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Couple reluctantly seeks help for twins’ who are fighting a potentially deadly respiratory virus that doctors say was contracted through exposure to black mold in a rental home

Seven-month-old twins Cienna and Onyx Neidigh of Port Townsend are recovering from  respiratory syncytial virus at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Tacoma. Their parents, Clayton Neidigh and Barbara Hansen, are reaching out to the community for financial … Continue reading

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Toxic Trailers – FEMA trailers still high in formaldehyde

Note – I received a phone call from a friend today who was in Mississippi. He said he was driving on highway 59 and could not believe the number of FEMA trailers lining both sides of the highway. Wonder where they are going? … Continue reading

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The Human Rights of Home

By NATASHA LENNARD March 1, 2010 Celia Barrow, a resident of the General Grant Houses in Harlem, greeted Daniel O’Connor of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor during a tour of public housing last Friday. … Continue reading

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OSHA Listens – Request for Action Letter submitted on behalf of the Action Committee on the Health Effects of Mold, Microbes & Indoor Contaminants

OSHA Listens – Written Comments received through March 3rd Submission of Information and Request for Action Letter – ACHEMMIC, Action Committee on Health Effects of Mold, Microbes and Indoor Contaminants, OSHA-2010-0004-130.67 – PDF We are writing in follow-up to the … Continue reading

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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson speaks to Change.Org on March 5, 2010

EPA Administrator interview on March 5, 2010 Why doesn’t she mention indoor air quality?  Please contact EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and ask her to include “Improving Indoor Air Quality” on her list of priorities. We must all work together to … Continue reading

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