Company Defrauds Asbestos Customers, Puts Them at Risk A so-called environmental consulting company in Albany, New York has been removing asbestos for the last four years without a license, defrauding customers who thought they were indeed licensed and putting these same individuals at risk for asbestos exposure due to improper abatement. Albany Environmental Consultants LLC, … Read more
Some States See Rise in Asbestos Abatement Business With summer comes new renovation and remodeling projects, especially with the economy booming in some parts of the country. And with those renovation projects, experts say, comes the need to address asbestos, especially for those buying old homes that were built when asbestos was a normal component … Read more
Appeals Court Rules in Controversial Asbestos Case A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a manufacturer has a duty to warn about the risk of harm from exposure to asbestos-containing replacement parts in its products, even if the manufacturer did not make or distribute those parts, reports the New Jersey Law Journal. That’s a … Read more
Advocacy Group Found Asbestos in Popular Crayons An organization known as The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Education Fund reports that they have discovered that crayons sold under the name “Playskool” contain asbestos. An article published in The Washington Post explains that the group tested several 36-packs of crayons purchased from one or … Read more
Could Cannabidiol Help Mesothelioma Patients? It’s long been understood that marijuana and some components of the plant can assist cancer patients in tolerating pain and dealing with treatment side effects such as nausea and vomiting, but a group of researchers in London are suggesting that cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive compound found in marijuana, may just help … Read more
Study Shows Heavy Asbestos Exposure May Prompt Earlier Disease Development Scientists have long proclaimed that any amount of exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma – even just short, casual exposures. That’s certainly been proven to be true. Nonetheless, it still often takes decades for the disease to appear. But a recent joint study by Italian … Read more
Asbestos Concerns Continue After Deadly Apartment Fire A fire that killed two women in Westminster, Colorado about 10 days ago is still causing plenty of angst for those who live in the neighborhood. That’s because there was an abundance of asbestos on the property and it may still be lurking on the premises. People living … Read more
NH Gets Money to Address Asbestos in Schools Lately, it seems that when you plug in the word “asbestos” on your favorite search engine, you find a myriad of articles about the presence of the toxic mineral in schools throughout the United States and – indeed – the world. It’s an issue that puts our … Read more
Will Asbestos Return During Trump’s Presidency? With Donald Trump as president, a lot of things have changed, and many Americans believe that many of the policies and laws we’ve taken for granted for years – or even decades – are in danger. One of those “things” concerns the way the EPA has cared for the … Read more
A Fire Near Libby, Montana Causes Asbestos Fears The town of Libby, Montana, just miles from the Canadian border, is the site of one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of the United States. Hundreds who worked and lived in the area have died due to asbestos exposure caused by the asbestos-tainted vermiculite … Read more