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Toxic Trailers?

Recent testing by Sierra Club has shown that more than 88 percent of FEMA trailers tested in Mississippi had excessive and unsafe formaldehyde levels. Click here to download the fact sheet about this issue.

FEMA trailer residents have recurring health problems consistent with formaldehyde poisoning. Please call U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor at 228-864-7670 and ask him to make FEMA address the formaldehyde problem and provide SAFE AND HEALTHY emergency housing for victims of Katrina and future natural disasters.

For updates on this important issue, see the web site: http://www.toxictrailers.com

Joint Chapter Retreat Planned

The Mississippi and Alabama Chapters of the Sierra Club will hold a retreat October 19-21, 2007, at Plymouth Bluff Environmental Center on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway just outside Columbus. Located in a secluded area on a high bluff overlooking the waterway, there are four miles of walking trails on site as well as nearby parks which offer more hiking, boating, biking, fishing, golfing and birding opportunities. In addition to a number of outings, confirmed speakers include Mississippi State Professor and architect specializing in ecological design, Michael Berk; Dr John Ikerd, a well-known expert on sustainable agriculture; and the host of the television show ³Mississippi Roads² Walt Grayson. The registration form can be downloaded at... http://alabama.sierraclub.org/07registration.pdf.

Air Pollution

The air pollution that residents were exposed to after Hurricane Katrina could potentially increase their rates of asthma, says a report prepared by Dr. Peter deFur, Environmental Stewardship Concepts. It appears that in the aftermath of hurricane residents were exposed to concentrations of air pollution after Katrina that could significantly affect respiratory function. EPA and the Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality failed to adequately sample or address problems with pollution spread by Hurricane Katrina. For deFur's air pollution report, see (Katrina air comments deFur). For the PDF report on sediment pollution, see (Katrina ----sediment comments by deFur). Louisiana chemist Wilma Subra has found high levels of pollutants such as arsenic in her post Katrina sampling. For the Subra report, click here. (Subra Testing Results Katrina).

Sierra Club Chronicles

Television documentaries on the work of the Mississippi Chapter Sierra Club on toxic pollution from DuPont DeLisle and on efforts with the 12 Miles South Coalition to protect the Gulf Islands National Park from offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling have been aired nationwide on Link TV. To download or request copies, go to ( http://www.sierraclubtv.org).

Our Children's Health Campaign

Pollution throughout our state has an impact on our health. Our children are particularly vulnerable.

Keep an eye on our latest updates on pollution issues, and see what you can do to take action.

Offshore Oil/Gas Drilling

Why we oppose offshore drilling in the Gulf Island National Seashore
Find out why we oppose drilling off the Gulf Islands National Seashore, and download a petition so you can gather signatures and help us oppose this plan.

Protect Our Coasts
Sierra Club Report Details Bush Administration’s Erosion of Coastal Protections in Mississippi

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Download the latest issue of the Mississippi Sierran (Winter 2006, PDF)