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August 2008
- City of Toronto undertakes asbestos cleanup after propane explosion
- Book outlining history of asbestos use released in Britain
- 35-year-old mesothelioma victim shunned by San Diego neighbors because of house color
- John MacDougall, Scottish Member of Parliament, dies of mesothelioma at 60
- Scientists push for National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank
- Asbestos shake-down in Waukegan, Illinois sand pile
- Mesothelioma epidemic predicted for Libby, Montana
- Long-time cholesterol drug may help fight mesothelioma and other cancers
- Patient Assistance
- Peerless Mill in Rossville, Georgia investigated for asbestos problem
- Last recording released from jazz musician Keith Shadwick, dead of mesothelioma last month
- Scientists research asbestos-related genes
- Asbestos abatement creates time-out for Wiffle ball in Dundee, New York
- Greenville, South Carolina brownfield to begin asbestos abatement with EPA funding
- August 15 asbestos awareness training in Kingman, Arizona
- OSHA cites Cincinnati facility for asbestos hazards
- Costly asbestos abatement stalls demolition of hotel in Waco, Texas
- Asbestos floor tiles carry high price tag in Montpelier, Vermont
- Asbestos dust not yet settled in Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco
- India: asbestos tragedy redux?
- EPA wants to water down asbestos safety rules
- Mesothelioma and Asbestos Disease Society makes grant to West Grove, Pennsylvania school
- Asbestos mine tailings in California represent risk to public health
- Opponent of federal asbestos bill seeks Senate seat
- Corporations pressure EPA to declare some asbestos types less deadly than others
July 2008
- Indiana University removing asbestos from students' residence hall
- Emmy nomination for documentary about Libby, Montana
- Could the streets of Calgary, Canada cause mesothelioma?
- Bridger, Montana high school teacher exposed students to asbestos
- Former Canadian mine workers to be screened for mesothelioma
- Anderson, Indiana building collapses, bringing asbestos with it
- Newington, Connecticut factory waiting for asbestos cleanup
- EPA nearing cleanup of Walpole, Massachusetts Superfund site
- Asbestos-contaminated dormitory in Harrisonburg, Virginia to be demolished
- Asbestos removal to begin at historic hotel in Big Spring, Texas
- Chemotherapy combination helpful for elderly with mesothelioma
- David Nicholls, film actor, dies at 58 from mesothelioma
- Navelbine® and Platinol® found helpful for mesothelioma
- Minnesota politician pledges to continue focus on mesothelioma in Iron Range
- High rates of mesothelioma in Israel where asbestos factory previously located
- Hawaii scientist studies genetic predisposition for mesothelioma
- Illinois beach posts warnings not to play with asbestos
- Mesothelioma sufferer collects $9,800 after winning bet that he would live past doctors' predictions.
- Kansas officials warn that Flood and storm debris could contain harmful asbestos
- Minnesota taconite miners dying of mesothelioma at alarming rate
- Asbestos discovery at Sinclair Refinery in Rock Springs, Wyoming forces evacuation
- $227,700 penalty paid for asbestos violations in Dayton, Ohio
- Australian asbestos group supports law change to allow future claims by mesothelioma victims
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts theater owners fined for improper asbestos removal
- Bankruptcy court approves W.R. Grace's asbestos settlement with Federal Government for cleanup of Libby, Montana
- Asbestos-filled French ship to make final port in Britain
- Spanish citizens with asbestosis may sue asbestos manufacturer in New Jersey where manufacturer’s products were made
- Florida Court of Appeals rules that asbestos legislation cannot be applied retroactively to deprive asbestos victims of accrued claims
- Minnesota Court of Appeals rules Northshore Mining Co. must keep asbestos levels down in Silver Bay, Minnesota
- Rosetta Genomics—working on test for mesothelioma—to buy lab in Bensalem, Pennsylvania for $2.9 million
- Minneapolis-St. Paul brownfield sites to receive funding for asbestos cleanup
- Death rates from mesothelioma on the rise in Australia and around the world
- New asbestos research group founded in Brisbane, Australia to improve treatment for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
June 2008
- Innovive Pharmaceuticals, Inc., maker of immunotherapy to treat mesothelioma, to be acquired
- New York clinical trial beginning for mesothelioma patients
- Sarasota, Florida journalist looks back at the controversial career of architect and mesothelioma victim Paul Rudolph
- Church raises funds to remove asbestos from former Ken Karyl school in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal by W.R. Grace to escape criminal prosecution
- Owner of former Tasmanian asbestos plant predicts that incidence of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases are on the rise
- Illinois sandy beaches glistening with deadly asbestos
- Committee to Ban Asbestos in America is created
- Virginia contractor to pay for dumping asbestos debris described as regular soil fill
- Hamilton Jordan, White House Chief of Staff under Jimmy Carter, dead of mesothelioma at 63
- South Africa’s government and mines agree to compensate ex-mineworkers suffering from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
- Mixed results in clinical trials of mesothelioma drug
- Canadian scientists protest “misuse” of report investigating dangers of exporting chrysotile asbestos
- Asbestos-contaminated Michigan asylum sits vacant
- Federal government gives Nashua, New Hampshire $2 million to clean up asbestos
- Tucumcari, New Mexico receives federal grant to replace asbestos cement pipe in sewer system
- Aspen, Colorado rescuers strive to save worker at asbestos-contaminated school site
- Wisconsin man sentenced to jail for intentionally demolishing and burning asbestos-contaminated buildings
- OSHA and EPA too slow in warning public of hazards in asbestos brakes
- Wisconsin man sentenced to jail for intentionally demolishing and burning asbestos-contaminated buildings
- Chicago’s Oak Street Beach asbestos study validated by public health agency
- Kingston, Ontario's Grand Theater reopens after total renovation, including extensive asbestos removal
- Use caution when recycling asbestos shingles
May 2008
- Developers build popular residential communities on sites formerly contaminated with asbestos
- Scientology's asbestos-contaminated cruise ship grounded in Curacao
- Vermont school district will likely pay back cost of asbestos removal from school
- City of East Liverpool, Ohio could be fined $30, 000 for improper asbestos burial
- Irish murder investigation stopped after asbestos found at crime scene
- Australian asbestos expert says ignoring asbestos hazards while rebuilding flooded homes is creating mesothelioma risk for workers
- Parishioners waiting for asbestos clean up so they can rebuild historic church
- Minnesota Department of Transportation mistakenly dumps asbestos-containing waste on pastors’ property
- Former Globe Manufacturing facility in Fall River, Massachusetts will have new life, but only after $650,000 in asbestos abatement and at least $20 million in renovation and reconstruction
- Recent study concludes that 1 in 10 Australian carpenters born before 1950 will die of asbestos-related mesothelioma
- Minnesota House and Senate have approved study of mesothelioma among Iron Range miners and reached agreement with Governor on funding
- ASARCO bankruptcy and environmental liabilities may be resolved soon
- Asbestos risk requires evacuation around garage fire
- Washington, D.C. Inspector General says inadequate legislation creates asbestos- and lead-related health risks
- Muncie, Indiana asbestos consultant faces penalties for violations in high school renovation
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- Mayor of O’Fallon, Missouri will veto tax abatement wanted to help pay for asbestos cleanup at Highland Terrace development
- Residents in Stratford, Connecticut remain concerned about asbestos health risk
- Officials in Olean, New York investigate suspicious fires and face expensive demolition of the asbestos-containing ruins
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will host Asbestos Awareness Seminars
- Free Mesothelioma Information Packet
- W.R. Grace asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal in criminal case
- New uses considered for asbestos-contaminated old Portsmouth Naval Prison
- Residents of Chesterfield, U.K. fight asbestos dump
- Researchers claim that drug could prevent development of asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma and asbestosis
- Renovation of Okaloosa County Courthouse complicated by asbestos discovery
- Cherry Creek, New York employee Frank Watson claims he was fired after he reported asbestos violations in school demolition
- Italian study finds that risk of pleural mesothelioma eventually may decline after exposure ends, but risk of peritoneal mesothelioma continues to rise
- Brownfields projects fund asbestos removal, help revitalize urban areas
- Clean up of fire-damaged buildings in downtown Corinth, New York complicated by asbestos contamination
- Cost of building affordable housing project in North Miami skyrockets with asbestos discovery
- St. Louis developer charged with asbestos violations while working at the Ford Building
- Source of funding for study of mesothelioma among Minnesota’s Iron Range miners remains up in the air
- Vandalism in Detroit’s abandoned schools creating asbestos dangers
- Man pleads guilty to asbestos violations at Collier, Pennsylvania’s Woodville State Hospital
- Suit against Colorado Springs apartment owners alleges negligence connected to asbestos contamination
- Sanne Magnan close to confirmation as Minnesota Health Commission
- Man in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has been charged with running an illegal dump that contains asbestos, waste oil and lead batteries
- Salem, Mass. power plant running again after explosion that covered main building with asbestos debris
- W.R. Grace agrees to contribute up to $1.8 billion to a bankruptcy trust for current and future mesothelioma victims and other asbestos claimants
- Bankruptcy judge rules that State of Montana can be sued by Libby asbestos victims
April 2008
- Dr. Robert Gale Martin, respected ophthalmologist, dies of mesothelioma
- Asbestos contamination plagues old ships, too
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio must spend up to $4 million on asbestos removal to attract a developer to downtown Cleveland’s Ameritrust property
- Charleston, South Carolina contractor pleads guilty to ignoring orders to stop running asbestos-contaminated illegal dumps
- Tonawanda, New York fire station closed because of concerns about asbestos contamination
- Texas highway will be closed down temporarily to remove asbestos paint from overpass
- EPA has finished clean up of former tire refurbishing plant in Buffalo, New York
- Last minute tax concessions pave the way for asbestos clean up and development in O’Fallon, Missouri
- Santa Cruz, California SPCA building faces asbestos and mold problems after fire
- Three Massachusetts companies fined for violation of asbestos and hazardous waste management regulations
- South Africa bans asbestos
- Asbestos exposure and other hazards create extreme occupational risks for sanitation workers
- Towanda, Pennsylvania officials have hired contractor to demolish three fire-damaged downtown buildings, beginning with asbestos removal
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection gives $1 million to help with clean up of asbestos and other toxins at Northwest Triangle Project
- Houston Mayor Bill White says seniors should be permitted to reclaim their belongings despite asbestos contamination from apartment fire
- Kerrville, Texas City Council approves code changes, claims not to conflict with state and federal asbestos regulations
- Three people charged with theft and conspiracy for illegally moving asbestos-filled dumpsters
- Asbestos removal underway in development of Johnston, Pennsylvania’s first “green” building
- Asbestos exposure can increase risk of contracting tuberculosis as well as malignant mesothelioma
- Officials in Benton County, Arkansas receive a warning, but won’t be fined for illegally demolishing asbestos-containing barn
- Aurora, Colorado’s Lowry Community Garden closed, will be relocated because of asbestos concerns
- Two Kerrville, Texas building officials resign because of building code changes, some that increase asbestos risk
- Students at Austin’s Brykerwoods Elementary may have been exposed to asbestos and lead after school renovations
- Former Springfield, Ohio fire chief pleads no contest in connection with burning of asbestos-containing barn
- Fire in Houston senior citizen housing leaves personal belongings contaminated with asbestos and residents locked out
March 2008
- FEMA denies petition to have asbestos-contaminated fire site at Chaffee Crossing declared federal disaster area, destroying hope of federal funds for cleanup
- Insurers may be required to pay more than $500 million in Federal-Mogul bankruptcy to cover asbestos damages
- Following mesothelioma death of teacher in North Wales, U.K. teachers’ unions demand that asbestos be removed from all British schools by 2010
- Cleanup of tornado debris in Atlanta poses risk of asbestos exposure
- Builders awarded $6.4 million to reimburse costs incurred for asbestos cleanup in Lowry, Colorado
- New study of vermiculite workers confirms danger of asbestos-tainted Libby ore
- Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstates penalties for failure to remove asbestos during Milwaukee Theatre renovation
- Runoff of minerals like asbestos from old mines poses contamination risk to groundwater, crops and fish
- Bethel High School is reopened to students after second asbestos scare
- Owner of training school, under indictment for issuing fake asbestos training certificates, faces federal charges for hiring illegal workers and avoiding taxes
- Conservationists sue the EPA for allowing unreasonable cleanup delays
- Indian government is doing a study of the risks of chrysotile asbestos use in that country
- Researchers have reported progress in developing a short latency mouse model for mesothelioma development
- Mesothelioma cases in Australia quadruple over two decades
- British Lung Foundation holds Action Mesothelioma Day
- Minnesota legislature considers bill to study cause of mesothelioma in Iron Range miners
- W.R. Grace settles asbestos cleanup suit for $250 Million
- UK’s Health and Safety Executive marks National Action Mesothelioma Day with release of web-based video—“Asbestos: the hidden killer”
- Federal regulators tighten limits on asbestos exposure in mining operations
- Incidence of mesothelioma in Australia has quadrupled in the last 20 years
- Cleve Allen George, owner of Virgin Islands Asbestos Removal Co. is sentenced to 33 months in prison for asbestos violations
- Oxnard School District in Ventura County, California has agreed to pay $25,000 in fines and costs for failing to promptly disclose asbestos release during elementary school remodel
- Montana Department of Environmental Quality has sued developer for ignoring fines from asbestos violations during renovation project at Livingston’s defunct Guest House
- EPA delays decision on how to handle waste from Raymark plant in Stratford, Connecticut
- Vermiculite from W.R. Grace mine found leaking from a Libby elementary school and immediately cleaned up
- House Subcommittee hearings see call for absolute asbestos ban; some say Senate bill not strong enough
- Two fire departments near Syracuse fight over controlled home burn and state fines department, chief and homeowner
- Sentencing of John Chick, former Cayuga County worker who admitted to illegally removing asbestos from county building, has been postponed
- EU advisory panel recommends use of promising mesothelioma drug Alimta to treat lung cancer
- Former employee of Massena School District in Massena, NY pleads guilty to false asbestos reporting
- Northshore Mining is appealing air quality standards that require it to limit asbestos emissions in and around Silver Bay, Minnesota
- Canada’s largest labor organization has delayed a decision about calling for an asbestos ban despite high rate of mesothelioma in Canada’s asbestos mining region
February 2008
- Previous contractors on Deutsche Bank tower project charged with numerous safety violations
- Drug developed by Las Vegas doctor to fight mesothelioma and certain other cancers has been accepted for clinical testing
- Travelers insurance asbestos settlement rejected by appeals court
- Health Canada will study link between chrysotile asbestos and illnesses such as mesothelioma
- British Lung Foundation survey finds many in construction trades are unaware of asbestos risk
- New York Department of Environmental Quality fines Albany homeowner for using unlicensed person for asbestos removal
- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined a construction company more than $10K for mishandling asbestos
- Charleston contractor faces criminal charges for illegal dumping of asbestos on his property
- Iowa safety inspectors are investigating whether workers were exposed to asbestos during building renovation in downtown Des Moines
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin hopes putting bike racks on buses will help settle State's lawsuit against the County for asbestos pollution
- Asbestos found in fire debris at Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority
- Presence of asbestos confirmed at Chillicothe Prison despite official claims prison is asbestos-free
- DeSoto Regional Health Center is cited for improper asbestos removal
- EPA plans to burn asbestos-contaminated homes in New Orleans as test case
- Deutsche Bank building will undergo asbestos abatement and demolition by the end of the year
- John Chick, former Cayuga County, NY carpenter, has been fired for improper asbestos removal in a county office building
- Worker blew the whistle on asbestos violations and other workplace safety problems at Harrah's and the Rio in Las Vegas
- Doctor to the Queen of England has been forced to leave his post because of mesothelioma diagnosis
- Firefighters from several fire departments were exposed to asbestos, despite Everett, Washington fire official's knowledge of the danger
- An Oregon landowner has been fined $23,704 for asbestos violations
- Scientists in Japan claim to have developed techology to melt asbestos and prevent release of fibers into the air
- Alabama Supreme Court rules that people injured by toxic substances have two years from the time they get sick to file a lawsuit
- Los Angeles landlord pleads no-contest, gets probation and must repair buildings he demolished around low-income residents
January 2008
- Circleville, Ohio's Everts Middle School is reopened for students after asbestos investigation
- Posen Construction has agreed to clean up asbestos illegally dumped after Florida road construction project
- Veteran steamfitter for New York schools says he was demoted for blowing the whistle about asbestos problems
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources website provides information about dealing with asbestos in storm cleanup
- Supervisor of illegal asbestos removal at Ambler, Pennsylvania elementary school sentenced to home confinement, restitution
- Mesothelioma research eligible for federal funds through Department of Defense medical research program
- New York's Cayuga County Legislature considers paying penalty for asbestos violations
- City manager and former mayor of Elk City, Oklahoma gets prison time for exposing prisoners to asbestos, but keeps his job for now
- The EPA continues to meet with Libby residents about efforts to clean up asbestos contamination and research on the incidence of mesothelioma among area residents
- South Korean environmental group demands government study of asbestos exposure to Seoul Metro riders
- Firefighters in Everett, Washington were exposed to asbestos during training exercises
- Trinity Industries seeks access to its former Greenville, Pennsylvania railcar plant to look for asbestos and other hazardous materials
- Tsunami survivors burn their homes after government says no asbestos hazard
- Leading expert tells West Virginia legislature no changes needed for asbestos claims
- Public health officials investigating alleged asbestos violations by Florida construction company
- Contractors at White Sands Missile Range face $324,000 in asbestos fines
- Community Advisory Group will soon finalize letter to EPA regarding plans for 38-acre asbestos site near Philadelphia
- Victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related disease have appealed the confirmation of Dana Corp.'s bankruptcy plan
- Montana Senators announce that Libby clinic specializing in treating mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases will get federal money
- Following an experimental demolition in Fort Worth, controversy continues over the safety of the method used to bring down an asbestos-laden building
- Firefighters may have been exposed to dangerous asbestos while fighting fire in downtown New Haven, Connecticut
- Stewartville, Minnesota under investigation for possible asbestos violations during demolition of old city pool
- Nonprofit community development organization must pay $450,000 for failing to properly remove asbestos before demolition
- W.R. Grace has reached a settlement with feds over environmental cleanup at 33 sites
- Maryland school officials say EPA asbestos rule may be a burden
December 2007
- Mining company Cleveland Cliffs abandons separate health study of Minnesota’s Iron Range miners and agrees to support University of Minnesota mesothelioma study
- Asbestos discovery delays jail renovation
- Following an experimental demolition in Fort Worth, controversy continues over the safety of the method used to bring down an asbestos-laden building
- Medical experts in India speak out against Canada's asbestos export to developing countries
- Firefighters trapped in their gear awaiting asbestos decontamination after industrial fire
- The EPA says it may not have the money to complete asbestos cleanup in Klamath Falls, Oregon neighborhood
- Some critics worry that the EPA has failed to adequately address post-9/11 asbestos and other contamination in lower Manhattan despite EPA assurances
- British teachers' union calls for removal of asbestos from all schools to prevent mesothelioma among teachers and students
- Boston area jails are crumbling and unsafe
- W.R. Grace fails to get a rehearing on the criminal charges against it related to the asbestos tragedy in Libby, Montana
- Taconite plant in Silver Bay, Minn. wants relief from rule limiting asbestos release around Lake Superior
- Concerns arise that students may have inhaled asbestos after basement fire at their Cleveland school
- Mesotheliomanews.com expands to provide information for mesothelioma victims on jobsites and trades with historically high levels of asbestos exposure
- Some fear that plan to use experimental "Wet Method" to demolish asbestos-contaminated building in a Fort Worth neighborhood will create mesothelioma risk for people living or working nearby
- Canada's New Democratic Party criticizes Canadian government for allowing asbestos in children's toys
- Asbestos found in children's toys and household items
- Initial asbestos cleanup along Frankfort, NY roadside is nearly complete
- First successful wrongful death case by family of mesothelioma victim in South Korea
- Minnesota state lawmakers accuse Iron Range mining company Cleveland-Cliffs of misleading the public and urge the company to support University of Minnesota mesothelioma study
- Environmental cleanup in Michigan has already cost $760 million and is not over yet
November 2007
- Cleaning up asbestos mine on Belvedere Mountain, Vermont could cost $500 million
- Fight continues over the fate of Pittsburgh's historic, asbestos-filled Schenley High School
- New research shows baseline CT screen helps detect early stage lung cancer in people at high risk because of asbestos exposure
- Redevelopment plans threatened by delays in environmental cleanup at La Porte, Ind. brownfield site
- Contractors and owner of Oregon retirement home fined $64,058 for asbestos violations
- 130-year-old Huntingdon, Penn. elementary school is set for demolition after asbestos and other hazardous materials are removed
- 5,000 bulbs planted at International Asbestos Memorial to remember British victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
- Asbestos cables delay utility repairs in Holyoke, Mass.
- City officials in Holbrook, Arizona look to strict code enforcement campaign to handle asbestos removal and cleanup
- SUNY New Paltz has received numerous citations for asbestos removal in the past few years
- Supporters of the asbestos ban say it has been weakened by asbestos industry lobbyists
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- Canadian officials say outside asbestos levels are acceptable in Quebec, although they would be too high under U.S. standards
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- Minnesota state agencies won't participate in Iron Range mining company's health study
- Study shows asbestos mining town in Quebec is "severely contaminated" with asbestos and poses serious health risk
- City officials in Indian Orchard, Mass. gives go ahead for asbestos removal and demolition of former valve plant
- Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams help cleanup after Southern California fires
- Ovalwood Hall at Ohio State University's Mansfield Campus will reopen in fall 2008 after extensive renovation and asbestos removal
- EPA is cleaning up asbestos and other hazardous materials from abandoned Worthington, Mass. potato farm
- Federal prosecutors in West Virginia considering whether to bring additional charges against former state asbestos abatement official Paul Predergast
- After asbestos removal and basic cleanup, artists in Cambridge, Maryland can take advantage of space awaiting future renovation
- Minnesota's Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board will give $250,000 for mesothelioma research
- Asbestos removal completed, original Cheboygan, Michigan hospital is being demolished
- Asbestos danger not addressed at Niagara Falls Public Safety Building, putting city workers and the public at risk
- Journalist Martin Mittelstaedt looks at the reasons for and consequences of Canada's promotion of its asbestos to the developing world
- Asbestos abatement supervisor Robert Langill pleads guilty to endangering workers and violating Clean Air Act
October 2007
- On November 5th, two Camarillo, California restaurants will half their receipts to mesothelioma research
- EPA is closing down asbestos cleanup in Libby, Montana until next year
- Asbestos removal has delayed renovations of the Hotel Fresno, and the hotel's future is still uncertain
- Canadian health office closed because of asbestos-containing vermiculite in the workplace
- Montana senators pursue funding for Libby asbestos clinic to serve patients with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
- Demolition of old Kentucky cotton mill slow going because of asbestos
- Worker fired after complaining about unsafe conditions during asbestos removal from Muncie school
- Scottsdale social services center will reopen early next year after asbestos removal and renovation
- Property management company in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood tries to defend mistakes in asbestos management
- Cleanup by Nashua River in Nashua, New Hampshire complete after removal of 95 tons of asbestos contaminated soil
- Soil at site planned for Stratford, Connecticut animal shelter contains asbestos, lead and chemical waste
- Mayor orders inspection of Boston's steam pipe system after two recent explosions release asbestos on city streets
- A contractor in the UK must pay fines and costs for exposing another company's employees to asbestos
- Atlantic City's Sands Casino Hotel was blown up before a festive crowd despite neighbors' asbestos fears
- Flood water cleanup at Redlands, California city offices delayed by evidence of asbestos and mold
- Asbestos removal can be crushing burden on small towns
- West Virginia's former asbestos chief pleads guilty for taking bribes from asbestos removal firm
- Students at SUNY New Paltz are concerned about asbestos release during dormitory renovation
- Canadian deaths from mesothelioma, other asbestos diseases rising
- Australian cancer center seeks volunteers to study mesothelioma, other asbestos-related diseases
- A recent study suggests that occupational exposures may be connected to autoimmune disease
- Asbestos-related Clean Air Act violations force two Oregon companies to agree to $37,500 in penalties
- Arizona announces plan to clean up asbestos problems along historic Route 66
- South African mining communities show high rates of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
- Faulty EPA asbestos investigations and cleanup at vermiculite processing plants
- Senate votes unanimously to ban asbestos in the U.S.
- Illegal demolition of former church in East St. Louis creates asbestos hazard
- Hospital in Athens, Texas begins asbestos removal
- Washington state officials prioritize development of asbestos registry and management strategies for public housing units built before 1990
- Ashtabula County Port Authority gets Clean Ohio Fund grant for asbestos removal
- ABC's Extreme Makeover -- Home Edition tackles asbestos removal
- Asbestos contamination destroys a career's work for one school teacher
September 2007
- British conman will serve 18 months for forging certificates
- National Meso Awareness Day celebrated September 26th with the music of Warren Zevon and calls for action and research on mesothelioma
- New Minnesota health commissioner Dr. Sanne Magnan must rebuild trust broken by her predecessor's concealment of mesothelioma deaths among Iron Range miners
- Asbestos dilemma means uncertainty for historic jail in Elizabethtown, New York
- Nashua, New Hampshire continues to uncover asbestos buried just below the city's surface
- OSHA fines a Chicago area hospital $7,500 for exposing employees to asbestos
- Pemextrexed study shows benefit in treatment of Peritoneal Mesothelioma
- Standard Chlorine Chemical Co. in Kearny, New Jersey is added to Superfund National Priorities List
- Board decides that North Miami affordable housing project will continue despite thousands of tons of asbestos-contaminated soil at the site
- Two biggest buildings in downtown Bells, Texas will be demolished as soon as asbestos abatement is completed
- Residents of a Chicago high rise are forced to evacuate after asbestos was disturbed during renovations
- Appellate court rules that "knowing endangerment" charges must be reinstated against W.R. Grace and its executives for asbestos contamination of Libby, Montana
- Ely Lilly asks European authorities to approve Alimta, already accepted for treatment of mesothelioma, for first line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
- Hospital district in Eunice, Louisiana may be ordered to remove asbestos and demolish abandoned hospital
- Sensor may be able to detect markers for certain cancers, including mesothelioma, in a drop of blood
- New York City Council looks at problems in community notification during disasters and how to improve communication
- Community concerned about health consequences of possible asbestos release in Greenville, South Carolina
- Officials obtain search warrant to investigate illegal construction in asbestos-contaminated buildings
- Community Center in Bonner Springs, KS gets acoustic makeover after asbestos removal
- Russia, world's largest producer of asbestos, protests asbestos ban proposed by international forum
- City of Oakridge, Oregon fined $9,600 for improper removal and storage of asbestos
- Demolition of vacant houses planned in Buffalo, made more expensive by asbestos contamination
- Environmental remediation specialists PDG Environmental announces that it has been awarded contracts worth more than $10 Million
- EPA will complete only 24 Superfund cleanups this year
- Steam pipe explosion blasts asbestos-contaminated water over Boston street
- House Democrats criticize OSHA and EPA failures to protect rescue and recovery workers from asbestos-contaminated air at Ground Zero
- Alfacell Corp. will extend Phase IIIb clinical trial of Onconase, potential drug treatment for mesothelioma
- House Speaker Pelosi supports reopening 9/11 fund for latent injuries
- Zoo turns down chance to expand into old military dump site
- New Hampshire companies pay $90,000 in asbestos-related fines
- Scientists test for potential asbestos exposure to beachgoers at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion
- Alimta appears to extend survival rates for patients with mesothelioma
- Possible asbestos release discovered at New Jersey high school
- Sports Center in U.K. knowingly exposed workers to asbestos for 5 years
- "Standin' on the Corner" Park in Winslow, Arizona reopens with help of record Arizona Brownfields grant for asbestos removal and other remediation and repairs
- Director of Colorado State Fair says building on fairgrounds is dangerous because of asbestos
- Companies pay big money to lobbyists on asbestos-related issues
August 2007
- Milwaukee City Hall's Common Council Chambers still tests positive for asbestos after officials reported all asbestos was removed
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa seeking bids to clean up and remove asbestos from site of former meatpacking plant
- Texas Governor's Mansion will undergo $10 million renovation and asbestos removal
- Kentucky Supreme Court rules on workers' comp coverage for injuries to subcontractors
- International Ban Asbestos Secretariat publishes report on growing asbestos use in Asia
- Shoddy repair work apparently did not cause steam pipe explosion that blasted asbestos-containing mud in midtown Manhattan
- Local authorities in Britain's Wear Valley fined for asbestos violations
- Judge rules that residents' claims for release of asbestos and other toxins from former DOE nuclear facility in Piketon, Ohio will go to trial
- Stratford, Connecticut residents oppose EPA's plan to consolidate asbestos waste from former Raymark plant used as fill on residential properties
- PBS to tell story of asbestos tragedy and mesothelioma crisis in Libby, Montana
- Austin, Minnesota plans asbestos abatement for homes destined to be removed from flood plan
- Illegally dumped asbestos found in Connecticut town
- Fire in historic East Texas building creates risk of possible collapse and asbestos release
- Minnesota Health Commissioner resigns in aftermath of scandal concerning suppression of information about mesothelioma deaths in Iron Range miners
- Mesothelioma News profiles public figures who have developed mesothelioma
- Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Jr. (1947-2003)
- Paul Rudolph (Architect, 1918-1997)
- Elk City, Oklahoma officials convicted of endangering inmates by having them remove asbestos without protection
- British Institute of Demolition Engineers speaks out about dangerous practices in demolition and disposal of concrete contaminated with asbestos
- Construction firm selected to do renovation and asbestos removal at United Nations complex
- Minn. State Rep Tom Anzelc urges mining company to use profits to decrease mesothelioma risk to miners
- EPA gives nearly $200,000 for asbestos abatement at historic Louisiana school
- Stephen Jay Gould (Scientist, 1941-2002)
- Terry McCann (Olympic Athlete, 1934-2006)
- Congressman Bruce Vento (1940-2000)
- Warren Zevon (Musician, 1947-2003)
- Steve McQueen (Actor, 1930-1980)
- Owners of asbestos abatement school face fraud charges
- Former St. Louis-area City Councilman receives prison time for illegal asbestos removal
- At least six percent of former employees and neighbors of W.R. Grace West Dallas vermiculite plant found to have asbestos-related disease in most recent asbestos screening
- Incidence of asbestos-related mesothelioma in portions of Cheshire County, England hit record high
- Nine floors of Chicago's landmark Pittfield Building closed after discovery of improper asbestos removal
- Rhode Island officials approve asbestos abatement and demolition of Tiverton schools
- EPA administrator to visit Montana asbestos cleanup sites
- Director of research at France's National Institute for Health calls for asbestos manufacturers and other corporate wrongdoers to be held accountable in occupational international criminal court
- Cayman Islands officials train workers to recognize and deal with asbestos hazards
- Mesothelioma Can Strike Anyone
- Asbestos victims group launches online library on mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
- Montana Senator Baucus threatens to subpoena EPA documents regarding Libby cleanup decisions
- Senate EPW Committee approves asbestos ban
- Jamaica Public Service removing asbestos five years after 2002 “urgent recommendation”
- Asbestos removal planned for Newark, Ohio city offices
- Asbestos continues to plague Illinois Beach State Park
- Mesothelioma drug to be distributed in Eastern Europe
- Lakeview, Michigan Middle School facing $138,000 asbestos removal
July 2007
- Senator Murray hopeful about bill to ban asbestos
- Asbestos removal at old Sheraton Hotel in downtown Gary to cost $500,000
- Travelers settles asbestos coverage case
- British health agency approves Alimta for mesothelioma asbestos cancer patients, reversing prior decision
- W.R. Grace may be liable to asbestos victims for as much as $6.2 billion
- Latest research shows promise of ONCONASE as treatment for mesothelioma
- Over 500 West Dallas residents attend asbestos screening
- Over 70 students exposed to asbestos at Connecticut school
- San Diego utility convicted on criminal asbestos charges
- High concentrations of soluble mesothelin in effusions suggestive of mesothelioma
- Parkland Hospital providing free chest x-rays to West Dallas residents to test for asbestos-related diseases
- New York tests air for asbestos after Manhattan steam pipe explosion
- W.R. Grace loses appeal in asbestos criminal case
- Majority of mesothelioma victims in Ontario not receiving compensation
- Asarco asks bankruptcy court for more time, citing asbestos and environmental claims