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Archived mold items, pre-July 2003

by Walter Olson on June 14, 2003

Archived entries before July 2003 can also be found here.

2003: “Mold — to the highest bidder!“, Jun. 23.

2002: “‘Doctors find no evidence of mold as a toxic disease’“, Sept. 23; “Judge questions ’shotgun’ naming of 282 defendants in trailer-mold case“, Aug. 21; “The rewards of growing mold together“, May 9; “Mold sweepstakes: You May Already Be a Winner“, Apr. 25 (& update May 21, 2003).

2001: “Plastic cup blamed for child’s autism“, Apr. 9; “Mold wars, cont’d“, Mar. 2-4.

2000: “Spread of mold law“, Oct. 10.

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