Dem. Now! has NYers on to talk about 9/11 cover-up of toxic air:

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/26/1414203

With Thousands of New Yorkers Sick, NYC Residents & Workers Accuse Whitman & Bush Administration of Covering Up Dangers of Toxic Air After 9/11


On Monday, two busloads of Ground Zero workers and residents traveled to Washington to hear Christine Todd Whitman's testimony. We hear from two members of the group Beyond Ground Zero, environmental attorney Joel Kupferman and Democracy Now co-host Juan Gonzalez who attended Monday's hearing. For many seeking government accountability for illnesses or complications from the Ground Zero dust, Monday's hearing marked a small feat in a long struggle.

Despite nearly six years, thousands of illnesses and at least two attributable deaths, it was the first time a top federal official has publicly responded to questions on the government's handling of environmental health impact of 9/11.

At least two busloads of Ground Zero workers and residents made the trip down to Washington, DC. I’m joined now by two members of the delegation. JoAnn Lum is a community organizer with Beyond Ground Zero, a coalition of public health advocates, doctors and clergy formed in response to the health crisis in Lower Manhattan after 9/11.

* Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! co-host and columnist for the New York Daily News. Author of "Fallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Collapse."

* JoAnn Lum, Community organizer with Beyond Ground Zero, a coalition of public health advocates, doctors and clergy that came together in response to the health crisis among Lower Manhattan's poor population following 9/11.

* Yolanda Hernandez, Long-time resident of the Lower East Side. Has suffered serious health effects from the toxic dust at Ground Zero.

* Joel Kupferman, Executive director of the New York Environmental Law & Justice Project. Co-counsel for a group of residents and workers suing Whitman and the EPA.