ohio it is not eligible for federal disaster assistance in the after math of a toxic train crash in east palestine. good morning, i m bill hemmer. dana has the day off. back by popular demand sandra smith. this is america s newsroom. fema shooting down the governor s request. the agency said the toxic bill in east palestine does not qualify as a traditional natural disaster. bill: the administration is sending funds to help with medical costs. the head of the epa was there for the first time. on the scene yesterday ohio senator j.d. vance. it is like chemicals coming out of the ground. let me show this to people. watch this. you can see the chemical pop out of the creek. this is disgusting. the fact that we have not cleaned up the train crash, the fact these chemicals are still seeping in the ground is an insult to the people who live in east palestine. sandra: health officials insist the water is safe to drink. but people who live there are concerned. i haven t s
i spent time in a home, a community member s home. so we ve been there since day one, i want to stress. we ve been there since day one. bill: that may or may not be good enough for the folks who live there. let s go through it one-by-one. what did you learn about the air? is it safe? you know, from day one we have deployed advance technologies, aerial technologies, mobile van. we have stationary air monitors all around the community and we ve tested the indoor air quality for close to 500 homes. we have not detected any elevated levels and the air is safe to breathe. for our homes that have not been tested and if there are folks who are skeptical, i ask that you reach out to epa. go to our website east palestine is on our home page. click on that site and access the information if you want your
Aerial and MAPFRE Join Forces to Care for our Elderly
Both companies are working on a non-invasive solution that discreetly accompanies elderly persons as they move about their place of residence
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MONTREAL, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Research shows that for adults, falling once doubles their chances of falling again. Montreal-based Aerial Technologies and MAPFRE are deploying an AI-driven, ambient technology solution that infers human motion through the distortion of WiFi signals, enabling the in-home movements and routines of older people to be closely monitored without invading their privacy.
The inversion of the global age-gender pyramid shows us that people are living longer – in 2030, older persons are expected to outnumber children under 10 worldwide. Not only are people living longer, they are living better, thanks to improved diet, exercise and preventive medical care. According to the UN s World Population Agein