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Plant Worker with Mesothelioma Sues Valve Manufacturers

Plant Worker with Mesothelioma Sues Valve Manufacturers

A former Duke Energy worker with mesothelioma sues because of his work with valves at various plants owned by the North Carolina based company. (more…)

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Potential Asbestos Contamination at Apartment Fire

Potential Asbestos Contamination at Apartment Fire

There’s trouble in paradise after a massive fire at a huge Honolulu, Hawaii apartment building left the area strewn with asbestos and left residents and others wondering whether it’s safe both inside and outside of their apartments. (more…)

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Mesothelioma Clinical Trial With Bayer Drug

Mesothelioma Clinical Trial With Bayer Drug

Bayer pharmaceuticals company had hoped for success with its new experimental drug, anetumab ravtansine, for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. But after a disappointing clinical trial, the company announced yesterday that they would not proceed any further at this time. (more…)

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Armory Project will Expose Many to Asbestos

Armory Project will Expose Many to Asbestos

A 1906-built armory in the busy Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn is being promised a new life. But a preservationist and an environmental justice attorney those taking part in the rejuvenation project aren’t paying attention to the dangers that could expose many to asbestos. (more…)

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Asbestos Found at Historic House Fire Site

Asbestos Found at Historic House Fire Site

The blaze at the Clemens House – an historic home in St. Louis built by Mark Twain’s uncle – represented a sad loss for the city, and officials have now determined that what’s left behind may likely represent a health hazard as well because of asbestos found in the debris. (more…)

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Justice Says Asbestos in Make-up Reports are False

Justice Says Asbestos in Make-up Reports are False

The much-loved tween retail chain, Justice, says reports of asbestos in a popular make-up item carried at the store are simply not true. Late yesterday afternoon, the chain issued a statement in regards to the report first aired by an investigative team from a television station in Raleigh, North Carolina. (more…)

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Asbestos Work Contaminates Church and School

Asbestos Work Contaminates Church and School

As the result of asbestos removal at an old garage across the street, a church and school in the remote desert town of Needles, California has been contaminated with chrysotile asbestos, say church officials, who are asking the perpetrators to pay for the clean-up. (more…)

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London’s Hospitals Contain Asbestos Materials

London’s Hospitals Contain Asbestos Materials

A study recently conducted by the BBC found that in London a whopping 94 percent of the hospitals contain asbestos materials, and the news outlet described the situation as “a ticking time bomb.”  (more…)

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TV Investigative Team Finds Asbestos in Makeup

TV Investigative Team Finds Asbestos in Makeup

A group of reporters from WTVD-TV in Durham, North Carolina – dubbed the I-Team – has been conducting a story about make-up products targeted towards teens and tweens and, in their research, found asbestos in makeup. (more…)

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Occupational Exposure Limit for Asbestos

Occupational Exposure Limit for Asbestos

In a country where the chrysotile asbestos mining industry was once a major contributor to the economy, the government is finally recognizing the danger of the mineral and has taken steps to amend the Canada Labor Code to lower the occupational exposure limit for asbestos to “as close to zero as possible.” (more…)

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Nearly Half the G20 Countries Still Haven’t Banned Asbestos

Nearly Half the G20 Countries Still Haven’t Banned Asbestos

Last week, 20 of the world’s major players met in Hamburg to discuss any number of topics, including international trade and world economic growth. Among those 20 countries represented at the highly-talked about meeting were 8 major powers that still haven’t banned asbestos. (more…)

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5 Years & $7.8 Million in Improper Asbestos Handling Case

5 Years & $7.8 Million in Improper Asbestos Handling Case

The owner of several garbage hauling businesses in Cleveland has been sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of $7.8 million for failing to remove asbestos before demolishing a factory in that city. It’s one of the stiffest fines ever imposed for such a crime. (more…)

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Ohio Asbestos Contractor Sent to Prison

Ohio Asbestos Contractor Sent to Prison

An asbestos contractor company owner from Chardon, Ohio will be spending the next couple of years in prison thanks to his disregard for asbestos laws during a project he completed nearly 5 years ago. (more…)

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Asbestos Found at Maryland Pipe Blast Site

Asbestos Found at Maryland Pipe Blast Site

In a true example of just how far asbestos fibers can travel through the air, officials in Baltimore have found asbestos dust on the exterior of a Holiday Inn that is located across a busy road from where a steam pipe burst more than a week ago. (more…)

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Another Country Institutes Asbestos Ban - U.S. Waits

Another Country Institutes Asbestos Ban – U.S. Waits

To date, more than 50 countries around the world have issued a total ban on asbestos. Now, Ukraine has been added to that lengthening list, its Ministry of Health recently confirming that the country’s ban is now in place. (more…)

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Chlor-Alkali Industry Still Using Asbestos Products

Chlor-Alkali Industry Still Using Asbestos Products

Despite that fact that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and many other agencies have declared that even a small amount of asbestos exposure is dangerous, the country’s chlor-alkali industry continues to push for exemptions that will allow them to carry on with the importation and…

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Power Company Employee Exposed to Asbestos & Mercury

Power Company Employee Exposed to Asbestos & Mercury

A construction worker from New Hampshire’s Eversource Schiller Power Station filed a complaint with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration in mid-June, claiming that he was exposed to both hazardous asbestos and mercury while working at the plant, which is located in Portsmouth. (more…)