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...After the storm, FEMA cleaned up to the refuge's property line - and stopped. Congressman Charles Boustany (R-La.) blames the Stafford Act, which doesn't allow FEMA to work on government land. "We had the Army Corps of engineers and the EPA down there, but they couldn't go on federal property," he says. "You could see where the cleanup work was being done, and 100 yards over, there's horrendous debris and hazardous tanks - and nobody's touching...
...containers, so no one knows exactly what they have contained, or how much they have already leaked. No one knows how much damage has already been done, or what the long-term damage will be. "It's been exceedingly frustrating," says Boustany, who wants the provision in the Stafford Act, which covers disaster and emergency assistance, changed to allow government cleanup crews onto federal property. With the hurricane season just gaining momentum, he worries about the next storm. Environmental groups recently issued a report urging Congress to pass new legislation to restore the disappearing wetlands. "Unless Louisiana's losses...
...anyway. I experienced that war and its horrors, but I have worked quite happily for two German companies and promoted their products. It's time Europeans moved on, combined our strengths and forged a stronger European Union with all future conflict confined to the football field. Desmond Connelly Stafford, England...
...with it anyway. I experienced that war and its horrors, but I have worked quite happily for two German companies and promoted their products. It's time Europeans moved on, combined our strengths and forged a stronger European Union, with all conflict confined to the football field. Desmond Connelly Stafford, England I really enjoyed your articles and magnificent photographs of the World Cup. It is unfortunate that decisions by the referees were sometimes questionable, and obviously so, since television viewers could see what really happened through slow-motion replays. FIFA's refusal to introduce modern technology for referees to consult...
...rebuild the system, Townsend and others are calling for more help from the federal government, including an amendment to the 1974 Stafford Act that would provide long-term mental health assistance, rather than current rules that only allow funding for services in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provided 1,200 volunteer counselors for the Gulf Coast until June 30, when funding for its Katrina response program ended. Local doctors would like to see that help continued as well as more help rebuilding the area's teaching hospitals and physician training programs...