Federal terror-fighting agencies can’t identify all the American research laboratories that could become targets of attackers, congressional investigators have found. The Government Accountability Office asked a dozen agencies whether they kept track of all the labs handling dangerous germs and …
A federal appeals court panel suggested this week that New York City is not immune from liability in 8,000 cases accusing it and others of failing to properly protect workers cleaning up the World Trade Center site after the 2001 …
In memos written months before a fire at a condemned ground zero skyscraper killed two firefighters, a former construction chief urged the state owners to add staff and funding to the project to ensure it was safe. The state agency …
The owner of an abandoned ground zero skyscraper where two firefighters died said it will fix hazardous stairwells, clear out combustible debris and make several other safety changes. Officials said shortly after the Aug. 18 blaze that the firefighters who …
From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois. “It’s fantastic, unbelievable. I get very excited when …
Minnesota bridge fund “I think the message is that Minnesotans … had a tremendous emotional and generous outpouring in response to the disaster.” — Chris Langer, vice president of communications for the Minneapolis Foundation, one of the organizers of the …
From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois. “It’s fantastic, unbelievable. I get very excited when …
South Carolina safety regulators fined the Charleston Fire Department and a furniture store last week for violating safety standards in a blaze that killed nine firefighters. The report and citations by the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration did not …
Plumped up payments “The partnership has, over time, relieved FEMA of the need to develop, hire, and train an in-house corps of sales agents, adjusters, and others to administer flood insurance.” — A report from the Government Accountability Office analyzing …
$21 million The amount awarded to Ralph Currier, 21, a Windsor County, Vermont man who was permanently injured in a car accident two years ago. It is one of the largest lawsuit awards in the state’s history. The award was …
