We applaud Governor Bobby Jindal’s recent actions in asking two federal agencies for assistance in testing the air quality in homes with Chinese drywall. Governor Jindal recently asked the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help conduct air tests to determine if the gases emitted from Chinese drywall are harmful to health.
Based on published reports, it seems that the Louisiana Department of Health has fielded at least 350 calls from homeowners concerned about Chinese drywall in their homes. The problematic Chinese drywall is made with high levels of sulfur. The sulfur emits a strong odor. Some complain that the high sulfur content in the Chinese drywall also causes many home appliances to corrode and break. Public officials are obviously taking this matter seriously and we applaud their actions in protecting the public health.
I thought Gov Jindal was opposed to the federal government getting involved in local issues. He ridiculed the study of volcanic eruptions in his response to President Obama’s speech to Congress. Why is drywall problems in Louisiana more of a federal issue than volcanic eruptions in other states?