"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. [2]

SEE ALSO:

Op-Ed: "The Chemical Threat to America" (New York Times/Christine Todd Whitman) [3]

Editorial: "Chemical Plants Are Still Too Vulnerable" (Houston Chronicle) [4]

"Marathon Detroit Refinery Said To Have Released Unknown Chemical: NRC" (Reuters) [5]

House Chemical Security Hearing Sept. 11: "Updated CFATS Hearing Information" (Chemical Facility Security News) [6]

Op-Ed: "The Deafness Before the Storm" (New York Times/Kurt Eichenwald) [7]