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HUD issues scathing assessment of Housing Authority of New Orleans – 70 pages of almost unrelenting criticism

“HANO suffers from a lack of ethics training.”  “Given the high profile ethical and criminal allegations against various past HANO officials, the agency’s employees have been poorly served by lack of ethics education and training.” By Katy Reckdahl, The Times-Picayune … Continue reading

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HACC: Stay at your own risk – City will not force relocation if residents of water damaged units at 1900 Sherman Ave sign risk waivers

‘Relocations due to water leaks have been rare in Evanston, according to Jeff Murphy, the city’s assistant director of property standards and housing rehabilitation.” “I’ve been here almost 12 years, and I’ve never seen that,” Murphy said. “The only time … Continue reading

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Decaying Apartments Symptom of Housing Crisis – Mortgage crisis brings creeping decay to middle-class apartment buildings from Calif to NY

By SAMANTHA GROSS The Associated Press NEW YORK There was no heat or hot water, so for weeks Mary Fountain would fill a bowl and put it in the microwave, then strip off her extra layers to sponge herself clean. … Continue reading

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New Action Committee Urges Transparency in EPA Policy Over Mold & Microbial Contaminants

February 16, 2010 Action Committee on the Health Effects of Mold, Microbes and Indoor Contaminants  ACHEMMIC is a newly formed group consisting of physicians, scientists, researchers, indoor air quality experts, industrial hygienists, building engineers, advocates and others who are working … Continue reading

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CDC reassigns – Dr. William C. Reeves – controversial head of chronic fatigue research

February 5, 2010 By JIM WALLS and KATE BENSON The Atlanta-based CDC has reassigned its chief researcher into chronic fatigue syndrome, a longtime target of scientific organizations and patient advocacy groups around the country. Researchers in Nevada last fall reported … Continue reading

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