"Why is it that we still do not yet know the full scope of the environmental disaster sparked by the 9/11 attacks? Because the city hid crucial documents on Lower Manhattan's air quality for the better part of a quarter-century and three separate mayoral administrations. Last year, the city revealed that 68 previously undisclosed boxes of material related to the air quality at the World Trade Center site post-9/11 had been found in a Department of Environmental Protection facility."
"Among the material was a memo to then-Deputy Mayor Robert Harding noting that there were some 35,000 potential plaintiffs directly tied to 9/11 who could file claims against the city because of health advisories causing individuals to return to the area too soon (causing toxic exposure). Yet most of the undisclosed material that the city said it found last year remains unavailable to elected officials and advocates for those suffering today from 9/11-related illnesses including unions for"
"A group of firefighters search the remains of the destroyed World Trade Center in New York on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 400 firefighters have died of 9/11-related illnesses nearly 25 years after the attacks. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Thousands of New Yorkers who survived the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 25 years ago are suffering the consequences of being at or near Ground Zero years later."
Thousands of New Yorkers who were at or near Ground Zero continue to suffer chronic respiratory illnesses and dozens of cancers tied to 9/11 exposure. City and state officials initially declared the air safe despite smoldering toxic fires and carcinogenic dust. Crucial documents about Lower Manhattan air quality were hidden for nearly a quarter-century across three mayoral administrations. Last year officials discovered 68 previously undisclosed boxes of related material in a Department of Environmental Protection facility. Among the materials was a memo noting roughly 35,000 potential plaintiffs. Most of the newly found material remains unavailable to elected officials, advocates and unions.
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