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9,000 FEMA trailers stored in Marion County sold to Lance Inderman – Mustang Homes and Land – Lubbock, Texas for $9.1 million

By Josh Mitchell/Informer Publisher Over 9,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers stored on land off Highway 43 in Marion County have been auctioned off by the government. The trailers were used as temporary housing after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita five … Continue reading

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EPA: Formaldehyde can cause cancer

By Jonathan Tilove June 02, 2010 WASHINGTON – The EPA has concluded that formaldehyde is carcinogenic when inhaled by humans. Public concern about the substance grew dramatically in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when many people living in FEMA trailers … Continue reading

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EPA to release report on effects of formaldehyde

By Jonathan Tilove June 01, 2010  WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency will release on Wednesday its draft assessment of the human health effects of formaldehyde, opening a 90-day public comment period.  The assessment will help EPA and others to … Continue reading

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FEMA trailer safety debated by Congress as public sale continues – “…consensus on the committee seemed to be leaning heavily toward “environmental time bombs,”…

“Unbelievably, these are the same trailers that made thousands of people ill, some severely ill, from exposure to formaldehyde gases and vapors; young children, elderly people and those with serious respiratory conditions, from asthma to bronchitis, inhaled these vapors over … Continue reading

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EPA Staffers Were Forced to Ignore Science, Investigation Finds

“…the interviews overall portray an organization that has been hobbled by political pressure to avoid damaging industry…” “Arguments about how to interpret the available science are perpetuated to keep new science from being implemented.” 4/29/10 Environmental Protection Agency staffers have … Continue reading

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