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Asbestos

Asbestos, Hidden in Plain Sight  -  28 Aug 2007
New York Times,It is the tale of how an entire town in Montana was exposed to asbestos for decades without its knowledge, resulting at last count in an estimated 1500

'Extreme inequalities' in mesothelioma drug access  -  28 Aug 2007
NEWS.com.au,By Tamara McLean ONLY half of Australians suffering from the fatal asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma are getting easy access to the sole drug which can

No asbestos released into air at Brasee Hall  -  28 Aug 2007
Lancaster Eagle Gazette,The sanding could have released asbestos into the air, said Jennifer LaRue, a spokeswoman for the university. Asbestos is a fibrous mineral once used for

Deadline looms for smelter in Asbestos  -  28 Aug 2007
Montreal Gazette,Ten years ago, Canadian mining company Noranda Inc. announced it would build a $720-million magnesium smelter in the depressed town of Asbestos.

Asbestos scare closes village school  -  28 Aug 2007
Bridgwater Mercury,...will return from their summer holidays next week to find lessons being held in the village community centre, following an asbestos scare at the school.

Empty building sparks legal fight  -  28 Aug 2007
Ironwood Daily Globe,He ruled in favor of the school district in non-asbestos claims, including claims involving higher than expected water bills and the halls not being granted

It's the inside that counts  -  28 Aug 2007
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),Reid said the work has raised concerns from some parents about whether children are being exposed to asbestos dust or other materials of environmental

Claims Retaliation: 30-Day Suspension For DOE Steamfitter  -  28 Aug 2007
Chief-Leader (subscription),By MEREDITH KOLODNER A Steamfitter who repeatedly reported potentially hazardous asbestos in city schools was suspended Aug. 21 for insubordination and

NPDC demoliton work staying on schedule  -  28 Aug 2007
Princeton Packet,Work on these structures, which included removal of potentially harmful asbestos from the buildings, their demolition and debris cleanup, was completed

Biology Building Closed for Renovations  -  28 Aug 2007
Howard University The Hilltop (subscription),..."Signs were posted on the doors telling us that our classes were being relocated because asbestos was in the building." Elegba said her classes were moved

Photo: Todd Mizener  -  28 Aug 2007
Quad-Cities Online,MOLINE -- The city staff is recommending that the downtown library re-open now that work to get rid of asbestos, mold and lead is complete.

Oakdale Public Housing- atrocities committed upon them by many ...  -  28 Aug 2007
Bay Area Indymedia,Death because the people who live near the Oakdale Public Housing are daily bombarded by Toxic Dust and Asbestos Structures. From sanitation and dangerous

TV Tonight  -  28 Aug 2007
New York Daily News,In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, this small town was ravaged by a mysterious and often deadly disease that turned out to be linked to asbestos.

Judge approves Travelers’ $449M settlement  -  28 Aug 2007
Business Insurance,Inc. and AcandS Inc. in connection with the insulation contractor’s asbestos-related claims against the insurer. Under terms of the settlement, St. Paul,

Laborer files asbestos claim in Madison County  -  Aug 27, 2007
St. Clair Record,By Steve Gonzalez -Edwardsville Bureau Robert Cooper of Pennsylvania filed an asbestos suit against 49 defendant corporations alleging he was exposed to

Orange man says asbestos exposure was intentional, sues 50 companies  -  Aug 27, 2007
Southeast Texas Record,By David Yates Vincent Cooper Sr. is suing AW Chesterton, along with 50 other companies, for conspiring to mine, process, sell and distribute asbestos

Bergman & Frockt: Families of Workers Who Bring Asbestos Home On ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),27 /PRNewswire/ -- A Washington State Court of Appeals decision paved the way for claims to be filed on behalf of individuals exposed to deadly asbestos

Ex-Deutsche site worker: Boss said no to asbestos gear  -  Aug 27, 2007
New York Daily News,An asbestos worker at the former Deutsche Bank building told the Daily News she quit her job at the unsafe, underprotected site after her boss berated her

Wear Valley fined over asbestos  -  Aug 27, 2007
Builder and Engineer,Wear Valley District Council has had to pay nearly £26000 after admitting six offences under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002.

Accountant Bills in WR Grace Case Probed  -  Aug 27, 2007
Houston Chronicle,2007 AP PHILADELPHIA — Federal bankruptcy monitors suspect the late accountant Loreto Tersigni, who played a leading role advising asbestos claimants in the

Asbestos victims deserve life-prolonging drugs, no question  -  Aug 25, 2007
The Age,DEATH by asbestos stalks ordinary people in ordinary streets. It is invisible, a deadly dust of tiny fibres that catch, like countless tiny fish hooks,

2 indicted in asbestos worker training scheme  -  Aug 25, 2007
Boston Globe,By Felicia Mello, Globe Correspondent | August 25, 2007 An employee and the owner of one of the state's largest asbestos removal training schools were

Heat’s on asbestos school  -  Aug 24, 2007
Boston Herald,By Jerry Kronenberg The state’s largest asbestos-removal training school allegedly graduated students who paid extra to skip required classes.

What the papers say  -  Aug 27, 2007
BBC News,The problem of asbestos in our schools is top story in the Irish News. There's lots of it out there - the paper says that there are known to be almost 1000

Congoleum Corporation to Submit Listing Requirement Compliance ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
Business Wire (press release),While the accounting issues raised by our asbestos situation are complex, we are responding to the SEC’s inquiries and expect they will complete their

Union wants teachers out of asbestos housing block  -  Aug 23, 2007
ABC Online,The Australian Education Union is calling for teachers living on a Groote Eylandt housing block where asbestos has been found, to be moved.

ABB to Sell Lummus Division to Chicago Bridge & Iron (Update2)  -  Aug 27, 2007
BloombergThe division contributed to the near demise of ABB in 2002, when the Swiss company struggled with thousands of inherited asbestos claims and losses of

Lennar BVHP LLC and over 66 exceedances linked to Asbestos ...  -  Aug 25, 2007
Bay Area Indymedia,And now wants to do the same getting a waiver linked to Asbestos Removal at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard on Parcel A. The other parcels and the Shipyard

ASBESTOS IS TO BLAME FOR MAN'S DEATH  -  Aug 25, 2007
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk,Carpenter Gerard Thorley's death was caused by his working exposure to asbestos - even though not a single fibre of the deadly mineral could be found in his

Doctor dispenses hope  -  Aug 26, 2007
DetNews.com,Positions: Co-director of the National Center for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, chief of the Center for

Asbestos victim Banton to sue James Hardie  -  Aug 21, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,ASBESTOS campaigner Bernie Banton will sue building giant James Hardie, saying his terminal cancer has been caused by exposure to asbestos.

Asbestos crusader dying  -  Aug 20, 2007
The Australian,ANTI-ASBESTOS campaigner Bernie Banton says he was shattered to learn he has been diagnosed with a new asbestos-related illness. Mr Banton, the public face

EPA `kicking up dust' in Alviso to ensure asbestos risk is gone  -  Aug 20, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,EPA crew will conduct a precise measurement of asbestos around this waterfront neighborhhod. (Thu Hoang Ly/Mercury News) Starting today, a half-dozen people

Federal officials test Alviso air for asbestos  -  Aug 20, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,Federal officials plan to test the air in this small Santa Clara county community to see whether it is finally free of cancer-causing asbestos.

Mesothelioma Lawyer Attorney.com Launches Industry First Directory ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
Emediawire (press release),Mesothelioma, a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos, causes malignant cells to develop in the lining around the

Asbestos may still be in "mossy bog" council chambers  -  Aug 24, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),By Darryl Enriquez An asbestos inspector from the state Department of Natural Resources said this morning that he suspects an Indiana contractor failed to

Owner of Massachusetts’ Largest Asbestos Training School Indicted  -  Aug 24, 2007
WebWire (press release),22 with falsely reporting the school had trained dozens of individuals to conduct asbestos removal work. One employee of the company was also charged,

Bags of asbestos left in street – for a month!  -  Aug 20, 2007
ic Wales,...by Peter Collins, South Wales Echo RUBBISH bags marked “blue asbestos�? have been left in a South Wales street – for a month! The bags have been cordoned off

‘It’sa horrible way to die’: Lawsuits mounting over asbestos ...  -  Aug 18, 2007
Boston Herald,Only recently has medical research come around, and now former plumbers, mechanics and Navy shipbuilders are taking asbestos manufacturers and insurance

'Employees allowed to work with asbestos'  -  Aug 24, 2007
The Northern Echo,A COUNCIL allowed employees to work with dangerous asbestos materials for nearly five years without telling them, a court was told yesterday.

Widow launches asbestos-cancer compensation claim  -  Aug 24, 2007
Workplace Law Network (subscription),The widow of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer is launching a lawsuit to seek compensation. Sheila Alsop of Iron Acton in Gloucestershire believes

Deutsche Bank-130 Liberty Street Lies and Cover-Up  -  Aug 27, 2007
Gothamist,A woman tells the Daily News the she quit her job removing asbestos from the building because her boss didn't want her wearing an asbestos mask.

School charged in asbestos certification scam  -  Aug 23, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,By Brian Fraga The president of a Methuen asbestos training school, where several illegal immigrants from New Bedford received certificates to become

Texas couple files asbestos suit in Kanawha County  -  Aug 24, 2007
West Virginia Record,By Cara Bailey -Kanawha Bureau CHARLESTON - A Texas couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 39 companies, including four that have done or continue to

OPW confirm existence of asbestos in Davitt House  -  Aug 23, 2007
Mayo Advertiser,...“Assurances were given that the asbestos would be taken out and staff members are worried now because it still remains there,�? he said.

Weitz & Luxenberg Welcomes Ambre Brandis to its Asbestos ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
Newswire Today (press release),Ambre Brandis has joined the ranks of Weitz & Luxenberg’s accomplished attorneys in the firm’s Asbestos Litigation department.

Construction project manager rules out asbestos investigation  -  Aug 23, 2007
ABC Regional Online,Project manager for the Bunbury Regional Prison expansion Tony Budrovich says there will not be a separate investigation into an asbestos scare at the

Report highlights risk of naturally occurring asbestos in New ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
Radio New Zealand International,A new study being prepared in New Caledonia recommends that immediate steps be taken to reduce the risk posed by naturally occurring asbestos.

South OKs $13000 to remove asbestos  -  Aug 23, 2007
Lambertville Beacon,WEST AMWELL — South Hunterdon Regional High School's Board of Education has authorized spending $13500 for asbestos removal, some of which began last week.

Feds OK new asbestos tests  -  Aug 17, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,A national panel of EPA experts made the recommendation to retest for asbestos, a known carcinogen. The announcement follows by three weeks reports by the

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