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- Children in Katrina trailers may face lifelong ailments
- BAY ST. LOUIS, MISS. -- The anguish of Hurricane Katrina should have ended for Gina Bouffanie and her daughter when they left their FEMA trailer. But with each hospital visit and each labored breath her child takes, the young mother fears it has just begun. "It's just the...
- Research articles 2008-05-28
- Letters to the editor
- FEMA saves town I have lived in Greensburg 48 years. I am writing at the anniversary of the EF5 tornado that destroyed our home as well as 95 percent of the homes and businesses in Greensburg. My wife, Joleen, and I have been living in a...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- N.O. Government Briefs: March 31, 2008
- The Lafitte Housing Development has joined the ranks of other New Orleans housing development slated for demolition, after Mayor C. Ray Nagin approved razing the property. Nagin gave the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development the OK last Monday to tear down the site to make way...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- FEMA redux
- THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY Management Agency under the Bush administration will go down as one of the most incompetent in American history. Gov. Mike Beebe, who had offered some praise for the federal agency's response after the Feb. 5 tornadoes, last week said the government embarrassed itself by purchasing mobile...
- Research articles 2008-02-25
- Thompson Demands Solution to Formaldehyde Trailer Crisis
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Dena Graziano or Todd Levett, both of Committee on Homeland Security, +1-202-225-9978 WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released results of formaldehyde testing performed on occupied FEMA travel trailers. On May 15, 2007, FEMA Administrator David Paulison testified...
- Research articles 2008-02-14
- Demos say that FEMA hid data on health risks
- WASHINGTON AP -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency manipulated scientific research in order to play down the danger posed by formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane victims, according to an investigation by congressional Democrats released Monday. FEMA "ignored, hid and manipulated government research on the potential impact of...
- Research articles 2008-01-29
- Estimating economic losses in the Bay Area from a magnitude-6.9 earthquake
- Data from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages are used to analyze potential business and economic losses resulting from an earthquake on the Hayward Fault in northern California ********** According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Hayward Fault in northern California generates, on average, "a damaging...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- N.O Government Briefs: November 26, 2007
- The Road Home has closed deals with 70,873 homeowners through Nov. 19, which boosted the average to a record 1,201 closings per week. Homeowners can apply for up to $150,000 in compensation to help rebuild or relocate until Dec. 1. To date, 186,966 applications have...
- Research articles 2007-11-26
- Disaster preparedness: your role as a dental professional and community member
- Whether it is man-made, natural or accidental, anyone at any time can be affected by a catastrophic event. It may not be something you want to think about, or maybe you don't believe you are at risk. In order to become prepared, we must overcome the perception that "it won't...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Road Home calculations reach $9B
- Nearly $9 billion has been obligated by The Road Home process to the first 137,385 claims. This far exceeds the $7.3 billion now allocated for the program although negotiations are ongoing for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover the shortfall it created in underestimating the number of applications. ...
- Research articles 2007-10-31
- Commentary: Find another favorite when questions go unanswered
- Last Saturday, we charted the course of our state by choosing a new crop of leaders, including the chief CEO. Some races were won outright; others will require a runoff to be determined. But before we look ahead to our future and the Nov. 17 Election Day, let's...
- Research articles 2007-10-22
- Commentary: Jindal still owes voters full accounting of agenda
- On Saturday, we charted the course of our state by choosing a new crop of leaders, including the chief CEO. But before we look ahead to our future and the Nov. 17 election day, let's review some political highs and lows of the campaign just concluded. ...
- Research articles 2007-10-21
- Commentary: Unimaginative campaigns fail to ignite voters' passions
- While wondering if our gubernatorial race will ever heat up and why the City Council at-large race has been so low key, it hit me: We're bored by campaigns centered around personality attacks. Post- Katrina, such campaigns are not gaining any traction. Voters want a proven track record...
- Research articles 2007-10-08
- Toxic trailers: FEMA resisted evidence that its emergency trailers are a hazard to health
- THE SECOND anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has come and gone, and the storm's devastation continues to take its toll--sometimes in ways that are the consequence of human negligence, indifference, incompetence and just plain stinginess. For example, ongoing investigations by several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, have revealed that the...
- Research articles 2007-09-18
- Statement from Entergy Nuclear Chief Executive Officer Michael Kansler
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Jim Steets, Entergy Nuclear, +1-914-272-3545, +1-914-671- 0457, cell, jsteets@entergy.com WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Since completing the purchase of Indian Point Energy Center from its previous owners in 2001, Entergy has maintained one principal goal above all others -- turn Indian Point into a safer,...
- Research articles 2007-09-14
- National Council on Disability Monthly Bulletin for August 2007
- To: HEALTH EDITORSContact: Mark S. Quigley of the National Council on Disability, mquigley@ncd.gov WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the National Council on Disability's monthly bulletin for August 2007: The Bulletin, which is free of charge and at NCD's award-winning Web site (http://www.ncd.gov), brings you the latest issues...
- Research articles 2007-09-10
- Tilting at windmills
- How to clear your inbox The Small Business Administration canceled 8,000 loans to hurricane victims without notice to the borrowers. When the borrowers sought an explanation, they were told, according to Ron Nixon of the New York Times, "that they had voluntarily given up their loans," which was not...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- OUR VIEW
- Risky business Beach dwellers shouldn't rely on taxpayers The American dream includes owning one's own home. For many in Colorado, those homes are in or near the mountains. In coastal states, it's often beach-front property -- where folks such as Cindy Armour can be...
- Research articles 2007-08-27
- Demand for mental health services unabated on Coast
- It is nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina hit, and yet the demand for mental health services for people who have been struggling with recovery from the hurricane has not diminished. "I think everyone in the mental health field is almost at the point of being overwhelmed on the Coast...
- Research articles 2007-08-06
- 'We are acting quickly'
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency's FEMA response to recent formaldehyde complaints could have been better, but only part of the story has been told. Following the unprecedented deployment of more than 100,000 housing units after the 2005 hurricane season, a relatively small number of occupants expressed concern about air quality...
- Research articles 2007-08-02
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