New York Times
February 15, 2008
This article talks about how the government had made another mistake with Hurricane Katrina victims. There is a threat of Formaldehyde in the trailers given to Hurricane Katrina victims. Although this has been going on for two years, FEMA is just now taking action. 519 were tested and found to have incredibly high rates of this carcinogen, which causes critical breathing problems in the people who are affected. The director of Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a five point plan to get people to better housing by this summer before the humidity sets in, making things worse. The residents who are most at risk are those who cannot help themselves, like the aged, ill, or poverty stricken.
This article was very interesting to read, as it affects people around our area. I had no idea about this toxin found in trailers. The author seems to be very passionate about this issue, strongly criticizing FEMA for not taking action. There are many references to people and tests done, establishing credibility.
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This article seems well written; the research provided does increase the author's credibility. I am interested to see if FEMA will be sued for hospital time or even death due to this toxin. Hopefully they will find a quick solution to get the people still living in these trailers out of them.
The fact it has taken this long to identify this threat is pretty shocking. The evidence is undeniable along with the need for action.
Overall this seems like an interesting article with many well written facts. I like that the author used emotions to get the readers attention.
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