"For years they were alone as their strength was sapped and their bank accounts drained by the cancers they caught at Ground Zero. Now, finally, New York’s 9/11 heroes have gotten some backup."
"Cancer survivors cheered the government’s decision Monday to add 50 varieties of the deadly disease to the list of 9/11-linked ailments covered by the Zadroga law — making the sickened heroes eligible to tap the fund for much-needed help."
Ben Lesser and Corky Siemaszko report for the New York Daily News September 10, 2012.
SEE ALSO:
Op-Ed: "The Chemical Threat to America" (New York Times/Christine Todd Whitman)
Editorial: "Chemical Plants Are Still Too Vulnerable" (Houston Chronicle)
"Marathon Detroit Refinery Said To Have Released Unknown Chemical: NRC" (Reuters)
House Chemical Security Hearing Sept. 11: "Updated CFATS Hearing Information" (Chemical Facility Security News)
Op-Ed: "The Deafness Before the Storm" (New York Times/Kurt Eichenwald)