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water cooling towers
Coverage of water cooling towers in the Nexus archive.
- Over half the cooling towers in NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak area issued violations in recent months: records
Over half of the water cooling towers in NYC's Upper East Side area linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak received health violations between March 2025 and March 2026, according to records. The violations were issued during inspections of cooling centers in three zip codes under investigation.
- UES Legionnaires' disease cluster has hospitalized 17, but no deaths yet, officials say
A Legionnaires' disease cluster on Manhattan's Upper East Side has hospitalized 17 people, with no deaths reported. The city's health department is testing water cooling towers in the area for the bacteria causing the illness.