Impactscommons.wikimedia.org UPS drivers say 'brutal' heat is endangering their lives As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Taming the ‘wild west' of New York's dangerous private trash trucks A sweeping overhaul aims to make commercial garbage pickup safer for pedestrians, workers and the environment.
Solutions www.nytimes.com 7 reasons recycling isn't working in New York City New York recycles only about a fifth of its trash, lagging other major cities and slowing its quest to reduce waste and fight climate change.
