<p>Researchers in the Department of Chemistry at Wake Forest University have been working alongside members of the university’s Health Science Comprehensive Cancer Center to formulate a new class of anti-tumor drugs. The platinum-based …
<p>Environmental Reclamation and Recycling, Inc., located in Des Moines, may face a lawsuit after illegally dumping asbestos waste at a truck stop three years ago. Five of nine total samples taken from the dump site last month tested positive for …
<p>Two Iowa schools will be rid of asbestos during this upcoming summer vacation. On Monday the school board accepted a bid to remove the dangerous substance from both the Peet Junior High and the Holmes Junior High schools located in Cedar Falls, …
<p>Pro Environmental Abatement Inc. is in the process of removing asbestos-containing materials from the Polk County Courthouse located in Iowa. The building was constructed approximately 102 years ago during a time in which asbestos was widely used …
<p>Asbestos will soon be removed from the former Youngstown Building Material and Fuel facility in order to demolish the building. Asbestos must be safely removed form structures before demolition can take place in order to avoid exposure to …
<p>An asbestos-related lawsuit was filed on January 26th in the Jefferson County District Court of Texas by the wife and daughters of a man who died from mesothelioma in 2006. Grace Williams, and Brenda and Caroline Williams are naming four …
<p>Jury selection for the W.R. Grace trial involving the mining of vermiculite that contained asbestos is scheduled to begin next week. Jurors will begin to be selected on February 19th out of eighty individuals that were summoned to appear for jury …
<p>A small church located in Perham, Minnesota has recently received the news that they will be shut-down and merged with a larger church sometime this year due to the age of the building and presence of asbestos-containing materials that would cost …
<p>According to school officials the renovations being conducted at Hobart High School located in Hobart, Indiana are moving right along with many of the projects being ahead of schedule. Asbestos abatement in the building is already approximately …
<p>A village located in Illinois just received word that a number of its houses will be getting new piping in order to replace old asbestos piping. Ten homes located on West Webster Street in West City, Illinois are using water lines that are hooked …
<p>The Seabrook School District located in Seabrook, New Hampshire is requesting funds for an asbestos-removal project to be conducted in the district’s elementary and middle schools. The asbestos-removal project is expected to cost approximately $ …
<p>Crews will be removing asbestos from the Oswego, New York high school during the upcoming February break, according to David Butts of Christa Construction, the company that will be handling asbestos abatement.</p> <p>“We will …
<p>According to the University of Washington newspaper website, the DailyUW.com, officials at the college spent the weekend dealing with a major pipe leak at the campus’ Central Steam Plant. Despite the problem, campus residents and those …
<p>Lisa Jackson, a former Chemical Engineer with a degree from Princeton, has been confirmed as the newest administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Jackson, a New Jersey resident who has worked as a state environmental official there, is …
<p>Recent reports from the United Kingdom states that at least 95% of school buildings in Sussex contain asbestos. In fact, an article in The Argus, a Sussex news source, claims that 185 of the county’s 195 school buildings contain some …
<p>Employees at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois discovered asbestos in Harlan Hall this week, but college officials say that their “proactive” approach to removing the hazardous material will keep students and faculty …
<p>Asbestos was found in a Columbus, Ohio school due to flooding that was the result of a pipe bursting that occurred at the school last week. A letter was sent home to parents of Moler Elementary School students on Tuesday explaining the flooding …
<p>The owner of a motel in Peru, Illinois has recently been accused by the Attorney General’s office of Illinois of violating regulations relating to the proper disposal of asbestos-containing materials. The state of Illinois is seeking fines from …
<p>A radiologist that has been accused of making money off of fraudulent asbestos diagnoses is now asking a judge to drop a recent civil suit filed against him. Attorneys for the company that filed the lawsuit, CSX Rail Company, allege that the X- …
<p>The Freedlander’s Department Store located is Wooster, Ohio will soon be rid of asbestos in order for the building to be demolished. State and federal funds totaling $662,000 are being provided for the project which is set to begin in …
