Military families are once again pressing the Pentagon and private housing contractors for action on toxic mold inside base housing, PBS NewsHour reports. Service members and their dependents describe persistent contamination in homes managed by the privatized Military Housing Privatization Initiative — a problem that has surfaced repeatedly in congressional hearings and inspector general reports over the past decade.
Families say children and active-duty service members are reporting respiratory illness, neurological symptoms, and chronic fatigue tied to documented water intrusion and visible mold. The latest accounts add to a long-running pattern of complaints across multiple branches and installations.