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Cases of 'Sandy Lung' On the Rise 10 Months After Storm Kicked Up Toxins 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Though Superstorm Sandy blew across the Eastern Seaboard nearly ten months ago, the effects from that monumental storm are still reverberating throughout those ravaged communities. As people slowly re...
Dozens of Chicago Schools Underwent Summer Asbestos Removal 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
In preparation for the opening of the school year, the city of Chicago removed asbestos from 88 schools in the city’s vast school district, confirming that the schools would be safe for students to at...
Judge Thinks Plea Agreement in Asbestos Case is Harsh 22 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Three former executives from a non-profit corporation in Merced, California were set to serve about two years in prison for state and federal asbestos-related charges, but a judge has asked that the p...
Celebrated Asbestos Trial Lawyer, Ron Motley, Dies at 68 22 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Ron Motley, a titan in the asbestos litigation world, passed away on Thursday at 68 years old. A partner at the Mount Pleasant, South Carolina law firm of Motley Rice, LLC, Motley was a ferocious advo...
Mesothelioma Cancer Drug Patent Threatened in Court By Generic Drug Makers 21 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
The patent for Alimta, a cancer drug used most notably for the treatment of mesothelioma cancer, is currently being challenged in court by five generic drug makers. Developed and manufactured by India...
Demolition Slated for Ann Arbor Juvenile Detention Center Sparking Economic Development Plans 20 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
A vacant juvenile detention center in Ann Arbor, Michigan is slated for demolition this fall to make room for a mixed-use project that could be a significant economic driver for the area. Located on P...
Boise Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Disposing Asbestos Waste From Construction Site 19 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
A Boise, Idaho construction supervisor faces prison after illegally disposing asbestos waste from a project site in direct violation of the federal Clean Air Act. Douglas Greiner pled guilty to the vi...
Department of Natural Resources Focuses on Asbestos-like Grunerite 18 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
The U.S. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has warned workers and residents in the Iron Range of Minnesota and in Wisconsin’s Penokee Hills that asbestos-like grunerite could be released during ir...
Workers Worried about Asbestos in Old Fort Myers School 17 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
An electrician working inside the nearly nine-decades-old Tice Elementary School in downtown Fort Myers, Florida told WFTX- Fox 4 News that he believes his health is in danger because of the presence ...
Binghamton School Board Set to Declare Asbestos Site an "Emergency" 16 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
The Binghamton, New York school board is trying to decide whether or not to pass a resolution declaring an emergency at Calvin Coolidge Elementary School after asbestos was found in a crawl space insi...
