<p>Cleanup being conducted at a W.R Grace vermiculite manufacturing site in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania has been halted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the remainder of the winter season. According to a letter sent to town …
<p>James Ross, who is a Seattle, Washington resident, was diagnosed with a cancer caused by asbestos approximately two years ago and filed a lawsuit against a number of companies that he felt were responsible for his asbestos-related illness last …
<p>Two Oregon contractors were recently fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality due to their improper removal of asbestos containing materials. The violations allegedly took place during the demolition of three mobile homes in Bend, …
<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new cancer treatment drug for clinical trial. The drug, developed by Quintessence Biosciences Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin, is derived from human ribonuclease, and will be the first human- …
<p>A group of cancer researchers from the U.S. and Britain have discovered that a gene known as LIMD1 is often missing in patients suffering from lung cancer. These new findings suggest that the LIMD1 gene plays an important part in protecting the …
<p>A home in Old Lyme, CT will be torn down and replaced with a new residence courtesy of Ty Pennington and the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew, but before the home could be torn down, asbestos had to be removed. </p> <p>The home, …
<p>An asbestos-related lawsuit has been filed in the Jefferson County District Court by Rhonda Robinson on behalf of the estate of the late Herman Robinson. In the suit Ms. Robinson is alleging that Herman’s development of and subsequent death from …
<p>A highly polluted area in Billerica, Massachusetts will soon be cleaned up with funds provided by three Massachusetts companies. The estimated cost of the cleanup is said to be approximately $23 million.</p> <p>The parties that will …
<p>Due to major flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa there are a number of buildings that have been taken down and still many more left to be demolished after they were destroyed from the floods but the remainder of the buildings will still have to stay …
<p>Residents and individuals working in downtown Washington, D.C have been given cause for concern regarding exposure to asbestos due to a dust cloud that purportedly came from a construction site located not far from the Whitehouse. The cloud was …
<p>An Iowa Post Office will soon be closing at the height of the busy postal season due to the necessary removal of asbestos located in the building. The necessity to remove the asbestos arises out of the need for a new heating and air conditioning …
<p>A maintenance worker at Florida Tech claims that he was exposed to asbestos while removing dormitory floor tiles. Robert Malfara and other workers were allegedly exposed while removing and breaking apart asbestos-laden floor tiles in Roberts Hall …
<p>The abandoned asbestos mine located in Eden and Lowell, Vermont has been the topic of much discussion in recent days due to the discovery that residents living in close proximity of the mine have a twelve percent higher risk of developing an …
<p>A company based out of Massachusetts will be asking Tuesday for approval to build a $150 Million plant capable of burning wood that will be turned into electricity. The proposed plant would be built in East Springfield, Massachusetts and would be …
<p>The discovery of additional asbestos along with requests that work only be conducted between the hours of 7:30 and 3:30 at the parking garage in Hicksville, New York cited for demolition will delay the project for approximately two more months. …
<p>A hazardous chemical leak at a plant in Alsip, Illinois during a fire last week may have resulted in the release of asbestos fibers into the air. The risk of the presence of the dangerous toxin could possibly keep the plant closed for an extended …
<p>According to recent reports officials of Lockheed Martin have agreed to relocate those residing in close proximity to the former beryllium plant in Tallevast, Florida due to the residents concerns over asbestos exposure. The two buildings located …
<p>An explosion at the Branch Inn in Pueblo, Colorado that caused fear of asbestos exposure was caused by a gas leak, according to new reports. Officials of the Pueblo Fire Department have stated that the leak was in a feeder line under C Street, …
<p>The removal of hazardous materials has been completed at the Visitor’s Center of Mount Rainier National Park located in Washington. The removal of the hazardous materials from the 60,000-square-foot building, including those containing asbestos, …
<p>Residents living in the Marshall Place neighborhood of Newport News, Virginia are concerned about the presence of asbestos in a nearby former industrial plant site. Demolition began approximately three weeks ago at Mariner’s Watch which led to …
