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FEMA trailers toxic, tests show - Los Angeles Times

FEMA trailers toxic, tests show - Los Angeles Times:

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday that it would accelerate efforts to get victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita out of government-supplied trailers after tests showed that the temporary residences contain unhealthy levels of toxic formaldehyde."

Straus Newspapers - West Milford Messenger - Volunteers make a difference in New Orleans

Straus Newspapers - West Milford Messenger - Volunteers make a difference in New Orleans:

"As of Jan. 18, Helping Hands has had 14,797 volunteers put in 418,063 volunteer hours. They have gutted 1,115 homes and 810 elderly apartments. Exterior painting has been done for 49 homes and yard work completed for 202 units. Thirty-four homes are under construction and 19 have been completed."

The Tuxedo Travels - Official Home Page

The Tuxedo Travels - Official Home Page: "

The Tuxedo Travels was born from the fateful encounter of two odd characters: Heath Buck and Doug Campbell.

The duo decided to plot a trip from Hong Kong to London, raising money for charity and having crazy adventures along the way. And they decided to complete the entire trip in tuxedos."

I saw this on CNN, it is really cool.\

WIVB TV: BonaResponds Adopts a Family Still Struggling After Katrina

WIVB TV: News, Weather, Sports for Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and all of Western New York | BonaResponds Adopts a Family Still Struggling After Katrina:

"'I could never imagine in my wildest dreams I would be homeless, clothesless and jobless all at the same time,' Ariana said. 'During all of this time, my baby was 8 months old and learning to walk and talk in this little FEMA trailer.'

Before Hurricane Katrina, Ariana was paying the mortgage on her mother's house, as well as renting a house for her and her two sons."

FEMA trailers will undergo testing- NOLA.com

I hate to beat a dead horse (what a horrible saying!), but FEMA's reaction speed never ceases to amaze me.

In the article it says 46,000 families are still living in FEMA trailers. Which is down substantially but still too high.

FEMA trailers will undergo testing- NOLA.com:

"A federal health agency will begin testing the air quality of FEMA trailers next week in a sampling of the tens of thousands of units provided to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, officials said Thursday.

The testing, scheduled to start Dec. 21 and to take five weeks, will check the level of formaldehyde, a commonly used chemical that many trailer residents have blamed for health problems."

Bills' Everett walking on his own, in and out of rehab

Bills' Everett walking on his own, in and out of rehab:

"Kevin Everett is walking on his own at a Houston rehab center, the latest significant progress by the Buffalo Bills tight end in his remarkable recovery from a serious spinal cord injury. 'He doesn't have a full natural stride but, yeah, he's walking,' a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of Everett's status."