March 08, 2005 An Oregon family suffers physical and neurological from toxic mold in their newly built house from Beaverton-based Adair Homes Inc. Despite the attempts of many organizations and companies to stifle evidence contrary to the factual findings, it is becoming exceedingly clear that exposure to toxigenic mold can definitely cause permanent neurological, pathological, […]
Detroit – Michigan U.S. Reps. John (Joe) Schwarz, John Dingell and Joe Knollenberg are among nine members of Congress who signed a letter dated March 1 to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey asking when the administration plans to remove the mold and whether it has spread since it was discovered in September. “You need to have […]
Pittsburgh, PA – Tests confirm that there is toxic mold in a building where a group of employees have complained of the typical symptoms of toxic mold, including rashes, shortness of breath, and hair loss, but their employer claims there’s no proof that the mold is making them sick. “Independent experts have found no causal […]
TX – Indoor mold is becoming a national epidemic as it is recognized as a health threat stemming from defective buildings and strange climate trends. More research has come out recently that demonstrates the dangerous effects of fungal exposure, especially with toxagenic molds. Mold can grow in any damp environment and one Lubbock woman says […]
March 2. 2005 FL – Oakland Park city officials want to make sure they’re not sending public safety employees to a place that gets them sick. The city has hired a North Miami Beach contractor to test the Broward Sheriff’s Office substation, 301 NE 38th St., for mold, fungus and bacteria that would make the […]
Clawson City, MI – Despite the city of Clawson’s request to demolish an unfinished home, Oakland County Circuit Court Chief Judge Wendy Potts has decided to give the homeowner 90 days to make building progress. The home, located on 725 Highland, has been under renovation for more than a year and a half and has […]
MS – Specialists take mold, air samples in dorms; college cleaning with disinfectant. About 50 Tougaloo College students stood outside the administration building Wednesday to protest a mold problem in two dorms, officials and students said. “We decided it’s time out for talking, it’s time for us to do something,” said Tougaloo sophomore Brandi Brame, […]
Port St. Lucie, FL – The business of clearing mold from homes, schools and businesses has been flourishing in Florida for years without any government regulation. Two pieces of state legislation could change that. Supporters say the bills, proposed both in the House (HB 117) and Senate (SB 590), would bring oversight and standards to […]
Athens, Tenessee Valley – The Athens City Board of Education should shut down Brookhill Elementary if children and faculty continue to get sick, an Athens city councilman told the board on Monday. “The building is not worth one of your children’s health,” Councilman Harold Wales said during the joint board/council meeting. “I encourage you to […]
In Memory of Mark Tatum – 1956-2005 Mr. Mark Tatum, also known by many as the man without a face, passed 4:00 CST Saturday, February 26, 2005 at the Medco Center of Franklin, Kentucky. Tatum lost his eyes, upper jaw, and nose to a fungal infection in 2000. This type of infection is not that unusual, […]
Toronto, Canada – When extensive flooding caused a state of emergency in Peterborough last July, it left thousands of wet basements and damaged possessions in its wake. It also created a fertile breeding ground for mould, which can foster wood rot, create structural damage and cause serious health problems. Many of the 2,000 homes assessed […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court said Monday it will use a renters’ lawsuit claiming personal injury from toxic mold in apartments to clarify when plaintiffs can sue in federal or state court. The question is a hot political topic, since consumers often pursue claims in state courts, where large payouts in class-action lawsuits tend to […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mold removal at the Governor’s Mansion and two other buildings at the mansion complex cost more than $1.7 million, according to the state Budget and Control Board. Repairs to the mansion cost $1.02 million, said board spokesman Michael Sponhour. Repairs to the Lace and Caldwell-Boylston houses cost a combined $745,000. Both of […]
BAKERSFIELD, CA – A child is back in the hospital after what his father claims is sickness, mycotoxicosis, which is brought on by poisoning from toxic mold. Kenneth Johnson has taken his son, Keandre, in and out of the hospital several times for over a year with numerous symptoms, including respiratory problems, and his father […]
Jennifer Lair and Sixty-eight other residents have joined the lawsuit against the owner of the Coventry Place Apartment complex, alleging toxic mold is continuing to make them and their families ill. Lair alleges toxic mold in the facility caused the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Lair said her daughter suddenly became ill in late 2003. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Warren Ettinger, has ruled that Dr. Juan Manuel Gutierrez, Ph.D., Board Certified neuropsychologist may offer his expert opinion that exposure to toxic mold was the cause of a Plaintiff’s permanent brain injury. In the case of Dee v PCS, Plaintiff Darcee Dee, a former resident of […]
The Lancet reports the case of an injured Australian man who has since been treated for mucormycosis. It is thought wounds he suffered when the waves struck became contaminated and doctors say similar cases will add to the death toll in affected areas. More cases of this disease have also been reported in the region. […]
A Spanish scientist has discovered the cause of a rare disease that turned him blind. Luis Carrasco, a microbiologist from Madrid’s Universidad Autonoma, started to lose his sight in 1994. It took him until 1999 to discover the name of the disease after unsuccessfully consulting 30 ophthalmologists and 60 specialists. Then a British specialist, Alan […]
Rochester, NY – A Hamlin man, injured by mold that grew in his house after a plumbing mishap, will get more than $8,000 in aid from Monroe County for demolishing the structure. The money – $8,425 from the county’s home investment partnerships program – will go directly to a contractor, a county spokeswoman said today. […]
CADILLAC, MICHIGAN- The contractor for the new courthouse addition can kiss $16,502 of its remaining money owed it goodbye. Members of the Wexford County finance committee Wednesday directed county Administrator Mike Sutter to use part of the $38,000 he still holds of Gundlach Champion funds to pay for black mold cleanup at the courthouse. “Take […]
A bill to limit what insurance companies would have to pay for certain household mold clean-ups cleared the Virginia Senate by a nose this week. Mold remediation, the industry’s term for the process, has become an increasingly contentious, widespread and expensive issue in recent years. Insurance policies have long excluded mold damage as a payable […]
A Montreal hospital has moved premature babies out of its neonatal wing as it scrambles to locate the source of an infection that killed an infant two weeks ago. Although details remain sketchy, hospital officials have confirmed a report in Tuesday’s Journal de Montreal, that a 29-week-old baby “died of an infectious disease … a […]
This is a letter in response to the news of a mold-contaminated county building in Arizona from a concerned citizen. I have spent some time determining whether to address the mold Issue in the county building, and find that in good conscience, I must speak my mind and share a horrific truth. I know, first […]
Country singer BRAD PAISLEY and his actress wife KIMBERLY WILLIAMS’ dream home is turning into a nightmare after becoming a breeding ground for mold. FATHER OF THE BRIDE star Williams fears her mold problems have ruined her home, but she doesn’t know how to rid the property of the problem. She explains, “It’s very serious. […]
A Montreal children’s hospital is awaiting the result of tests that will identify the type of mould infection believed to have killed a premature baby in its intensive care unit. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Sainte-Justine hospital confirmed that a baby born at 29 weeks died in the neonatal unit 10 days later of […]
Sebring, Florida — He thought he had the flu — but what Ray Ostlund really had was a problem caused by mold. Medical officials say the malady, commonly referred to as “mold poisoning” can cause constant irritation to the bronchial tubes. He reportedly picked up the spores from the office of his business Dual Neon, […]
General of the United States is ducking the issue on questions concerning toxic mold. Surgeon General’s Office Issues Conflicting Message on “Toxic Mold” – In a move that spells trouble for tens of thousands of sick and disabled Americans, the Surgeon General of the United States is ducking the issue on questions concerning toxic mold […]
Toxic mold is chasing a family out of their home. It’s on the ceiling, on the floor and on the windows. Now, the family is demanding something be done. What’s growing inside the Lancaster house is ruining everything inside. “And there’s an odor too, you definitely can smell it,” Shawn Jackson said. He says that […]
OTHO, There has been a severe mold problem (stachybotrys) that has shut down the post office in Otho (O’-tho) since early December. Now, residents have to travel eight miles away to Fort Dodge to get their mail. Postal officials are looking at solutions, but they say the Otho post office won’t open anytime soon. One […]
Imagine living in a house, which shifts slightly under a heavy snow load or in a high wind, because of an unstable centre-bearing wall. Whenever it rains, water enters the building through a breach in the building envelope. The flooding in the basement creates a proliferation of toxic mould. Sharon Ann Mariani got more than […]
New York – Deutsche Bank building stands as a dark and dangerous legacy of the 9/11 attacks. Now, redevelopment officials are planning to knock it down, fueling fears that the demolition could expose residents and workers to the toxic chemical cocktail inside. The twin towers’ collapse filled the Deutsche Bank building, just across Liberty Street, […]
Austin, Texas – A $1.5 million price tag for a home by Hollywood standards is a modest sum; however, when that price tag soared to $6.5 million and the owner cannot live in the home, it becomes a nightmare and lawsuit. Amazingly, for the past month the Sandra Bullock history-making case against her builder, Benny […]
OREGON-A Coos Bay man’s lifelong battle with a rare disease ended Sunday morning. Brian Baldock, a well-known figure in Marshfield High School athletics, died of a fungal infection at approximately 9:45 a.m. Sunday at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. He was 27. Baldock, who worked for nearly 14 years as the trainer for […]
Some workers at the Iowa Department of Corrections building have settled a lawsuit they filed against the owner over damage to their health, citing water leaks, air-quality problems and high levels of mold. The payment of the $175,000 settlement for 10 plaintiffs will be split equally between the state and the not-for-profit company that owns […]
Wareham, Massachusetts – The Depot Crossing, a low-income apartment complex, which two years ago had several units condemned for mold infestation, has received a $750,000 state grant for renovations. Town officials applauded the grant, noting that the complex, on Minot Avenue in East Wareham, helps fill a void in affordable rental units. The complex is […]
Grand Forks International Airport (North Dakota) is reporting a slight mold problem in the basement of the terminal building that in one area has gotten serious enough to require the Civil Air Patrol to move its office. Airport chief Steve Johnson said the problem wouldn’t affect travelers, and tests in the terminal found the spore […]
Between 1985-89, US firms exported Bacillus anthracis (anthrax), Clostridium botulinum, Histoplasma capsulatam, Brucella melitensis, Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene), Clostridium tetani (tentanus), Escherichia coli, and ‘dozens of other pathogenic biological agents,’ to Iraq.” Foreign Suppliers to Iraq’s Biological Weapons Program Obtain Microbial Seed Stock for Standard or Novel Agent Agriculture and Water Resource Department: On 3/21/86, […]
Melbourne FL – The little hand-painted sign on Shannon Watson’s house says “Home Sweet Home.” But it’s wise to stay away. Mold and mildew lurk inside. Lime-green stains are seeping through the grain of her wood-paneled walls, marring her work office. Black smears streak the closet floor in her 6-year-old daughter’s bedroom — Samantha was […]
Tests show an unknown poison in the popular mushroom. A research group studying wild sugihiratake mushrooms thought to cause a fatal acute-brain disorder said Monday the fungi are toxic enough to kill mice. Although they have yet to identify the toxin, professor Hirokazu Kawagishi of Shizuoka University said, “The toxin is a multimolecular substance that […]
Repairs in HUD apartment, including the hole in the ceiling and the residual mold in the ceiling, were never addressed.
Problem Discovered After Home Warranty Expired An Ohio woman’s house was nearly destroyed by black mold, and it’s costing her tens of thousands of dollars to have the home fixed. Gloria Rakosky had no idea what they were getting into when they bought their Tudor home in 2003 for nearly $275,000. In the past few […]
A fungus usually found in tropical climates has been linked to the deaths of at least three people on Vancouver Island, raising concerns that climate change may be responsible. The fungus, called Cryptococcus neoformans variety gattii, attacks the central nervous system. The fungus is found in some decomposing organic material in forests, on the leaves […]
WEST PALM BEACH — The federal courthouse in Palm Beach County has been closed due to mold spawned by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. Chief U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch ordered the courthouse closed on Friday after receiving complaints that the mold was making people sick. There have been complaints about headaches, sinus problems and […]
Some of Brisbane’s oldest trees have been destroyed by a fungus. Council officers have discovered infected trees throughout the city, including jacaranda and fig trees in the City Botanic Gardens and New Farm Park. A City Hall report reveals that the fungus “phellinus noxius” is not soil-based but invades roots directly from woody stump material. […]
WINNIPEG – Residents of a southern Manitoba First Nation have filed a lawsuit accusing the federal government of ignoring a toxic mould problem that has forced some people from their homes and made others sick. In a statement of claim filed in Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench on Tuesday, the Dakota Plains First Nation wants […]
EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will have to sell bonds to fund its recent mold removal in three residence halls, but the lawsuit against the contractors who built it is still under way. SIUE spent $10 million over the summer to remove mold from three residence halls, including one that just opened in 2001. […]
In the five weeks since St. Lucie County schools reopened, teacher Tina Hill has suffered from sore throats, sinus infections and headaches. Three times she has visited the doctor, who prescribed steroids to combat symptoms. But they persist. And they are likely to as school officials struggle with five years’ worth of hurricane-related repairs that […]
Eighty percent of buildings in St. Petersburg’s historical center are plagued by mould and toxic microorganisms, says a report by city doctors. Dangerous to both people and the buildings, mould is destroying the city from within, they say. Experts from the city’s State Sanitary and Epidemic Control Board started surveying buildings in 2000-2001, when doctors […]
Mold problem becoming more evident to Central California Coast residents. Household mold is affecting more and more Central California Coast residents, and for many, it can become an overwhelming and costly problem to solve. Adrienne Moore has the story of one local man whose battle to control indoor mold not only ate away at his […]
I would like to create and organize a mold exposure association to help others like my brother, myself and also my mother – people that can’t financially get themselves better and those who have no money to clothe and feed their families. I would like to have tutors for their children. Also, I would like […]
 
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