The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) levied a US$16,700 penalty against Environmental Restoration Services Corporation of Lawrence, Mass., for violating state asbestos regulations during a job in Westfield, according to a MassDEP press release dated Oct. 13, 2009.
MassDEP’s action…
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 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…
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a US$18,091 penalty to Merle and Drucella Shepherd for asbestos violations at a commercial facility they own at 160 Kruse Ave. in Coos Bay, Ore., according to a DEQ press release dated Sept.…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plan to spend more than US$130 million on cleanup efforts and improving the health care system in the Libby, Mont., area, Asbestos.com reports.
To date, about 400…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other officials of Elyria, Ohio, are checking for signs of asbestos contamination at the former General Industries site, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The EPA-hired contractors were on the scene wearing white jumpsuits and using respirators to minimize…
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a US$2,400 penalty to Allen Bruce Her, of Grants Pass, Ore., for performing an unlicensed asbestos abatement project at a residence in Rogue River, Ore., according to a DEQ press release dated Sept.…
A federal grand jury, on Sept. 17, 2009, indicted Calvin Burks, the owner of J & C Environmental Services Inc., for making fictitious asbestos inspection reports on St. Louis buildings set to be demolished, the St. Louis Business Journal reports.
On…
Workers with U.S. government environmental agencies declared the now-closed Vibratech manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., cleared of asbestos and other hazardous materials, MesotheliomaWeb.org reports.
The cleanup process took more than nine months and cost nearly US$2 million.
The Company once used the…