<p>In Fort Carson, Colorado, officials have closed off a section of land believed to be contaminated by the deadly substance asbestos.</p> <p>Officials found asbestos on post, at a site in Fort Carson where a housing development and …
<p>During renovations at the Morgens Hall dormitory at the University of Cincinnati, workers have uncovered asbestos, mold, and lead-based paint.</p> <p>Students who had applied to live in Morgens for the fall semester may have to find …
<p>The deputy director of the National Air and Space Museum has resigned. This resignation comes hot on the heels of asbestos investigations at two Smithsonian museums.</p> <p>Joseph T. Anderson, resigned unexpectedly on April 6th. He had …
<p>It is hard to believe a single tennis ball could cause this much of a problem. </p> <p>What was thought to be a simple clean up has become an ongoing issue at an Oregon high school.</p> <p>Officials sealed off the gymnasium …
<p>The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has filed a lawsuit against a company over 10 alleged violations at a landfill site in Dewey-Humboldt.</p> <p>Many of the alleged violations relate to demolitions in 2007 and 2008 where …
<p>Last week, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) introduced the 21st Century Cancer ALERT Act/Senate Bill 717. The act would “modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer services” …
<p>Asarco, a mining and smelting company based in <a href="http://www.maacenter.org/jobsites/states/arizona.php">Arizona</a>, filed for bankruptcy four years ago. </p> <p>This week, a court ruling in favor of Asarco …
<p>In Georgia, state budget cuts and hiring freezes may lead to a decrease in enforcement of environmental laws. </p> <p>The <a href="http://www.maacenter.org/jobsites/states/georgia.php">Georgia</a> Environmental …
<p>Ithaca’s old county library building may face demolition in 2018 as part of the Tompkins County Legislature 20-year capital plan. The 20-year plan is designed to create space for a new governmental office building, which will house …
<p>Ohio’s first permanent household hazardous waste disposal facility has re-opened for another recycling season.</p> <p>Located at 1201 Graham Road in Stow, the Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Center reopened April 1. The …
<p>Miley Cyrus is beloved by children everywhere as the star of the hit Disney Channel show “Hannah Montana,” in which she plays a girl who attends school by day, and performs as a pop star by night. Her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, also …
<p>Korean news sources are reporting that many Korean manufacturers of cosmetics and baby powder may have been contaminated with deadly asbestos.</p> <p>The Korean Food and Drug Administration will ban the sale of cosmetics suspected of …
<p>Taking the stand last week at the W. R. Grace trial in Missoula, Montana were a research scientist and a toxicologist, who testified on behalf of the prosecution.</p> <p>The Missoulian newspaper reported that Doctor Julie Yang took the …
<p>An architect who volunteered to lend her expertise on renovations for the new town hall in Marshall, North Carolina, has now filed a complaint with the Occupational, Safety and Health Administration.</p> <p>Katherine Bond believes the …
<p>A Massachusetts woman convicted of selling falsified asbestos abatement training certificates to illegal aliens has been declared an “environmental fugitive” after failing to appear in court.</p> <p>Albania Deleon, aged 39, sold the …
<p>A tremolite sample taken from the Ash Grove Cement Company quarry outside of Helena, Montana, has been confirmed to be asbestos.</p> <p>Test results were released on Wednesday. The testing was completed by the federal Mine Safety and …
<p>In the past month, two Smithsonian museums have both faced allegations of improper asbestos abatement techniques and unsafe working conditions. </p> <p>In response, Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough met with a congressional panel …
<p>The Associated Press has reported that nearly $80 million of stimulus money is currently expected to be set aside for the building and maintenance of a federal courthouse in downtown Billings, Montana. </p> <p>According to Senator Max …
<p>Federal and state authorities have removed 48 boxes of evidence from the home of Louis Sinisgalli in Pittsford, New York. One box contained $827,375 in cash they found in a bedroom closet.</p> <p>Sinisgalli is a demolition contractor, …
<p>For more than two decades, people have been trying to garner support for a clean-up initiative at a former Air Force radar station located on a scenic mountain overlooking Silicon Valley. Now it seems that the clean-up project is gathering steam.…
