Steve Marcus Nikki Kahalehili, a service technician with Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing, works on an air conditioner on the roof of a two-story home during a service call Thursday Aug. 5, 2021. By Ricardo Torres-Cortez (contact) Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 | 2 a.m. Nikki Kahalehili’s outstretched, tattooed arm gripped the […]
Regulators refuse to step in as workers languish in extreme heat
Before the Biden administration can respond to the latest petition, it needs more information. “We have a lot of work to do,” McCarthy said. Air-conditioning access is just one area of focus, she noted. Places where people rarely needed to be cooled off in the summer, now do. But there’s […]
Desperate for home care, seniors often wait months with workers in short supply
CASTINE, Maine — For years, Louise Shackett has had trouble walking or standing for long periods, making it difficult for her to clean her house in southeastern Maine or do laundry. Shackett, 80, no longer drives, which makes it hard to get to the grocery store or doctor. Her low […]