Articles Written by:    ANTHONY DEPALMA     

Many Ground Zero Workers Are Not as Ill as Suits Claimed, City Review Suggests

The first detailed review of the medical records of nearly 10,000 ground zero workers who are suing New York City and its contractors suggests that many are not as sick as their lawyers have claimed, attorneys for the city say. The city’s review, ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  24 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Alvin K. Hellerstein

In Economic Terms, Recycling Almost Pays

It still costs more to recycle paper, plastic, metal and glass in New York City than to simply chuck everything into the trash. But the cost difference has narrowed, and if the trend continues, recycling could end up being cheaper than trash disposal ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, EcoEarth News,  29 May 2008

9/11 workers suffered from stress, study finds

NEW YORK: A new study by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggests that the percentage of ground zero workers who suffered post-traumatic stress was roughly the same as for airline crash recovery workers and returning Afghanistan war veterans. The ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, International Herald Tribune,  21 May 2008

Study Finds High Ground Zero Stress

A new study by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggests that the percentage of ground zero workers who suffered post-traumatic stress is roughly the same as for airline crash recovery workers and returning Afghanistan war veterans. The study of 10,1 ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  20 May 2008

Water Rates Are to Rise 14.5 Percent on July 1

The New York City Water Board voted on Friday morning to approve a 14.5 percent increase for water and sewer rates, the largest increase since 1992. When the new rate is in place on July 1, according to the city’s Independent Budget Office, water ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  16 May 2008
Related Topics: Christine C. Quinn,  U.S. Democratic Party

Bluestone Boom Opens Quarries to New Allies, and to Change

HANCOCK, N.Y. Five-foot-10, 270 pounds, with truck axle arms and a rawhide neck, Earl F. Hennessey is a third-generation Catskill quarryman who always did things the way his daddy and granddaddy taught him. Now the state wants him to ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  13 May 2008

Bill Regulating Air Monitors Draws Concern at Hearing

Industrial hygienists, academics, residents and a long list of others testified at a City Council hearing on Tuesday against a bill that would make New York the first city in the nation to require certain chemical, biological and radiation detectors to ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  29 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Peter F. Vallone

Group Faults New York State on Oversight of Wastewater

An environmental group on Monday harshly criticized the way New York reviews wastewater pollution permits, saying the process has likely increased pollution in the state’s waterways and has violated federal laws. The group, Environmental Advocates of ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  28 Apr 2008

Worry on Athletic Turf Prompts Some Digging

Health officials are still trying to figure out whether the lead found in some artificial grass poses a serious health hazard for children who play on the fields. But even as testing and analysis continue, some officials in the New York region have ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  26 Apr 2008
Related Topics: David Roberts,  Frank Sinatra

For Bronx Water Plant Being Built 10 Stories Down, a Towering Price Tag

In a city of big projects, it ranks among the biggest. New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection is building one of the largest water filtration plants in the world in a 10-story-deep hole it blasted out of bedrock in the Bronx. When ...

From ANTHONY DEPALMA, The New York Times,  23 Apr 2008

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