A newly released memo reportedly shows that in the month following the 9/11 attacks, New York City leaders were preparing for possible lawsuits they thought could arise from claims of toxic air.
That would contradict public messaging at the time from officials saying the air was safe, which we now know it was not.
What’s in the memo
The nonprofit 9/11 Health Watch says it recently obtained the so-called “Harding Memo” addressed to then-Deputy Mayor Robert Harding, reportedly sent in the month following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The subject line is “Legislative alternatives to limit the City’s liability relating to 9/11/01.”…