The sheriff of Passaic County, New Jersey noted Sunday that he was “surprised, disappointed, and upset” when he learned that local inmates who are part of the Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program (SLAP) were used in a project that involved removing asbestos …
A New Jersey union has been angered by the actions of the city of Paterson involving a local government building where their employees were likely exposed to dangerous asbestos materials. An article in the Paterson Press notes that Department of Public …
In the United Kingdom, there are 703 Marks and Spencer department stores, many of them located in buildings constructed prior to asbestos restrictions. Now, a British contractor claims that the popular retailer has exposed workers and others to that toxic …
Experts say that a nano-capsule developed in a science lab at a Los Angeles university may go a long way in fighting cancer and improving treatments, including reducing the side effects that come along with many of today’s conventional treatments. A new …
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation – more simply known as the Meso Foundation – has announced that it will once again offer a live broadcast of its annual conference for the benefit of those who may not be able to make it to the symposium, which …
A half-dozen ex-managers employed by a large Italian power company have been indicted for manslaughter, cited in the deaths of eight workers who succumbed to the effects of asbestos exposure. According to a UPI article, the managers all worked for ENEL …
A lawsuit by a school principal, alleging that he was fired after reporting the presence of asbestos at a Texas preschool, may finally make it to the Texas Supreme Court more than a decade after it was filed. An article in the El Paso Times reports that …
A state court of appeals in Minnesota has held up a lower court decision to deny the request of a disposal company to accept and store two kinds of friable asbestos at their facility in the town of Austin. Neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief. An …
Some believe that when Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren agreed to serve as counsel for Travelers Insurance in an asbestos lawsuit in 2009 that she gave up her right to call herself an advocate for the common man. But, says Warren, …
Two playgrounds in Maili on the island of Oahu, Hawaii were recently demolished and set to be renovated, but residents say the debris left from the demolition remains behind and their children’s lungs have been filling up with its dust. According to a …
People who live in the North Little Rock, Arkansas neighborhood known as Dixie have seen it firsthand. They’ve watched friends, neighbors, and relatives develop serious respiratory problems, plagued with breathing difficulties, persistent chest pains, …
For decades, visitors to Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg Battlefield could carefully track the movement of Union and Confederate troops during the famous Civil War battle by studying the fascinating electronic map in the park’s Visitor Center. The map became a …
A large, comprehensive study of the genetics of squamous cell lung cancer, one of the most common forms of lung cancer, could have ramifications for patients with a variety of types of the disease, the authors say. According to a New York Times article, …
Dozens upon dozens of medical professionals with an interest in mesothelioma will flock to Boston next week to attend the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMiG) 11th International Conference, an event that will allow them to gather the latest …
When the new Bellingham School District maintenance director told the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards that he couldn’t find any sort of asbestos management plan in place at the district nor could he identify any one person designated to look …
The first step in a remodeling project at the old Tulare County Hospital in Tulare, California has prompted concerns from employees of the nearby Hillman HealthCare Clinic about exposure to dangerous asbestos. According to an article in the Visalia Times …
A burglar may have gotten more than he bargained for when he entered a building that was under renovation, intent on stealing tools left behind by the contractors doing the renovation work. What the bandit didn’t realize, however, was that the house on …
As Quebec’s party leaders outlined their various stances on health and the environment this past weekend, it was clear that each took a bit of a different stand on the issue of the continuation of the province’s asbestos mining industry, though the …
For decades, South Africans viewed blue asbestos as a prime money maker. But today, as more and more South Africans both young and old succumb to the hazards of asbestos exposure, many are realizing that blue asbestos now represents a national …
In Bellingham, Washington – located in the north-central portion of the state – there’s long been concern about the presence of naturally-occurring asbestos, particular that which makes its way from Sumas Mountain into the waters of Swift Creek. Now, local …
