Alaska

Coldfoot Environmental Services, Inc., an asbestos abatement and demolition contractor in Anchorage, Alaska, has agreed to pay a US$5,100 penalty and perform a community service project to settle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the asbestos…

Ilisagvik College in Barrow, Alaska, held a 40-hour asbestos abatement training and certification course and an eight- hour “refresher” course was also made available for those seeking recertification, Mesothelioma.com reports.

Kathy Leary said, “Based on employers’ information of immediate jobs on…

The Homer Middle School in Homer, Alaska, contains asbestos, in which its removal would make up for about half of the boiler replacement cost, Mesothelioma.com reports.

One city official said that another US$20,000 will go toward removal of the old boiler.

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