Thousands of people who participated in rescue, recovery or cleanup work after 9/11 are now sick. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Law has been changed to allow