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Not shocking: A study from Mount Sinai Medical Center says that September 11 responders who took ill after working at Ground Zero have, according to the AP, "lung problems more than five years later." The researchers, who have been tracking responders' health for years, believe this proves that World Trade Center's collapse and the toxic dust from it caused persistent issues, with about a quarter of respondents having abnormal lung function. Dr. Jacqueline Moline said, "We know people we are following are still sick. It's confirming what we've been seeing clinically." This comes as NY lawmakers are reintroducing the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which would "offer compensation for monetary losses due to illnesses or injuries caused by the attacks at the World Trade Center."

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found former EPA head Christie Todd Whitman not liable for saying Ground Zero air was safe after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

First responders gathered in front of the NYC Medical Examiner's office to protest how the ME has classified deaths seemingly related to Ground Zero illnesses. State Senator Eric Adams said he would introduce legislation making sure first responders who worked at Ground Zero will "get the same line-of-duty benefits" as September 11 victims. Recently, the ME's office has not named two rescuers, who worked at the World Trade Center site after September 11 and later...