Talk about a breath of fresh air. Caltrans is handing out free HEPA air purifiers to Southern California residents who could be exposed to dirty air during the upcoming Vincent Thomas Bridge closure. Households near affected detour routes in Wilmington, San Pedro and surrounding communities can claim one Medify Air MA-40 purifier and three replacement … Read more
Memorial Sloan Kettering is slated to spend millions of dollars to limit the amount of carcinogenic dust nearby students are exposed to during a massive UES construction project — but parents say the cancer hospital still isn’t doing enough to curb the toxins. Parents like Yasmina Caleo, say the $10 million the hospital has spent … Read more
A construction worker died and another went missing after a massive 5-alarm fire erupted at a North Carolina work site Thursday morning. The 5-alarm blaze broke out at about 9 a.m. inside an under-construction apartment building in Charlotte’s affluent SouthPark neighborhood, authorities said. The crews rescued 15 workers — including a man stuck on a … Read more