Biden rids COVID executive order requiring masks in federal buildings
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday rescinded several COVID-19 executive orders. That includes one imposed on his first day in office to require people to wear masks inside federal facilities. Biden’s Executive Order 13991 The document, titled “Protecting Federal Employees and Requiring Mask-Wearing,” states that outgoing President Donald Trump and his aides rarely wear masks […]
How empty office buildings could help NYC solve its housing crisis
The city desperately needs more rental housing. Hundreds of dilapidated old office buildings remain largely vacant. So why not use one problem to solve another? The solution is to give landlords property tax breaks to cover the high cost of converting useless old offices into rental apartments. SL Green, the city’s largest commercial landlord, has […]
Biden Admin Spells Out All The Ways It Wants To ‘Decarbonize’ American Buildings In Latest Climate Plan
The Biden administration has released a report detailing the various ways it plans to “decarbonize” America’s buildings, calling for major changes to things like home appliances and the power grid to reach the goal. I am assuming that. Department of Energy (DOE) report It lays out the Biden administration’s roadmap to reduce building emissions by […]
Taiwan earthquake: Buildings damaged, tsunami warning issued
A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan, causing damage to buildings. Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones breaks it down. source
4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking buildings in surrounding states
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurs in New York, New Jersey Fox Weather’s Adam Klotz has more on the New Jersey earthquake. Professor John Ebell of the Weston Observatory discusses the possibility of aftershocks and explains why magnitude estimates fluctuated in the minutes after the initial quake. Residents of New Jersey and New York felt the […]
Multiple Buildings Collapse Following 7.5 Earthquake
Taiwan suffered extensive damage on Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake caused multiple buildings to collapse. “A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of Taiwan, shaking the entire island and causing buildings to collapse in at least one town.” guardian report on tuesday. “Japan has issued a tsunami warning for the southern Japanese archipelago […]
Taiwan earthquake live updates: evacuations and tsunami warning in Japan; buildings collapsed in Taiwan | Taiwan
Welcome and opening overview A strong earthquake occurred offshore Taiwan, the entire island shakes and at least one town building collapses. I’m Regd Ahmad. I will be with you for a while. According to the Associated Press, Japan has issued a tsunami warning for the southern Japanese archipelago of Okinawa. We’ll get into the details […]
Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer
CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago will open five new immigrant buildings in the coming weeks as it reopens Park District buildings that host popular summer camps, athletic competitions and other community events in time for summer. The plan is to close the evacuation center and relocate about 800 people, including families. The changes […]
NYC museums say they didn’t authorize Beyoncé ads projected onto buildings
Good luck Texas! Museums in the Big Apple said they were not alerted this week before Beyoncé projected an advertisement for her upcoming country album across the building. The Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, New Museum, and Museum of Arts and Design all projected images from the Grammy winner’s upcoming album “Cowboy Carter” onto their buildings […]
At Least 3 Dead In Ohio Tornado, Demolished Buildings In Indiana
Tornado hits Midwest, leaving damage and fatalities in Ohio and Indiana WINCHESTER, IN – MARCH 15: Pastor Matthew Holloway says his church building was destroyed by a tornado in Winchester, Indiana on March 15, 2024. After being defeated, the damage to the church is being investigated. At least three people were reported dead after a […]