Tag Archives: Public Health

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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WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE, ANYWAY? – ‘Who’s my landlord?’ – A bill before City Council would reveal the people behind each LLC – City Limits.org

By Nekoro GomesOctober 19, 2009 Mike Grinthal, a staff attorney with South Brooklyn Legal Services who often finds himself working for tenants and trying to locate the owners behind an apartment building’s limited liability corporation, describes the inspiration for a … 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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