Truth About Mold

We are communicating with elected officials throughout the country. 

Please send the following information to the elected officials for your State.  Contact information for U.S. Congressmen and State Legislators is provided on the Home page.

Recent Developments:

The Boston City Council passed a resolution on January 27, 2010, which asks the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to lead a campaign to persuade the President and Congress to allocate funds (reimbursed by the banks from the bailout money) to school districts throughout the country to assure that we have a safe, healthy national public school infrastructure.

Boston City Council Resolution

Letter Promoting the Resolution

Resources to Assist with the Development of Mold Legislation

If you receive requests from elected officials asking for information to assist them with the development of mold legislation, please give them the following list of resources:

INTERNATIONAL

Canada--Residential Indoor Air Quality Guidelines (2007)

Canada--The Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities (2007)

Canada--Care of Patients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (2008)

World Health Organization--"Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould" (2009)

Response to WHO Report--Submission to WHO, October 7, 2009

World Health Organization--"Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Selected Pollutants (2010)

U.S. FEDERAL RESOURCES

Federal Mold Legislation Proposed in 2002

Federal Mold Legislation Proposed in 2005

U.S. EPA Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ)

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)--Indoor Mold: Better Coordination of Research on Health Effects and More Consistent Guidance Would Improve Federal Efforts (2008)

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)--2009 Report by the National Center for Healthy Housing

U.S. Navy Mold Remediation Guidelines

U.S. Surgeon General 2009 Healthy Homes Initiative


U.S. STATE RESOURCES

ARKANSAS

Arkansas legislation regarding mold remediators

CALIFORNIA

California Builders' Guide to Removing Mold Risk

City of Los Angeles mold remediation guidelines

Indoor Air Pollution in California

Indoor Air Quality Program

FLORIDA

Florida legislation regarding mold remediators

Florida proclamation of Toxic Injury Awareness Month (May 2009)

KENTUCKY

Kentucky Legislator Bob Damron is sponsoring a bill to hold mold removal companies accountable and to require they earn certification from the state.  Read the March 16, 2010 article:

Kentucky Legislator Bob Damron sponsoring a bill

MAINE

Report of the Mold in Maine Buildings Task Force (2007)

MARYLAND

Maryland Mold Remediation Services Act (2008)

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston City Council Resolution (2010)

Boston--Letter Promoting the Resolution (2010)

NEVADA

Nevada legislation declaring September as Toxic Mold Awareness Month

NEW YORK

City of New York mold remediation guidelines

New York City--Asthma Partnership

New York--Report by the Coalition for Asthma-Free Homes

VIRGINIA

Virginia Landlord Tenant Act of 2009