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NEWS ABOUT: FEMA trailers

FEMA trailers stories: 9 news summaries

 FEMA Too Slow 
 on Katrina Trailer  
 Toxins: Federal Report  

Agency didn't announce toxin find until 2 years after people moved in

Jul 24, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - FEMA was too slow to deal with reports of toxins in trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims, potentially posing a “significant health risk” to thousands along the Gulf Coast, a Homeland Security report says. Residents of the trailers had reported bloody noses, headaches, and worse as a result... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Department of Homeland Security • FEMA • toxin • formaldehyde • Gulf Coast • FEMA trailers • report • Homeland Security

FEMA Will Sell Katrina Trailers to Occupants for $1

Obama administration announces housing plan for victims

Jun 3, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 4 years after Hurricane Katrina hit, the federal government is bringing its assistance program for displaced victims to a close by essentially giving residents the 1,800 mobile homes it has loaned out, the Washington Post reports. Occupants can buy their units for $1 or $5, depending on the... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Louisiana • FEMA • mobile home • FEMA trailers • Department of Housing and Urban Development

 FEMA Orders 
 Katrina Victims 
 Out of Its Trailers 

Residents still rebuilding their homes fret as eviction day looms

May 8, 09 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - FEMA is booting thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims from its trailers at the end of this month whether they have somewhere else to go or not, the New York Times reports. Much of the permanent housing intended to replace the trailers remains unfinished, and as eviction day looms, many of... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • FEMA • Katrina aftermath • FEMA trailers

Officials: Texas Needs $40B From Feds for Ike Cleanup

Mayors ask Congress to move quickly on relief

Sep 23, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Texas officials told Congress today they might need up to $40 billion in aid to rebuild the state's hurricane-hit areas, the Houston Chronicle reports. The state's lieutenant governor sought at least $11.5 billion of aid and as many trailer homes as available to help the 770 communities damaged by... More »

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Houston • FEMA • Federal aid • Galveston • FEMA trailers • disaster • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Ike • Mayor Bill White

Great Lakes Study Mired in Politics: Author

Scientist says feds didn't like pollution report, reassigned him

Feb 18, 08 7:52 AM CST
(Newser) - A report suggesting industrial contamination in the Great Lakes poses health threats to residents is being suppressed by the feds, says study author Chris De Rosa, who also claims he was demoted because of his findings. The study found 230,000 "vulnerable" people are living in polluted areas, but... More »

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environment • pollution • Great Lakes • FEMA • contamination • Chris De Rosa • health risks • industrial contamination • FEMA trailers

FEMA to Move Families,
Citing Toxins in Trailers

High formaldehyde levels found in lodging of hurricane survivors

Feb 14, 08 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - FEMA will move thousands of survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita out of their government-supplied trailers because of possibly dangerous levels of formaldehyde, the Times-Picayune reports. Those at greatest risk, including those with current health problems, will be moved into apartments and hotels in the next two weeks, with the... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • FEMA • Hurricane Rita • formaldehyde • hurricane recovery • FEMA trailers

FEMA Buried Dangers of Katrina Trailers, Reps Charge

Formaldehyde risks ignored in scramble

Jan 30, 08 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrats on a House committee say the Federal Emergency Management Agency ignored good science in using travel trailers with dangerously high levels of formaldehyde as long-term housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina, CNN reports, adding that FEMA suppressed a report on formaldehyde risks. The emergency agency calls yesterday's accusations "... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Louisiana • FEMA • trailers • formaldehyde • Nick Lampson • Bennie Thompson • FEMA trailers

FEMA Housing Filled With Toxic Gas, Tests Show

Mobile homes yield readings up to 70 times higher than CDC guidelines

Nov 12, 07 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The mobile homes and trailers FEMA provided for displaced New Orleans residents are brimming with toxic formaldehyde gas, according to test results obtained by MSNBC. In 95% of cases, formaldehyde levels were at least twice the CDC’s maximum recommendations. The federal government has not followed through on promises to... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • FEMA • formaldehyde • FEMA trailers

Feds Hid Toxic Trailer Danger

Refused to conduct tests even after a death

Jul 20, 07 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 120,000 Hurricane Katrina victims lived in emergency trailers for months, even though FEMA knew they were toxic, with formaldehyde levels 75 times the safety threshold, the Washington Post reports. Officials suppressed the the information and failed to order tests, emails show, because they didn't want to do anything... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Henry Waxman • oversight • FEMA • trailers • toxic • FEMA trailers

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