World Trade Center workers and volunteers stiffed by government
Workers and volunteers who have become sick as a result of their exposure to toxic materials in the Lower Manhattan air are being stiffed by the government, both federal and New York State, according to the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has held up a $90 million appropriation that was supposed to pay for medical screening programs, which would identify workers and volunteers who have illnesses caused by exposure to the air and other hazards around Ground Zero, according to NYCOSH.