Tens of thousands of children
may face a lifetime of health problems due to living in FEMA trailers
in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Formaldehyde, a cancer-causing
substance, has been found in FEMA trailers at levels five times what is
considered safe.
Months after Katrina I remember commentators saying the effects of that storm and the aftermath would reverberate for decades. It was kind of hard to wrap your head around, but here we are and there are children who may have lifetimes of medical problems. It's often been said that the real damage of Katrina was not done by the storm, but by our own government's lack of action. Three years later and the same crap is still going on. Well, at least our government is consistent. Seriously, can anyone name one thing they've done right in the last eight years?
Now if you'll excuse me, I must go punch a wall.
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