by Dr. Barry I. Castleman, Environmental Consultant
To ready complete article, please visit www.MIRG.org
Around the world, when public health workers call for national bans on asbestos, one of the things they hear from the local asbestos industry is that the U.S. has not banned asbestos. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued regulations to phase out [...]
Researchers from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota will talk about progress in the five-year, $4.9 million study into mesothelioma cases Thursday night at the Mountain Iron Community Center.
By: Janna Goerdt, Duluth News Tribune
Health screenings for Northeastern Minnesota miners and their spouses who might have been exposed to asbestos fibers will begin this spring as part of a five-year study into what has caused a high level of rare lung cancer among mine workers.
Posted on December 17th, 2008
by Deon Scott in All News, Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma Legal Issues, asbestos, asbestos cancer, mesothelioma
According to recent reports a clean up has been scheduled to remove asbestos from piping at a former Air Force base. The clean up is to take place at the former East-Central Illinois Air Force Base, in [...]
By Rachel Rasking-Zrihen / Times-Herald staff writer
Article Launched: 12/16/2008 02:03:55 AM PST
A Vallejo man diagnosed earlier this year with a deadly asbestos-related cancer has won a $7.5 million settlement of his case, his lawyers announced.
Robert “Bobby” Hilt of Vallejo, 64, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which likely resulted from his work as a marine machinist and [...]
March 27 - 29, 2009, Manhattan Beach, California
Last update: 4:28 p.m. EST Dec. 10, 2008
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., Dec 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Registration is now open for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) 5th annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference March 27 - 29, 2009 at the Manhattan Beach Marriott in Manhattan Beach, CA. [...]
9/29/2008 8:44 AM
By Kelly Holleran
A California man and his wife have filed an asbestos suit against 55 defendant corporations, claiming the mesothelioma with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused.
Arvid and May Johnson claim Arvid was diagnosed with the disease Sept. 15, according to a lawsuit filed Sept. 25 in Madison County Circuit Court.
They [...]
(September 26, 2008 (JusticeNewsFlash.com - Government, Health & Law, Mesothelioma Asbestos)
Mesothelioma is caused by asbestos. Anyone exposed to asbestos needs to see a mesothelioma cancer specialist and consult a mesothelioma lawyer.
Boston, MA, (JusticeNewsFlash.com) September 26, 2008 – Over the past few months, the discovery of asbestos, in schools, in the New York area [...]
Posted on Sunday, 21 of September , 2008 at 8:24 pm
UTICA –A Plattsburgh business owner has been convicted of falsified monitoring results for asbestos removal companies.
Mark Desnoyers, 53, of 210 Dennis Lane, Plattsburgh, was found guilty following a two week jury trial in federal court in Utica.
Desnoyers, owner of Adirondack Environmental Associates, was an air [...]
Posted by Andrew Schneider at September 22, 2008 12:54 p.m.
It’s great when someone gets nailed for taking actions that endanger public health. For some, including me, it’s even better when that someone getting busted is a government entity that acted as if the law didn’t apply to them.
That’s what happened last week when a federal [...]
Released: 09/17/08 08:30 AM EDT
SOMERSET, N.J., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL) announced today that its board of directors has approved the engagement of Oppenheimer & Co. as a financial advisor in connection with the company’s pursuit of available strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including a possible sale of the company. These [...]
