Air Quality Alert Day declared for Thursday, May 24

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The city of Louisville has declared an Air Quality Alert Day for Thursday, May 24. According to Kentuckiana Air Education (KAIRE), the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District’s community outreach and education program, weather...

Cornwall man denied new electric wheelchair

“The LHIN can provide equipment under certain circumstances on a short-term basis to patients receiving LHIN home care services,” the LHIN said. “Eligible patients must be receiving, or have been referred to, at least one professional service, such as nursing,...

Air pollution hurts the poor disproportionately

The photograph accom-panying an editorial in The Daily Star on April 21 spoke eloquently of the hazards facing the average citizen in Dhaka. The title “Steep rise in air pollution” raised the issue of air pollution in urban pockets, and the photo caption, “Pedestrians...