Showing posts with label Asbestosis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asbestosis. Show all posts
Friday, February 12, 2021

Health Advocates Petition 9th Circuit for Asbestos Relief from EPA’s Flawed Final Risk Evaluation for Asbestos

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Joined by five public health groups and six leading asbestos scientists, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) , an independent...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Expert Physicians Urge US to Ban Asbestos

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Today's post is shared from nejm.org "Each year, nearly 40,000 Americans die often painful, protracted deaths from diseases ca...
Friday, March 29, 2019

NJ Legislature Bans Asbestos

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Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature has made history by passing a bill to ban the sale of asbestos products in the State. The legi...
Saturday, December 29, 2018

US Lawmakers Urged EPA to Investigate Talc Products

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Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici today pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for answers follo...
Friday, August 17, 2018

US EPA Still Not Banning Asbestos

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The US EPA is about to approve 15 uses for asbestos , a known carcinogen. This action is consistent with the Trump Administration's ef...
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Asbestos and Mold in Schools: Paterson NJ Safety Officer Claims Mishandling

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The presence of asbestos and mold in schools and the potential exposure of students and employees has been a major health concern for decade...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Demolition of Paterson NJ Armory Highlights Present Danger of Asbestos

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The emergency demolition of the decades old Paterson NJ Armory, an historic site, highlights that asbestos , a known carcinogen, remains a h...
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Asbestos in Children's Toys

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It has been reported that certain children's toys contain asbestos fiber. Asbestos is a known cancer producing substance.Today's ...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Asbestos Victims Ask Yale to Revoke an Honorary Degree

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An Italian organization representing victims of asbestos exposure has asked Yale University to rescind an honorary degree awarded to the...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

Experts Speak Out About The Asbestos Industry

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Today's blog post is shared from Laurie Kazan -Allen and the http://ibasecretariat.org Part I - About the Asbestos Industry Part I...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Garlock trial winds down; judge closes courtroom again

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Asbestos bankruptcies have been problematic for injured workers and their families. The bankruptcies have drastically reduced benefits pai...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

Garlock testimony switches to financial liability

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Asbestos companies have for decades attempted to limit their personal injury claims liability by filing for bankruptcy protection. The Unio...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Making The Path More Difficult for Asbestos Victims

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The House Judiciary Committee has marked-up and passed legislation that will make it more difficult for asbestos victims to obtain benefits...
Friday, April 19, 2013

US EPA Reports: Better Planning, Execution and Communication Could Have Reduced the Delays in Completing a Toxicity Assessment of the Libby, Montana, Superfund Site

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The US EPA could have done better in handling the asbestos exposure site in Libby Montana according to a report issued yesterday by the US E...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

US Surgeon General Alerts Americans to the Hazards of Asbestos Disease

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The US Surgeon General issued an alert to Americans as to the hazards of asbestos disease , Dr. Regina Benjamin, on the occasion of National...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Failure to Remove Asbestos Property Results in Guilty Plea

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California contractos who failed to properly remove asbestos construction material from a job site plead guilty in Federal Court to a a vio...
Saturday, March 9, 2013

Another Asbestos Company Files for Bankruptcy: Rapid American / Philip Carey Manufacturing Co.

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On Friday Rapid-American Corp., successor to asbestos liability of Philip Carey Manufacturing, filed for bankruptcy protection. Philip Carey...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Russian Money Interests Are Milking the Asbestos Cash Cow

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The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat today reports about the corrupt connection between the Russian asbestos industrry and the IARC (t...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Asbestos Disease Remains a Problem Despite Lower Consumption in the US

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Recently release statistics from the US Geological Survey brings some hope to reducing asbestos disease in the US.  Historically, as the p...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

How to Protect Public Employees and Communities From Asbestos Exposure

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It is unconscionable in this day and age for a worker who is exposed to asbestos fiber in the workplace. Ironically, in the 1950's, in...