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Improving The Odds Of Government Accountability In The Disaster-Prone Era: Using The 9/11 Fund Factors To Remedy The Problem Of Toxic Katrina Trailers, Olympia Duhart
Faculty Scholarship
This article analyzes the dangers surrounding the toxicity levels in the trailers issued to Katrina survivors by FEMA, and identifies serious medical complications stemming from the temporary homes. Lack of government oversight in the process led to the distribution of formaldehyde-laced trailers that cost the government more than $2 billion and continue to poison residents years after the storm. Furthermore, the failures connected to disaster relief are even more disturbing in this disaster-prone era. More importantly, this paper also proposes the creation of a Toxic Trailer Fund to compensate residents of toxic FEMA trailers. Using the factors implicitly established by …
Comments On The Reforms To The Mexican Energy Laws Of 2008, Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin
Comments On The Reforms To The Mexican Energy Laws Of 2008, Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
A strong discussion has taken place in Mexico since the beginning of this millennium concerning the legal reform of the energy sector, particularly the Mexican government's oil company, Petr6leos Mexicanos (Pemex).
Comentarios Sobre Las Reformas Del Ano 2008 Al Sector Energetico Mexicano, Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin
Comentarios Sobre Las Reformas Del Ano 2008 Al Sector Energetico Mexicano, Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
Desde inicios del milenio, en Mxico se vivi6 una fuerte discusi6n sobre la reforma legal del sector energ6tico; en particular en torno a Petr6leos Mexicanos (Pemex).