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Affordable Housing Institute – Essential actors in affordable housing delivery

10/13/09 By: David A. Smith Excerpt Last week in Washington, as part of the World Habitat Day activities, AHI – in partnership with the National Housing Conference as host and the Housing Partnership Network as a co-sponsor – issued and … Continue reading

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Lawsuit – Toxic mold forced a cancer-stricken Manhattan woman out of East Side penthouse – building management Brown Harris Stevens still demanding rent & maintenace

By KATHIANNE BONIELLO October 25, 2009 Toxic mold forced a cancer-stricken Manhattan woman to flee her East Side penthouse more than a year ago, but building management is still making her pay the maintenance and demanding rent, she charges in … Continue reading

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EPA says Ford Motor Co. likely to remove arsenic-laced soil in Ringwood by next month

By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk October 20, 2009 After a four-year battle, Ford Motor Co. is likely to remove by next month arsenic-laced soil found in Ringwood State Park that was attributed to paint sludge the company dumped decades … Continue reading

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UCI study targets TOXIN – Researchers find a protein IN MOLD on nuts & grains is key to making a POISON THAT CAUSES CANCER

By Candice Baker October 20, 2009   UC Irvine researchers have discovered that a certain protein is the growth trigger of a cancer-causing toxin that profoundly affects people who live in developing and newly industrialized nations. Aflatoxin, produced by mold … Continue reading

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Affordable housing set at former school – The Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless and a New Orleans developer have teamed to transform an old Baton Rouge school into an apartment building

Note – Just looking at the picture of the old school that will be transformed into apartments, it looks like a haven for mold growth. Homelessness and being exposed to unnatural levels of toxins from molds in an indoor environment are … Continue reading

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