It's now clear that they require medical monitoring and care for years to come for illnesses from inhaling the toxic fumes, dust and smoke.
These police, firefighters and waves of citizen volunteers need ongoing care for illnesses being traced to the toxic fumes, dust and smoke at ground zero.
The House approved legislation on Wednesday that would provide billions of dollars for medical treatment to rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero.
The fund sets aside $2.8 billion for five years to provide compensation to rescue workers and others sickened from exposure to toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero after the 2001 terrorist attack.
But at the end of October — after weeks of construction that tenants say spewed fumes, dust, debris and mice and rats throughout the building — Mr. Burwick's family abandoned their legal claims to the two apartments.
WASHINGTON -- Republican senators blocked Democratic legislation on Thursday that sought to provide medical care to rescue workers and others who became ill as a result of breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke at the site of the World Trade Center attack in 2001.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is nearing the appointment of a special master to administer a multibillion-dollar fund created to provide financial compensation for rescue workers and others who became sick from toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero after the 2001 attack, according to Congressional officials who are monitoring the deliberations.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday chose a special master to administer a multibillion-dollar fund created to provide compensation to rescue workers and others sickened from exposure to toxic fumes, dust and smoke from ground zero after the 2001 terrorist attack.
Congress enacted the Zadroga Act last year at the urging of New York political leaders, including Mr. Bloomberg and Mr. Nadler, to cover the cost of medical care for rescue workers and others who became sick from toxic fumes, dust and smoke after the attack on the World Trade Center.
The House of Representatives passed the $7.4 billion bill in September, largely along party lines, with Democrats citing a moral obligation to help those who risked their lives after the Sept. 11 attacks and who contracted illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke.
