9/11 Survivors Sue NYC for Toxic Exposure Records

0:00Advocates for 9-11 survivors just filed a fresh lawsuit against New York City, pushing for records on toxic exposure from the attacks. They are accusing officials in the mayor's office and law department of dodging freedom of information requests, even after similar pressure forced the Environmental Protection Department to hand over 68 boxes of documents last year. Those boxes revealed a memo, directing all agencies to ship their 9-11 files straight to the law department. Now, after a 2023 request and two appeals got shot down, the last one on March 20th, the advocates say the city is still, playing games, claiming no responsive records exist. Families of first responders in the group 9-11 health watch are leading the charge, calling out what they see as stonewalling, despite new. Corporation Council, Stephen Banks promising to review and release 9-11 archives. The city responded with old federal reports instead of fresh data, frustrating everyone

1:00involved. On 9-11, 343 FDNY members died when the towers fell, and since then, 400 more have passed from related illnesses. Advocates got a key memo copy from a Texas archive after the city denied it outright. This fight highlights how transparency battles drag on nearly 25 years later, but with pressure mounting, survivors hope the courts force. People will answer soon. That's the story for today, Vancouver News Today, driven by AI.