Gulf Coast
February 21, 2008 -
Several Gulf Coast organizations have purchased two FEMA trailers that are now touring the country to raise awareness about the ongoing nature of the crisis in the region and the government's failure so far to rebuild in a manner that meets the needs of poor and minority residents.
February 14, 2008 -
But no financial assistance provided for those sickened by unsafe housing
February 13, 2008 -
Move comes amid ongoing coverup of key federal health report
February 12, 2008 -
Similar to how check cashers and payday lenders set up shop around military bases to prey on enlisted personnel and their families, they're now lurking around retirement homes to prey on the elderly. And worse, a loophole in federal law allows them to have Social Security deposits made directly to their accounts, from which they dole out "allowances" to their victims.
February 4, 2008 -
We've reported previously on revelations that U.S.
January 31, 2008 -
Katrina lawsuit vs. Army Corps dismissed
January 29, 2008 -
Two House subcommittees have sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security and the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry asking why the Federal Emergency Management Agency interfered with a heath report on formaldehyde in trailers housing people displaced by Hurricane Katrina -- and why ATSDR complied with FEMA's demands that it not consider long-term exposure impacts including cancer.