Throughout the decades following the asbestos scandals in North America in the 1960s, many a state and country have filed an asbestos report. In 1999, the Seattle Post Intelligencer released a damning newspaper asbestos report. It condemned the mining practices in Libby, Montana in the United States. The result of this asbestos report were several others. This included an attempt to put through an Asbestos Fairness Act and a revealing of the impact of asbestos mining on a mining town. An asbestos report can show asbestos may be present in your home. An asbestos report can also indicate the political, social and industrial wrangling that occurs in connection with certain types of asbestos. An asbestos report from Canada, for example, may deduce that working with or producing chrysotile asbestos is safe. Another asbestos report from France will contradict this information. You can ask for someone to provide you with an asbestos report on your home or property. If you find there is a viable presence, check with experts about whether it is safer to remove it or let it remain. You may also wish to discuss the problem with a lawyer.