2008
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Fined for Asbestos
Alleged improper asbestos removal during a winter renovation project has caused the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to face $110,000 in fines.
Asbestos Threat not Communicated to all Stores at the Marycrest Shopping Center
The two-story section of Marycrest was shut down by the Illinois Department of Public Health based on concerns that proper safety measures were not being taken by work crews that were loosening asbestos containing tile and adhesive during interior renovating work.
Asbestos Filled Bags Found In the Middle Of City Neighborhood
Officials at the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) believe that, in an attempt to save money, someone dumped bags of asbestos containing debris with cancer-causing fibers in the middle of a Hartford neighborhood causing resident to be exposed to the dangerous material.
Williamsburg Firm Charged $60,000 for Asbestos Dump
Newport News, Virginia - A subcontractor dumped asbestos containing debris from the new $14 million Navy housing construction site on 31st Street and Washington Avenue in downtown Newport News at a landfill in Suffolk. State officials confirmed that the subcontractor claimed it was regular soil fill.
Bill to Fight Asbestos Waits in Congress While Substance Remains Legal
The use of asbestos has been outlawed in more than 40 countries, including the entire European Union. In the U.S., however, even though it is known to cause cancer, asbestos use is still legal. According to experts, as many as 10,000 people die every year from asbestos-related disease, including the kind of asbestos disease currently being fought by David White.
Asbestos Contaminates Chicago's Oak Street Beach
There is a long history of asbestos contamination at the Illinois shoreline and Illinois Beach State Park, and as the Lake Michigan 2008 beach season opens, beachgoers are being advised on how to minimize the inhalation of cancer-causing asbestos fibers by a conservation group.
Study Says Effects of Nanotubes May Lead to Cancer
"Nanotubes," microscopic, high-tech devices developed to be utilized in a wide variety of consumer products cause the same kind of harm in the body as asbestos does, according to a study involving mice and it is causing alarm among safety experts in the workplace and for others as well.
Asbestos Testing at Silver Bay Processing Plant Upheld by Court
Under a ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, the amount of airborne asbestos fibers at Northshore Mining Co.’s Silver Bay processing plant will still be compared to airborne asbestos fiber levels in St. Paul.
Crews Forced to use Protective Gear While Fighting Fire Due to Asbestos Concerns
An early morning fire at an apartment complex close to the University of Colorado campus was quickly put out by Firefighters. Asbestos was believed to exist inside the drywall so firefighters wore protective gear while fighting the fire.
Hungry Horse Dam Undergoing Asbestos Removal
Work crews at the Hungry Horse Dam will soon begin removing dangerous asbestos materials from the area as $3 million has been awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation to a company in Washington State to handle the asbestos removal.
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