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The Twin Towers came down in a cloud of toxic dust. Its health impact has lasted decades

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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As a child growing up in Queens, Frank Kotnik watched the Twin Towers across the river growing taller and taller as their construction neared completion.As a teenager, he and his friends once snuck into the original World Trade Center, hoping to take in the views from the roof. They

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The Twin Towers came down in a cloud of toxic dust. Its health impact has lasted decades

Newly released records have renewed questions about the dust that blanketed Ground Zero and the health problems that have emerged since.

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25 Years After 9/11, the Health Toll Is Still Unfolding

The toxic dust cloud unleashed by the collapse of the Twin Towers was “really hellish,” said a doctor who has treated New Yorkers who were exposed after the terrorist attacks.

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Inside Climate News broke the news on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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