Project manager for Independence Excavating, Leo Slansky, said that there are 40 workers from Precision Environmental who are undertaking asbestos abatement and other environmental work at a row of mill buildings along Mile Lock Lane in Brackenridge, Pa., Mesothelioma.com reports.
The…
Officials of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union said that a crisis meeting stopped work at CITIC Pacific’s AUD5.2 billion Sino iron ore project near Karratha, Western Australia, after asbestos was found on site, WAtoday.com.au reports.
On Sept. 18, 2009, AMWU State…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined two Arizona charter school operators a combined total of US$22,030 for alleged violations of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), according to an EPA press release dated Sept. 8, 2009.
In April 2007, EPA…
According to a complaint filed on Aug. 26, 2009 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should investigate serious asbestos-related violations by Grand Teton National Park managers, according to a PEER press release dated Aug.…
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…
Tommy J. and Linda Harrell, on Aug. 31, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 36 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Defendants in the suit include Afton Pumps Inc., Amerflex Rubber and Gasket, AMETEK…
Met-Pro Corporation says that, as of July 31, 2009, there were a total of 70 asbestos cases pending against it (with most of the cases pending in New York, Mississippi and North Carolina), as compared with 55 cases that were…
The Coca-Cola Company still disputes former subsidiary Aqua- Chem, Inc.’s (n/k/a Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.) claims over Aqua- Chem’s demands for about US$10 million for out-of-pocket asbestos litigation-related expenses.
During the period from 1970 to 1981, the Company owned Aqua- Chem. A division…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued a US$1,200 penalty to EnviroTech Remediation Services Inc. for environmental violations, including improper handling, disposal and notification of the removal of asbestos, according to the Capitol Report.
EnviroTech is a licensed asbestos removal contractor…
The Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, issued split rulings in a case involving asbestos, and concerning Advanced Environmental Services and Raul Mora as parties.
Judge Bert A. Bunyan entered judgment in Case No. 19172/05 on May 13, 2009.
Advanced Environmental Services…