Asbestos Causes Complications in Fontana...
Posted by admin in asbestos exposure on 04 30th, 2009 | No Comments
In Fontana, California, firefighters faced additional complications when fighting a blaze in a residential neighborhood. The fire was out of control, and burned down a residential home on Tuesday morning. Investigators for the fire department now believe the fire was the work of an arsonist. Firefighting...
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Federal Stimulus Funds to Support Asbest...
Posted by admin in asbestos abatement on 04 29th, 2009 | No Comments
An Oklahoma housing authority will use federal stimulus money for renovations and asbestos abatement for several housing projects. The Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) will spend $4 million to improve housing for low-income senior citizens and disabled individuals. The funds will come from U.S. Department...
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National Guard Armory to Undergo Asbesto...
Posted by admin in asbestos abatement on 04 28th, 2009 | No Comments
A National Guard Armory in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that was scheduled to undergo a dramatic renovation will first have to deal with an extensive asbestos abatement procedure. The facility was originally constructed in 1953 and the plan was to renovate the armory for $1.5 million and include a new kitchen...
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Asbestos Abatement Delays Olympic Office...
Posted by admin in asbestos abatement on 04 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Asbestos is said to be the cause of a delay in the opening of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s office in Colorado Springs. The offices were schedules to open in July of 2009 and the date has now been pushed back to late September of 2009. According to a spokesman for the developer involved in the project,...
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James Hardie Does Not Have Funds to Cove...
Posted by admin in asbestos law on 04 24th, 2009 | No Comments
The Netherlands-based James Hardie Industries may not be able to pay asbestos victims claims after the U.S. housing crisis has decreased the company’s earnings for the last six quarters. The company is the largest seller of home siding in the United States and with the housing market in a freefall;...
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Canada Accused of Covering Up Asbestos R...
Posted by admin in asbestos, asbestos law on 04 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
A British scientist alleges that the Canadian government suppressed the findings of a report he oversaw on chrysotile asbestos to protect the mining industry in Quebec. Dr. Trevor Ogden, editor of the Annals of Occupational Hygiene and a former top advisor to the British government on the dangers of...
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World Health Organizations Releases Find...
Posted by admin in mesothelioma research on 04 22nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported earlier this month that commercial asbestos has now been linked to ovarian cancer. The organization also reconfirmed the publicly known belief that asbestos exposure is the cause of asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma both in the pleural and peritoneal form....
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London Hospital Closes Operating Rooms a...
Posted by admin in asbestos abatement, asbestos exposure on 04 21st, 2009 | No Comments
One of London’s largest hospitals have closed more than a third of their operating rooms after an asbestos scare.   Guy’s Hospital in Southwark shut down four operating rooms when asbestos containing material was removed from a nearby room. The asbestos crisis was a result of managerial ignorance...
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Environmental Improvement Funding in Ver...
Posted by admin in asbestos abatement, cancer on 04 20th, 2009 | No Comments
With federal approval of the stimulus plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allocated around $20 million to Vermont for environmental improvements. The money will help to fund the cleaning of water supplies, and handling emissions from diesel engines. A majority of the money will be used...
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First Female Makes the EPA’s Most Want...
Posted by admin in asbestos law on 04 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment
A 39-year-old emigrant from the Dominican Republic is the first female to make the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most wanted list after failing to appear for sentencing. Albania Deleon made the list after being convicted of 28 counts of fraud for selling 800 fake asbestos-removal training...
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