Tag Archives: Right to Healthy Indoor Air

Residents hoping for results at ‘moldy’ apartment complex

By Judy Seifert December 6, 2008 VASSAR — Residents of Manor Ridge Apartments hope they’re seeing some light at the end of their black mold tunnel. Owners of the 32-unit complex located on Welsh Boulevard hired an air quality company … Continue reading

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Storm Victims Seek Class Action Over FEMA Trailer Fumes – New Orleans

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Writer © 2008 The Associated Press Dec. 2, 2008 NEW ORLEANS — Plaintiffs’ lawyers asked a judge Tuesday to certify a class action lawsuit against the federal government and dozens of trailer manufacturers for allegedly … Continue reading

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Video – Apartment Mold Causing Sickness

FAIRVIEW, Ore. — Neighbors in a Fairview apartment complex said Wednesday that mold in their apartments is making them sick. Tressa Stewart said mold can be found in her apartment and several others at the Fairview Arms on Seventh Street. … Continue reading

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New Report – Children from FEMA Trailers Battle Serious Health Problems

By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS — Children of displaced families from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have serious health and mental ailments, a new study says. The report, released Monday by the New York-based Children’s Health Fund, reviewed medical … Continue reading

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Fema Trailers – Why CDC Responded With ‘Lack of Urgency’ to Formaldehyde Warnings – top government officials worried about lawsuits from the beginning

by Joaquin Sapien The Centers for Disease Control study (ATSDR fema) sounded reassuring when it was made public in 2007. Hurricane Katrina survivors didn’t have to worry about reports that there were harmful levels of formaldehyde in their trailers. The … Continue reading

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