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EPA Takes Steps To Resolve Disputes Over Agencies’ Mold Guidance

Posted by Sharon on 4/06/09 on ToxLaw.com InsideEPA.com by Aaron Lovell The Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ), an EPA-led inter-agency group, is taking a number of steps to resolve inter-agency disputes over how to address risks from indoor mold … Continue reading

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Most corrupt state – Louisiana ranked higher than Illinois

Blagojevich made U.S. news, but graft is old hat in the Big Easy By Howard Witt – Tribune correspondent NEW ORLEANS — A couple of months ago, an obscure New Orleans tax assessor was ticketed for allegedly using flashing blue … Continue reading

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Mold can pose health hazards – remains unregulated

By Aly Van Dyke March 16, 2009 Patrick Salsbury noticed the dark green mold lining his walls the first day he moved into his Stadium View apartment last August. After one night in the room, Salsbury and his girlfriend Shelby … Continue reading

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Severe Fungal Infections Linked to Drugs

After receiving numerous reports of serious fungal infections among patients taking tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers—infections that in some cases resulted in prolonged hospitalizations and death—the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers of the drugs to add … Continue reading

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Video – Katrina cottages from Mississippi – flooded during Gustav & Ike – to be auctioned in Louisiana – warnings of mold

Mississipi warns of mold potential but the idiot in Livingston Parish who is to auction them is tearing out moldy sheetrock etc. and repairing them (at least the one in the video).  He recommends buyers have them inspected (and we know those … Continue reading

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