In a recent alert issued by the D.C. Inspector General (IG), he states that the District government’s regulation of lead and asbestos removal is “ineffective, insufficient and may increase health risks for District residents undertaking renovation projects.”
“Neither the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) nor the Department of the Environment is doing enough to […]
The April 7 settlement between W.R. Grace & Co. and the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants is being looked upon by many Libby, Mont. asbestos victims with a great deal of skepticism.
According to an article in The Western News, asbestos victims in the small Montana town worry that there is a lack of […]
Residents in the small English town of Chesterfield have waged a fight against the opening of a toxic waste dump at a site they claim is just meters from their front doors.
The Residents Against Asbestos Waste (RAAW) is battling a plan by Aspect Contracts to build a “waste transfer station” in their neighborhood, notes […]
A filmmaker whose young husband died of malignant mesothelioma in 2001 has produced a documentary about cancer and fighting the disease. The film will air on many PBS stations this week.
According to an article in The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, filmmaker Linda Garmon asks in the opening to the thoughtful documentary, The Truth about Cancer, why […]
A group of research scientists led by Dr. Michele Carbone of University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine has been awarded the 2008 Landon Foundation-AACR Innovator Award for International Collaboration in Cancer Research, a two-year, $100,000 grant to support the work of promising asbestos cancer researchers.
According to an article in the Honolulu Advertiser, […]
A South African journalist who recently passed away is being lauded for his undying dedication to exposing the plight of asbestos victims in that country.
According to an article in Business Report, journalist Ronnie Morris “brought passion and a deep sense of social justice to his journalism, especially when writing about workers or communities standing up […]
Just two years ago, nearly 30 years after the U.S. government posted extensive warnings about the dangers of asbestos exposure, a Colorado building owner hired 15 men to demolish numerous units in an apartment building, totally aware that the apartments contained asbestos.
According to an article posted on Lawyers and Settlements, the crew responsible for ripping […]
A woman who claims she developed malignant mesothelioma due to asbestos dust brought home on the clothes of her step-father has filed suit against 52 defendants in a Madison County, Illinois court.
According to an article in the Madison County Record, Kimberly Kluntz said her stepfather, with whom she grew up, has worked as a machine […]
Residents in Ovens, Cork County, Ireland rejoiced as they received news that a 30-year-old asbestos dump that closed in 1970 was finally going to be cleaned up. However, the project will cost taxpayers in excess of €1 million, a figure that angered many local residents.
According to an article in the Irish Examiner, the […]
Yesterday, Pomfret – a South African asbestos mining town that was later a military base – was saved from demolition by a special edict issued by a Praetoria High Court.
The former asbestos mining town once housed the Defense Force’s infamous 32 Battalion, but many old and infirm residents remained behind when the unit was disbanded […]