Classes were suspended at a school in Schroon Lake, N.Y., when on Sept. 23, 2009, a building and renovation project uncovered asbestos behind a bathroom wall, Mesothelioma reports.
Officials at Schroon Lake Central School hope to bring the students back on…
Volunteers found discarded asbestos during cleanup efforts around the Crow River in Hanover, Minn., Mesothelioma Cancer News reports.
As reported by the North Crow River News, the community volunteers found the asbestos during their cleanup work over the weekend.
Hanover Mayor Martin…
Recology, a San Francisco-based waste disposal company, is seeking a contract to dispose of 20 tons of garbage, including asbestos, in Winnemucca, Nev., for the next 95 years, Mesothelioma reports.
Winnemucca, 320 miles northeast of San Francisco, is scarcely more than…
The U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, at Seattle, denied Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. and AstenJohnson, Inc.’s respective Motions for Summary Judgment in an asbestos lawsuit filed by Henry Barabin and Geraldine Barabin.
The case is styled Henry Barabin and…
The Tuscumbia City Council in Tuscumbia, Ala., on Sept. 28, 2009, agreed to allocate US$12,265.85 to remove asbestos from the old downtown post office, the Times Daily reports.
The Council approved the contract with Houston-based Southern Global Safety Service, which specializes…
Willie Mae Denson, on behalf of husband Elijah Denson Sr., filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against seven defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on Sept. 17, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The defendants are A.O. Smith Corp., Babcock Borsig…
Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Betty McCollum introduced resolutions designating Sept. 26, 2009 as “National Mesothelioma Awareness Day,” according to a press release from Sen. Murray’s office dated Sept. 26, 2009.
In 2008, Sen. Murray applauded the first ever EPA health…
Officials said the State of New York is probing the alleged improper removal of an asbestos-laden boiler from a Market Street building, The Post-Standard reports.
Fire Chief Michael Hammon said that firefighters were called around 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2009…
The Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th District), affirmed the 133rd District Court, Harris County’s ruling, which granted summary judgment in favor of Union Carbide Corporation, in an asbestos case filed by Marjorie Ross on behalf of her late…
Residents of Oakland Hills in Oakland, Calif., must pressure SunCal and Lehman Brothers for fire and asbestos hazard abatement at the stalled SunCal Oak Knoll project, the Examiner reports.
According to Al Auletta, Oakland’s Redevelopment Area Manager, the Oakland Redevelopment agency…