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Asbestos scare follows school fire

Fire crews responded to a call in Nottinghamshire, UK to find a former school up in blazes. Sherwood Hall’s two stories were sending up flames and ash into the surrounding neighborhood. Local Colin Thornton saw the fire from his workplace. “I’ve not seen anything like this before, this is massive. It is a really, really [...]

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ICIJ and BBC release new asbestos report

22 July 2010

A new report produced from the joint efforts of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) and the BBC’s International News Services sheds penetrating light on the development of asbestos issues worldwide. As the world barrels into the 21st century, seemingly aging issues such as the toxicity of construction materials continue to pose real threats [...]

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World urges Quebec to cease asbestos mining operations

14 July 2010

Quebec’s National Director of Public Health, Dr. Alain Poirier, warned last week of the dangers of asbestos, remarking that Quebec’s Public Health Institute doesn’t hold that chrysotile asbestos can be safely used. Unfortunately, voices like Poirier’s don’t always carry far enough, as developing nations continue to import Quebec’s asbestos at alarming rates. The position of [...]

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Asbestos, Quebec cancels “Relay for Life”

07 July 2010

Asbestos, Quebec, a town known around the world as one of the final footholds of the asbestos mining industry, has declined to permit the Canadian Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” walkathon to take place within their city limits. The decision came after the Canadian Cancer Society sent a formal letter to Quebec’s Premier, Jean Charest, [...]

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RPM International to set up asbestos litigation trust

28 June 2010

RPM International, Inc., a company whose subsidiaries have come under fire for exposing their employees and consumers to dangerous asbestos fibers, is attempting a controversial bankruptcy filing in order to handle a downpour of asbestos related lawsuits. The company is seeking a chapter 11 bankruptcy for both Specialty Products Holding Corp. and Bondex International., two [...]

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Asbestos scare stirs up New Jersey school

21 June 2010

Bernard Josefsberg, the School Superintendent at the Anna C. Scott school in Leonia, New Jersey, was severely admonished by parents of his students after he failed to inform them of an upcoming asbestos removal project. The asbestos removal, which took place around the middle of last month, was conducted over a weekend. Students returned to [...]

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Senator Max Baucus receives Bruce Vento Hope Builder Award

14 June 2010

Last week United States Senator Max Baucus from Montana received the Bruce Vento Hope Builder Award at the International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma. The award was named after the late Minnesota Congressman who was killed by malignant mesothelioma ten years ago, and is presented to leaders in the campaign for improved education, improved treatments, and [...]

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