7, September 2021 9/11 The Untold story
As this week marks the 20th anniversary of the September
11 terrorist attacks, there is increasing demands for a full accountability of
why so many first responders suffered serious life-threatening health problems.
A stunning new documentary, “9/11 Unsettled Dust” describes the impact of
cancer-causing smoke and dust that hung over ground zero and how the EPA put
Wall Street’s interests before public health and told people the air was safe
to breathe.
” Film director Lisa Katzman says she made the film
because she was a resident of Lower Manhattan who saw the attack and its
aftermath up close and wanted “to address the lack of accountability” from city
and federal officials. The documentary is scheduled to air on PBS stations this
week.
What is particularly galling is the blatant denial of
health benefits to the heroes of 9/11, the first responders, who along with
their families made many trips to Congress to demand relief from the crippling
health costs. Jon Stewart, the former host of “The Daily Show” made an
impassioned plea to Congress demanding full medical coverage for the “first
responders. There are a long list of guilty state and federal agencies who were
derelict in their duties, most notably the EPA, OSHA and the mayor’s
office. Even students at Stuyvesant High School
were told that the air was safe to breathe.
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