WDDO is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization……a group of scent detection canine handlers and trainers with a goal.…to improve the field of canine scent detection. We are police officers, fire fighters, public and private investigators, pest control professionals, mold inspectors, search and rescue personnel and others. But one important thing we all have in common is […]
New Orleans, LA – Even after moving to get away from mold-infested buildings left behind after Hurricane Katrina, Southern University at New Orleans hasn’t been able to shake the problem. SUNO is operating from temporary buildings a half-mile away from its campus. But according to inspections completed last month, mold has followed SUNO to at […]
New York, NY – New York City local news personality Kaity Tong had to evacuate her home due to mold. In September, Tong had been living in Gramercy Park Hotel for many weeks, as the floors and wall in her Chelsea home started to buckle, seemingly caused by the conversion of the O’Neill Building, on […]
Cape Coral, FL- Cape Coral tornado victims have a new problem to worry about – their health. Mold is already starting to form inside some of the damaged homes and the problem is expected to get worse. Homes damaged by this week’s tornados have blue roofs, broken roofs, or no roofs at all. With several […]
Houston, TX – It is a medical mystery and a parent’s nightmare: Something is making people sick inside a Houston middle school. So far, no one knows what it is. The school district says the air is clean and that children and employees should show up for school. But an increasing number of parents and teachers […]
Houston, TX – Houston Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra rejected pleas to close Key Middle School on Thursday after hearing directly from teachers who have been to the emergency room and parents who fear the building is making their children ill. “If at any time we feel that there really is a specific danger, as we look […]
San Diego, CA – Property insurers use secret tactics to cheat customers out of payments–as profits break records. Julie Tunnell remembers standing in her debris-strewn driveway when the tall man in blue jeans approached. Her northern San Diego tudor-style home had been incinerated a week earlier in the largest wildfire in California history. The blaze in […]
Anderson, ID – Growing mold, collapsed ceilings and unsafe playground equipment are just a few of the complaints being levied by tenants at three Anderson apartment complexes. City officials cited Seattle-based Pinnacle Realty for several building violations. Tenants are eagerly awaiting repairs, 6News’ Cheryl Jackson reported. Placards are in place at the Autumn Ridge complex warning […]
According to El Paso County Schools, mold was found during maintenance at Woodland Hills Elementary. The mold will continue to be tested and recommendations will be announced in a few days. School District 49 has decided to test other school buildings for moisture. The schools will be closed during the selected testing times. Parents should […]
Lodi, CA – Lodi Unified is scrounging together $8 million from various funds to pay for the Tokay High mold cleanup, but the district is also hoping the state will cover more than half the bill. Earlier this week, the district board approved taking $2 million from its General Fund, $1 million from the adult […]
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Hazleton, PA – Hazleton City Council voted unanimously to lease the former post office on East Broad Street to Lackawanna College during a brief special meeting Monday afternoon. Details of the lease agreement are still being negotiated. However, council President Joe Yannuzzi said discussions have centered on a five-year agreement, with possible incremental renewals. The […]
Lodi, CA – Toxic mold growing in every classroom building at Tokay High School has forced the start of school to be delayed for several weeks and may cost millions to clean up. “Every classroom building has it in one shape or form,” said Lodi Unified School District Supt. Bill Huyett. Huyett said he could […]
Lafayette, LA – It appears another argument has arisen on mold safety; depending on who stands to be liable for the problem. School officials said they were “exceedingly comfortable” sending children back to Plantation Elementary School on Wednesday, when the school reopened after two days of mold testing and cleaning. Not all parents agree. And experts […]
Pennsylvania – (Public Opinion/Ryan Blackwell) – Public concerns about conditions in the St. Thomas Elementary School prompted school officials to test the school and find mold in portions of the building. On April 4 and Monday, Analytical Laboratory Services Inc., Harrisburg, performed a fungal sampling survey and visual inspection at the school that houses 400 […]
Neptune Township, NJ – Three years and tens of millions of dollars later, part a brand new elementary school in New Jersey will be torn down before it ever held one class. The reason for this waste of taxpayer’s money: mold. From the outside, the almost-completed Midtown Community School looks to be a beacon of […]
Gresham, OR – Fire District 10 will tear off and replace the leaky roof at the Gresham Fire Department’s Station 76, which was shut down last month because of health concerns caused by potentially dangerous mold. Gresham and district officials met Wednesday night to address the situation, which forced firefighters to work out of a […]
Behind the door of Army Spec. Jeremy Duncan’s room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mold. When the wounded combat engineer stands in his shower and looks up, he can see the bathtub on the floor above through a rotted hole. The entire building, constructed between […]
Soon after moving into a New York City apartment, Colin and Pamela Fraser say, they began to suffer headaches, rashes, respiratory infections and fatigue. They attributed it to mold. But their lawsuit against the cooperative that owns the building hit a roadblock when the court wouldn’t let their medical expert testify that mold caused their […]
This is an example of what one family accomplished, thus far, in the state capitol of Wisconsin, following a school mold exposure that their 11 year old daughter became ill from, despite the lack of progress at their local school. MADISON, Wis. — “The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would monitor indoor air […]
In the 1980’s I was an organized crime prosecutor taking on the mafia and Columbian Cartel Drug rings. Then suddenly, I became a victim of an environmental injury 15 years ago. In my quest to regain health, I discovered that my plight was a tip of the iceberg of environmentally linked disease. After I recovered, […]
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Dudley, MA – A family who had to abandon their home because of a severe toxic mold infestation is experiencing another unexpected growth – the kindness of strangers. Professionals and friends are uniting behind the family, which is losing all of its personal possessions. Town Hall employees and the Mason Road Elementary School, the children’s school, plan to set up […]
Lexington, KY – The students living in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house will be looking for new places to live because of some recently discovered mold, UK officials said. “We’re in the process of cleaning,” said Gail Hairston, a UK spokeswoman. “The students will evacuate while experts clean and repair the cause (of the mold). […]
Los Angeles, CA – Shea Homes was absolved of any liability for damages that a Stevenson Ranch family alleged had arisen out of mold exposure in their home. Jurors in the closely watched personal injury suit returned a defense verdict for Shea, the nation’s largest private home builder, following a three week trial. The family […]
TOXIC MOLD NEWS STORY- A Teacher’s Nightmare Santa Ana, CA – Denise Byrd, a teacher of 15 years in the Santa Ana Unified School District, (SAUSD), became ill with lung damage and other secondary physical problems around March 2001, when the portable classroom she worked in was discovered to have serious toxic mold infestation. The […]
WASHINGTON – Amid contentious debate over its version of the Interior Appropriations Bill, the House of Representatives took an important stand for the environment and the public’s right to know about toxic pollution. Last Thursday, the House voted to accept the Pallone-Solis Toxic Right-To-Know amendment that shuts down plans by the Environmental Protection Agency to […]
The prestigious Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) last month failed to disclose two physicians’ roles as insurance company defense experts in their scientific review “The Medical Effects of Mold Exposure,” which downplayed risks to human health from household mold. According to court documents obtained by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, […]
Orlando, FL – Alison Bregman-Rodriguez felt as if lightning had struck her right eye, or someone had pulled skin out of it. For almost a month she could not work, drive or watch television. “I’d never felt so much pain,” the 30-year-old social worker said. It was not until several doctor visits later that Bregman-Rodriguez […]
New York, NY – There’s something noxious at Fox News that’s making people sick – and it’s not Bill O’Reilly. Two Fox News employees have filed a lawsuit alleging they were sickened by toxic molds and pesticides in a building where some of the network’s top shows are produced in Manhattan. The lawsuit, filed Thursday […]
Norcross, GA – About 12,800 Mizuno ‘Gamer’ baseball gloves, manufactured by Mizuno USA Inc., are being recalled because the gloves may contain aspergillus mold. The mold could cause health problems or other infections in people. The recall includes all Mizuno ‘Gamer’ baseball gloves. The gloves have the word ‘Gamer’ printed on the palm of the gloves. The gloves […]
Chicago, IL – Most Allstate Corp. customers living in areas hard-hit by hurricanes and other natural disasters are likely to see their premiums rise this year as a result of the insurer’s costly new reinsurance obligations, the company claimed last week. This is most likely to result in higher premiums for everyone involved, although Allstate Corp. […]
Camden, MA – A pet food company has advised retailers in more than 20 states to stop selling some of its dog and cat food that may be contaminated with toxic fungus. Several dogs have gotten sick and some have died. The fungus, aspergillus, produces aflatoxin, a known poison and carcinogen. But, before cancer has time […]
Honolulu, HI – Hilton Hotels Corp. will pay $1.832 million to guests who stayed in the Kalia Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa at the time the tower was infested with mold. Under the terms of the settlement, guests can take either $150 in travel coupons or $50 cash for each […]
Teacher states she is not ‘SAIF’ from moldy school. Ashland, OR – The battle lines over the ‘toxic mold’ issue have been drawn between ethical physicians who are successfully treating mold-related illnesses and the independent medical examiners who claim these illnesses do not exist. At the center of this national battle is a solitary teacher from […]
New Orleans, LA – Recovery efforts continue in the southern American states hit by Hurricane Katrina in August. The procedure has been very slow and amidst the complaints of racism, bias, and lack of assistance, a U.S. federal judge in New Orleans has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend its payments of hotel […]
Washington, DC – If anyone who has been watching the events unfold in light of the recent hurricanes; it is obvious that the CDC, among other governmental agencies, is trying to downplay wrongdoings, to say the least. MHS has just uncovered some additional information about the CDC and their attempts to stifle evidence, funding assistance, and […]
Los Angeles, CA – Last week, a California family agreed to a $13 million settlement from a lumber company in mid-trial to complete a $22.6 million settlement with their homes contractors and suppliers over mold exposure. The family sustained severe health complications and it also caused one of their children to sustain severe brain injuries. The Gorman […]
Manchester, UK – Upon returning home from the hospital due to the massive amount of patients whose systems have been altered due to environmental illness, there are higher documented cases of immuno-compromised, especially those who are exposed to fungal disease who are patients that may face danger anew from the pillows in their own beds, […]
Boca Raton, FL – In the wake of the horrific events spurred by Hurricane Katrina and Wilma, there is an urgent need to address the toxic mold epidemic in the Gulf Coast. Currently, mold removal companies are using toxic chemicals, such as biocides, pesticides and bleach, to combat the problem. Large quantities of these toxic […]
New Orleans, LA – In the wake of the horrific events spurred by Hurricane Katrina, there is an urgent need to address the toxic mold epidemic in the Gulf Coast. Currently, mold removal companies are using toxic chemicals, such as biocides, pesticides and bleach, to combat the problem. Large quantities of these toxic chemicals can […]
Baton Rouge, LA – Although all of the records and artifacts most vital to the Archdiocese of New Orleans were saved Hurricane Katrina struck Aug. 29, many of the individual parishes’ sacramental records were lost or badly contaminated as most everything else in the hurricane ridden areas of the South. The Connection Charles Nolan, archivist […]
Hartford, CT – Mold is a common plague of homes, especially after the seemingly limitless rain and flooding Northeast has seen lately. Insurance coverage of mold damage, though, is limited due to the severe health hazards that are involved with exposure. Among all major insurance companies, after profits are incurred, a much higher percentage of […]
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL LOCKYER WAS GRANTED PERMISSION BY THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT TO JOIN THE FIGHT IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS IN THE LOCKHEED LITIGATION CASES RELIED ON BY JUDGE ETTINGER IN PREVENTING MS. DEE’S EXPERTS FROM TESTIFYING AS TO CAUSATION. ‘THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT DECISION IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS.’ Los Angeles, […]
Supplemental Mold Clean-up Advice for Residents. This document provides supplemental information to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals document entitled “Indoor Mold and Mildew after Hurricane Katrina and Wilma”. When can I safely re-occupy my home? Homes that sustained any flood damage can be expected to be contaminated with visible mold growth, and should not […]
San Francisco, CA – Devious defense ‘experts’ and ruthless lawyers around the country often term plaintiffs who suffer from pathogenic mold as opportunists and the evidence, although quite well researched, call it ‘junk science’. Sounding almost like a broken record, these dubious characters who are posting this ‘junk science’ hogwash campaign on their websites and in […]
A new fungal outbreak has caused a domino affect from the forest to the drug industry, and people are seeking answers. As environmental illness has reached all time highs and the drug industry can provide no answers except excuses, the people are becoming increasingly aware of how severe the earth’s mold infection is. Whether one […]
Most misleading medical websites sell out to chemical/pharmaceutical industry as sleazy puppets for power and above all, profits! Boca Raton, FL – It is becoming increasingly evident that these so called medical ‘expert’ advice websites, such as WebMD, have sold themselves out to big business in a bid to influence the public from knowing the truth about […]
MS. DEE APPEALS JUDGMENT ON SPECIAL VERDICT SEEKING TO REVERSE JUDGE ETTINGER’S PREJUDICIAL ERRORS PREVENTING TESTIMONY OF MS. DEE’S TOXIC MOLD EXPERTS ON CAUSATION AND REVERSAL OF INSTRUCTION TO THE JURY ON MS. DEE’S FEAR OF CANCER. THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HAS GRANTED REVIEW IN THE LOCKHEED LITIGATION CASES RELIED ON BY JUDGE ETTINGER, AND […]
Glasgow, Scotland – Hospital showers and taps could be a significant source of life-threatening fungus infections for patients with weakened immune systems, researchers reported Monday.Aspergillus, a toxic mold that has been linked to permanent and severe neurological, pathalogical, immunological and psychological health problems was discovered. Despite efforts to combat it with high-tech air filtration and […]
 
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