By Currents News
Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal has asked Gov. Kathy Hochul to review New York state records from 25 years ago regarding toxic contamination at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terror attacks.
In a letter sent to the governor’s office, Hoylman-Sigal is seeking details on what then-Gov. George Pataki, the state’s law department, health department and other officials knew about the toxins present at the site.
He noted that state officials were involved in negotiations with the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal government and the president concerning the contamination.
A spokesperson for Gov. Hochul said the request is under review.Attorneys with the 9/11 Health Watch are also engaged in a legal battle to obtain additional records from New York City related to 9/11.
Health impacts from exposure to toxins at the World Trade Center site continue to grow.
According to the World Trade Center Health Program, more than 48,000 program members have been diagnosed with 9/11-linked cancers, with skin, prostate and breast cancers among the most common.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that nearly 8,200 World Trade Center enrollees have died — a number that now exceeds the nearly 3,000 people killed on Sept. 11, 2001.