纽约市公开17万页“9·11”空气毒性档案 揭露官员隐瞒污染与规避责任NYC Releases 170,000 Pages of Post-9/11 Air Toxicity Records Revealing Official Deception

纽约市政府公开的这批核心档案，源于去年在市政办公室内发现的68箱未解密材料。倡导组织“9/11 Health Watch”此前提起诉讼，要求市政府依法公开档案，以协助争取更多联邦救助并推动长期健康后果的医学研究。市长佐兰·曼达尼在周二的新闻发布会上确认，这批涵盖健康顾虑、空气质量检测及应急响应的17万余页记录已全部上传至线上门户，供公众和科研人员免费查阅与下载。

The newly disclosed historical records originated from 68 boxes stored in a municipal office that were discovered last year. Their public disclosure formally resolves a legal action brought by the advocacy group 9/11 Health Watch, which had sued New York City to compel transparency, secure additional federal assistance, and help initiate further scientific research into long-term health outcomes. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that the initial release of over 170,000 pages covering air quality testing, health warnings, and the city's emergency response is now accessible through a free searchable online portal for viewing and downloading.

根据市政府的安排，未来数月至一年内还将分批次继续滚动发布更多历史资料。曼达尼在回应档案延宕多年公开的问题时指出，历届市政府长期拒绝公开这批纽约市民理应知情的档案。倡导组织负责人本杰明·谢瓦特表示，这批材料的解密开始正面回答25年来关于市政府何时掌握世贸中心遗址毒气风险以及掌握程度的关键疑问。

City officials confirmed that additional batches of historical documents will be uploaded in waves over the next 12 months. Addressing questions on why the disclosures took decades, Mamdani described the delay as multiple municipal administrations refusing to release records owed to the public. 9/11 Health Watch executive director Benjamin Chevat noted that the settlement and subsequent document rollout finally begin answering critical questions regarding what city officials knew about toxic chemical exposure around Ground Zero and when they learned it.

解密档案详细记录了当时市政官员在掌握污染数据的情况下如何向公众隐瞒真相。2001年10月至11月期间的环境检测频繁测出石棉等毒素及难以察觉的危险化学物质超标。然而，内部备忘录与公开陈述存在明显矛盾。例如，2001年10月6日，卫生局副局长凯利·麦金尼在备忘录中发出预警，明确指出相关地点的石棉空气质量尚不适合重新入住，但就在同一天，时任市长朱利安尼却公开宣称空气处于安全状态。

The disclosed files detail how municipal officials concealed environmental realities despite possessing internal test results that repeatedly detected elevated levels of asbestos and dangerous, hard-to-detect toxins between October and November 2001. Internal memos directly contradicted city leaders' public assertions. On October 6, 2001, Associate Health Commissioner Kelly McKinney warned in an internal memo that air quality regarding asbestos at specific locations was not yet suitable for reoccupancy, yet Mayor Rudy Giuliani publicly declared the air to be safe on that exact same day.

文件还揭示了政府部门掩盖交通局总部大楼出现的严重铅污染，并劝阻现场一线急救人员佩戴防护呼吸器。纽约市首席法律顾问史蒂文·班克斯指出，档案中包含朱利安尼政府当年关于自身法律责任与健康风险的内部讨论记录。大批居民因相信官方保证而返回布满尘灰的公寓，随后因吸入强碱性粉尘出现了慢性鼻出血、皮疹、突发哮喘和咳嗽等严重持久的健康问题。

The records further document how municipal officials covered up major lead contamination at the Department of Transportation headquarters building and actively discouraged first responders from wearing protective respirators. New York City chief counsel Steven Banks noted that the files include internal discussions from Giuliani's administration regarding potential municipal legal liabilities alongside the known health hazards. Lulled by reassuring statements from local and federal leaders, numerous residents returned to ash-covered apartments and subsequently developed persistent conditions including chronic nosebleeds, skin rashes, new-onset asthma, and coughs from inhaling caustic dust.

解密档案展现了恐袭发生后两任市长对空气质量的公开定调。时任市长朱利安尼持续宣称空气安全并呼吁市民恢复正常生活，但其说法随后遭到独立科学家和环保团体的否定。2002年1月接任市长的彭博在当年2月公开表示，当时所做检测均显示空气质量处于可接受范围内，并称部分人永远不会相信这一点。彭博的发言人对此拒绝发表评论，朱利安尼的发言人亦未回应置评请求。

The disclosed municipal archives document the public positions maintained across successive city administrations following the attacks. While Mayor Rudy Giuliani urged residents to resume normal routines and declared the environment safe, those assurances were subsequently challenged by independent scientists and environmental organizations. Michael Bloomberg, who assumed office in January 2002, reiterated in February 2002 that every conducted test showed air quality was within acceptable limits, remarking that some individuals would simply never believe the data. A spokesperson for Bloomberg declined to comment on Tuesday, while a spokesperson for Giuliani did not return a request for comment.

在官方维持乐观说辞的同时，部分政界人士早已提出明确警示。纽约州联邦众议员杰里·纳德勒在2002年2月向彭博办公室递交了一份白皮书备忘录，直指美国环境保护局（EPA）疏于履行监测归零地周边室内空气质量的职责。纳德勒向市长办公室指出，时任EPA局长克里斯蒂·惠特曼在袭击后不久便公开宣称空气可以安全吸入，然而这一结论是在政府尚未开展任何室内空气质量检测前仓促作出的。

Despite official reassurances, early warnings emerged from elected representatives regarding environmental oversight. In a February 2002 white paper sent directly to Bloomberg's office, US Representative Jerry Nadler of New York detailed residents' concerns and argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had neglected its legal responsibility to monitor indoor air quality near Ground Zero. Nadler highlighted that former EPA Administrator Christie Whitman misled the public by asserting the air was safe to breathe before any federal testing of indoor air had been conducted.

双子塔坍塌后残留的长达数月粉尘污染，对现场救援人员与下曼哈顿居民造成了持续数十年的严重健康损害。根据联邦医疗监测计划的数据，已有超过9400人因暴露于世贸中心有毒区域而引发的疾病相继离世，死亡人数已是袭击当天遇难者数量的三倍以上，且仍有成千上万名纽约人至今仍在与癌症等严重病症抗争。

The months of lingering dust and persistent chemical pollution following the collapse of the Twin Towers created devastating health consequences for recovery workers and Lower Manhattan residents. Data from a federal medical monitoring program indicates that more than 9,400 people have died from illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero, exceeding triple the initial death toll of the attacks, while thousands of New Yorkers continue to suffer from exposure-related cancers and debilitating conditions today.

受害者权益倡导团体指出，25年来历届市政府向公众、国会及市议会隐瞒曼哈顿下城和布鲁克林西部的毒气危险真相，直接加剧了人道代价。9/11 Health Watch表示，公开这批历史档案的目的不仅在于厘清政府当年的失职与欺瞒责任，更在于为患病群体争取急需的额外联邦医疗救助，并为科研机构深入研究长期健康后果提供关键证据支持。

Advocacy leaders highlighted that withholding documentation regarding chemical hazards across Lower Manhattan and Western Brooklyn for 25 years worsened the long-term human impact on affected communities. According to 9/11 Health Watch, making these historical records public is essential not only for establishing governmental accountability regarding past deception, but also for securing expanded federal medical assistance and providing critical data to kick-start further scientific research into enduring health outcomes.