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August 18, 2009

According to a study, which was completed by researchers at Duke University and the Center for Construction Research and Training in Maryland, those workers who use sheet metal are at...

August 11, 2009

Officials in the state of Pennsylvania have asked that the Environmental Protection Agency not use dirt capping at a state asbestos site. This common procedure is often used...

August 4, 2009

The Montpelier School District in Vermont recently filed a lawsuit against Morrison-Clark, Inc flooring company. It claims that the firm did not properly handle an asbestos...

July 21, 2009

Recently, a 61-year-old British man was awarded nearly $300,000 for his diagnosis of mesothelioma- a deadly form of respiratory cancer.  He worked for several...

Recently, a settlement was reached between the former owners of the largest asbestos mine and mill in the United States, G-I Holdings, Inc...

July 9, 2009

A letter was sent today from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources...

July 8, 2009

The city of Nashua, New Hampshire recently had an open house to discuss...

June 25, 2009

Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency declared a public health emergency in...

June 17, 2009

Despite billions of dollars spent in personal injury settlements and thousands...

June 10, 2009

Recently, the New York Workers’ Compensation panel decided to overturn a decision...

June 5, 2009

Certified Environmental Services, Inc. of Syracuse, New York has recently been indicted...

June 4, 2009

The latest group of fires to tear through California has been located in Santa Barbara County. Authorities...

According to the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center, a businessperson from Atlanta has recently created a way...

Tuesday May 5, 2009

The new headquarters for the U.S. Olympic Committee were set to be completed on July 30 of this year. However, because of the discovery of asbestos in the two-story building, the headquarters will not be ready for move-in until September.

According to a report from the mesothelioma awareness center, other states, such as Montana, have allocated some of their funds to the abatement of asbestos.

Tuesday April 14, 2009

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that has generally been accepted to be caused by long-term exposure to asbestos. In fact, this exposure was considered to be the only cause for the deadly form of cancer. However, scientists recently found...

CDC Gov, May 15, 2008

Asbestos is the name given to a group of six different fibrous minerals (amosite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and the fibrous

Committee Discusses Asbestos Lawsuits, Senator Murray Calls On Congress To Ban Asbestos Murray Statement At Hearing

New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences of World Tra

Has The Federal Government Made Recommendations To Protect Human Health