Rocklin, CA – Morgan FeDora wheezes noticeably when she talks and at times finds it difficult to breathe due to major upper respiratory problems, among other ailments. She also suffers from lethargy, severe headaches, somewhat akin to migraines, a nagging, raspy cough, sinus infections and a rash. All of which can be linked to the […]
8/17/02 Auckland, New Zealand – Is mold the new asbestos? A leading British insurance broker has warned that toxic mould has led to a growing number of claims in the United States and the problem is beginning to become apparent in Britain. A Weekend Herald investigation in April revealed that New Zealand’s growing leaky building […]
George West, TX – The area along County Road 303 is green, lush and deceptively peaceful as it winds down into the Nueces River bottom in Live Oak County. Rounding a corner into flood-stricken neighborhoods is like suddenly descending into a wasteland. When the residents of Old Swimming Hole subdivision came back to their homes during […]
2/26/04 Jacksonville, FL – Mold in homes is the target of lawmakers who are eying changes to Florida law. On Wednesday, several lawmakers held a mold workshop to hear from homeowners, insurance companies and businesses that make it their business to clean up mold. Linda Armstrong came to share her experiences. The homeowner from Mandarin […]
Middletown, VA – A large gathering of residents and local officials paused to pay tribute to two of the city’s war heroes on Sunday, as the newly refurbished Gibbons-Huxham monument was unveiled during a ceremony at the Mortimer Cemetery. There are probably many Middletown residents who don’t know the story of Capt. Elijah W. Gibbons […]
Jann Falkenstern 11/16/2003 Punta Gorda, FL — Museum-goers will have to wait a little while before visiting the Florida Adventure Museum and its exhibits. Lori Tomlinson, executive director of the Florida Adventure Museum said for “some time now,” water has been seeping into the building located at 260 W. Retta Esplanade in Punta Gorda, causing environmental […]
Portland, OR – There’s a developing controversy within the scientific and legal community regarding the dangers of toxic mold. For 9 years Katie Kononen has lived in a mold-infested Salem subsidized apartment. She has been fighting the mold all the while. Mold on her walls. Mold in her vents. Mold that spread to her daughter’s […]
Honolulu, HI – In 24 hours, hotel executive Peter Schall thrust his company into a spotlight most executives dread. By the end of the day on July 24, he had met with guests in 71 rooms, the state Department of Health, a labor union, 900 employees and seven news organizations to reveal that his newest […]
1/15/03 Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner failed a federal health inspection after regulators found cockroaches in the kitchen, mold residue on ice makers and blocked drains in the nursery. The ship, one of the world’s most famous cruise liners, will be allowed to continue sailing, and there is no fine, though a […]
Pecan Valley, TX – Susan Leach walked through Ellen Vest’s ruined Shady Shores home Wednesday, wagging her head at how fast mold had bloomed green on Vest’s furniture. “We’ve seen it in every house,” Leach said. Leach is a new volunteer with the Pecan Valley chapter of the American Red Cross. For the past nearly […]
Reno, NV – Black mold has turned up at the Reno airport. But officials say the toxic fungus in Concourse B has been sealed off and poses no health threat until it cam be professionally removed in a couple of weeks. A worker discovered the mold while repairing sections of interior wall in November. The […]
Fresno, CA – The day Michelle Seniff found out that a black mold inside her Visalia rental home might have killed her 16-month-old son was the day she left. When Rob Seniff got home from his job at a cheese processing plant that February day two years ago, the Seniffs fled the house, leaving everything […]
by Mariko Thompson : Los Angeles Daily NewsPosted on Mon, Jul. 22, 2002 It started with allergic symptoms that didn’t go away. The woman’s symptoms included skin irritations, sinus infections and chronic fatigue, she said. "I went to all sorts of doctors. I knew it was the house, but I couldn’t figure out why." It […]
Sat, Sep. 21, 2002 HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Air quality at Hilton Head Elementary School will be tested next week in response to parents’ concerns over possible mold in the school’s ventilation system. Mary Briggs, executive principal of the 2,200-student elementary school, sent a letter home with students Friday about the situation. In the […]
Indevus Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial of Aminocandin for Systemic Fungal Infections LEXINGTON, Mass. – Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDEV) today announced the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial with Zminocandin, a member of a new class of anti-fungal compounds under development for the treatment of a broad spectrum of systemic, invasive infections. This […]
08/04/02 Corpus Christi, TX – “Mold? Local company will purchase your mold-damaged property.” Such ads, popping up around town, are a sign of the real estate times in Corpus Christi. As local homeowners grow weary of wrangling with insurers over mold repair claims, some are desperate enough to unload their fungus-filled homes for half of […]
8/8/02 Rocklin, CA- Tenants have filed a lawsuit against their Rocklin apartment complex owner because their apartments contain toxic mold that is making them sick. The tenants’ attorneys say tests show that the mold levels inside certain Park Village units are 10 to 100 times the normal. Tenant Morgan Fedora says that she has gone […]
San Antonio, TX – After a 10-minute harangue by activist Ralph Velasquez on the “embarrassment” and “travesty” of the Mirasol Homes project, San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) commissioners decided Wednesday to hold a public hearing on the matter at their September meeting. SAHA Schedules Hearing “Somewhere, this board fell asleep,” Velasquez said. “There is no […]
6/8/02 Lubbock, TX – Owners of the Lubbock Park Towers Apartments had no other alternative but to file a lawsuit this week against six insurance companies for failing to pay for damages caused by black mold. This has become a very common event for insurance companies nationwide. “Many people feel they have insurance when they […]
Large settlements could prompt exodus; Md. ruling sought on exclusions; Cost of repairing home might exceed its value by Anne Lauren Hens lee : Special To The Sun Maryland homeowners insurance could be reaching a critical juncture on an unlikely issue that might prove the final straw for insurance companies teetering from market woes and […]
NEW YORK – Hospital water distribution systems may serve as an important reservoir of several varieties of disease-causing molds, researchers report. Hospital-acquired mold infections can be an important cause of illness and death in patients with weakened immune systems, according to Dr. Elias J. Anaissie, from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little […]
BEAUFORT — A section of Battery Creek High School was closed Thursday after two teachers complained of illness caused by fumes from chemicals being used to treat a mold problem at the school. The closure marks the second time in about two weeks that classrooms have been evacuated because of the chemicals district maintenance workers […]
CANTON, Mich.– Officials at Salem High School say a fungus has been found inside the building and they’re taking steps to clean it out. A mold was found in a first-floor corridor of the Canton school. Officials found wet ceiling tiles and sweating pipes, and a further investigation uncovered the mold. The Plymouth-Canton school district […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – To protest a menace in their school, nearly 1,000 students at East High School in Memphis skipped homeroom one day. Across the state, another 1,000 students spent a month at Bristol Motor Speedway – not watching NASCAR races, but studying in the skyboxes while a threat was removed at Sullivan East […]
Jenna Jachles, 6, wears a sign to express her displeasure Thursday with cleanup efforts at Riverside Elementary. Broward school officials told angry parents Thursday that Riverside Elementary will be safe when school opens Aug. 26, but recent inspection reports say that mold and mildew clean-up work has been sloppy and rushed. On Wednesday, school district […]
8/8/02 Coatesville, PA – Reports of mold in the Coatesville Area Ninth and Tenth Grade Center have prompted the administration to hire an engineering firm to inspect the building, said Superintendent James T. Scarnati. A full report of findings along with short-term and long-term solutions is to be presented in time for the December board […]
Lack of ventilation may lead to allergies, respiratory problems NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 25 – Nationwide, school districts are finding allergy-inducing mold in walls, on carpets and near ventilation systems. While one study blames aging buildings and mold-promoting construction techniques, other findings suggest the problem is due to a lack of proper ventilation in newer schools.
BEVERLY HILLS, California – Hilton Hotels Corp. on Tuesday reported a 12 percent decline in net earnings for its second quarter Tuesday due to sluggish travel demand and a charge related to work done at a hotel in Hawaii. Net income for the quarter ending in June was $76 million compared with $86 million for […]
Hilton Hawaiian Village is finding that the mold problem in its Kalia Tower is taking a lot more time and money than anyone initially anticipated. In its third quarter earnings report Wednesday, Hilton Hotels Corp. said it did not expect to reopen the more than 400 guest rooms of the year-old Kalia Tower until the […]
LOS ANGELES – Hilton Hotels Corp. said on Tuesday it took a second-quarter charge of $10 million related to a 435-room hotel tower in Hawaii, now closed indefinitely after mold was discovered in the building. The charge covers estimated future costs to fix the problem, which was discovered last month in the $95 million, 24-story […]
ATHENS, Texas – An insatiable green menace lurks in state District Judge Jack Holland’s courtroom. It creeps from behind the wooden benches, across the attorneys’ tables and into the judge’s very seat. But this heinous offender can’t be locked behind bars or issued costly citations. Aspergillus, a fuzzy green mold, has taken over this East […]
There’s much more research to be done on toxic mold, and the discussion about how the city should handle the problem – if at all – is also to be continued. Members of the Environmental Control Advisory Board, after more than an hour of discussion about mold and public health concerns, decided to suspend further […]
In a sudden move with virtually no prior notice, the city of Galt closed the Boys and Girls Club indefinitely after mold was detected in part of the city-owned building. City Manager Ted Anderson said Wednesday it hasn’t been determined whether or not the mold is toxic.”There’s good mold and bad mold,” Anderson said. “Not […]
by Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle Austin BureauSept. 23, 2002, 10:22PM AUSTIN — Black mold may have spawned an insurance crisis, but a study by Texas doctors has found no link between mold and toxic disease. "There’s no medical evidence right now that people should be concerned or in a panic because there’s mold in their […]
5/4/03 Ongoing media coverage of the case against ex-cop Karl Waldon is not reason enough for the upcoming trial to be moved outside of Jacksonville, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Waldon’s attorneys argued last month that heavy publicity surrounding the case had tainted the potential juror pool. But U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. […]
by Jay Romano, NY Times26 Jan, 2003 ACCORDING to the Insurance Information Institute, an industry organization based in New York, there are more than 10,000 mold-related lawsuits pending in state courts across the country. And while most of those suits were filed in states like Florida, California and Texas – where weather conditions make it […]
They say the fungus causes health problems. Insurance companies say covering mold claims would make rates rise again since they couldn’t make much profits. 8/20/02 Temple Terrace, FL – Staffers for Florida Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher came to the Tampa Bay area Monday to hear homeowners and insurance officials complain about a burgeoning problem with toxic […]
3/12/03 Atlanta, GA – The Atlanta City Council will meet Monday night in regular session to discuss items including a mold problem and delay in improvements at the airport. City Manager Mike Ahrens said the city has a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation to make some improvements at the Atlanta Hall-Miller Airport, but […]
Tampa, FL – Any way you look at mold in Florida – either as a legitimate health threat or as an overblown nuisance – you’ve got to figure this icky mess will cost somebody, and unfortunately most responsible parties do not want to take responsibility. Insurers claim they are getting socked with claims on homeowners’ insurance […]
9/1/02 Danbury, Connecticut – Across the country, headlines tell the horror stories of indoor mold: Schools are closed; families abandon homes with breakfast dishes still in the sink; Ed McMahon’s dog dies; lawsuits by sick workers threaten to bankrupt businesses. The tales are terrifying and true. Indoor mold a genuine health threat that is turning into […]
11/22/02 Memphis, TN – Mold is forcing the University of Memphis to renovate its student health center building. The mortar between the exterior bricks on the 1967 building has become too porous and is allowing in too much moisture, forming ripe conditions for mold, officials said Thursday. “We found some areas of mold that were […]
February 7, 2003 Mold is nothing to get sick over — at least in most cases. So claimed environmental experts Thursday at a seminar addressing what they believe has spread to become more a media overreaction than a health concern. This has made many ethical experts wonder. “In most cases when you’re dealing with mold […]
Lexington, Kentucky – Ainslie Vice and her husband broke ground in the spring of 96. Six years later they haven’t spent one night in the house. From top to bottom Vice says the house has a laundry list of problems. The biggest problem is mold. The mold problem has destroyed their retirement home and their […]
Is mould the new asbestos? A leading insurance broker has warned that toxic mould has led to a growing number of claims in the United States and the problem is beginning to become apparent in the UK. In the US, “toxic mould syndrome” has led to a court award of $32m to a Texas resident, […]
Steve Jefferson11/3/03 The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa shut down all the guest rooms in the newly opened Kalia Tower on Wednesday after discovering mold in some of the rooms. Guests in the tower were re-located to other rooms on the property as a precautionary measure, said Peter Schall, senior vice president and […]
Salem, OR – Paul Hawks, a certified environmental inspector, examines the McMinnville home of Susan Roberts last month. Hawks wears protective clothing and a respirator to guard against toxic mold that the homeowner says infests the house. Angry homeowners say the fungus makes them ill and makes their homes uninhabitable. When Susan Roberts bought her […]
Construction crews and school officials showed off a newly reopened St. Charles East High School on Thursday, more than a year after the far west suburban high school was closed because of potentially hazardous levels of mold. The $17 million, 10-month job was painstaking work, said David Kedrowski, project manager for the company that oversaw […]
FLORENCE – Two schools contaminated by toxic mold last April have been given a clean bill of health. An environmental consultant told the Board of Education and 15 spectators last night there is no trace of Stachybotrys atra in the Roebling or Marcella L. Duffy elementary schools. “All parties involved are satisfied the schools are […]
The Georgia Southern University Eagles’ locker room wasn’t the only musty and damp place on campus this summer. Four types of mold – including the toxic mold stachybotrys – were found growing in several campus buildings following reports of allergy-like illness. “We live in a hot, humid climate and sometimes things like this happen,” said […]
Faculty and staff in four mold-infested buildings at Georgia Southern University are breathing easier as university officials complete cleanup and try to prevent future problems. Student Health Services Director Lynn Tabor pointed up at the rusty heating and air conditioning fan coil unit above his office doorway and described how it was cleaned out and […]
 
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