ASBESTOS UPDATE: NMED Charges Santa Fe Firm for Safety Breaches

The New Mexico Environment Department issued a compliance order against Advantage Asphalt, a paving firm in Santa Fe, N.M., for allegedly mishandling hazardous asbestos-containing construction waste, the Mesothelioma Resource Center reports.

The state claims that Advantage Asphalt illegally dumped pipes containing…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Hazard to Be Removed from Tucumcari, N.M. Site

City Commissioners in Tucumcari, N.M., have tasked City Manager Bobbey Rose to deal with asbestos and other contaminants at the Sands Dorsey Building, Mesothelioma.com reports.

The Sands Dorsey is a historic building that was damaged over two years ago in a…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Hazard Found in Plaza Pub Building in N.M.

Asbestos has been discovered at the old Plaza Pub building in Alamogordo, N.M., where the Tularosa Basin Historical Society had hoped to install a museum, Mesothelioma.com reports.

In a meeting with city commissioners on June 29, 2009, members of the Tularosa…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: N.M. Workers Injured During Hazard Cleanup

Two men were injured on May 26, 2009 during an asbestos removal job at the Hotel Clovis in Clovis, N.M., the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reports.

Closed since 1983, the hotel is currently receiving a US$13 million renovation that will…