1. Asbestos Found in California Elementary School
2. King County, Washington Apartment Owner Fined for Asbestos
3. Floodwaters Carry Asbestos to Washington State Homes
4. Seven Virginia Beach, Virginia Schools Contain Asbestos
5. Kansas Prisons Undergo Asbestos Testing
6. Ohio Landmarks Undergo Asbestos Abatement
7. Hollister Junior High Flooding Exposes Asbestos
8. EPA Removes New Jersey Site from Asbestos Superfund List
9. Asbestos Remediation in Hunstville Schools
10. Father and Son Serve Federal Prison Time for Asbestos Conspiracy
11. Michigan Man Files Whistleblower Suit over Asbestos Installations
12. NYC Improves Asbestos Inspection Process
13. Three New York Workers Indicted for Asbestos Remediation in Michigan
14. Oldon, W.R. Grace Consent to Fund Easthampton Asbestos Remediation
15. Yorktown Community and Cultural Center (YCCC) Deals with Asbestos
16. Moline Nursing School Dormitory Asbestos Remediation Complete, Demolition to Follow
17. Montana Senators, Congressman Ask for EPA Plans on Asbestos Cleanup
18. Kilgore, Texas Fire Raises Asbestos Concerns
19. Sioux Falls State Theatre Gets Grant to Complete Renovation
20. Two California Men Face Heavy Fines for Asbestos Violations
21. Texas Town Failed to Enforce Asbestos Laws
22. Longview, Texas ISD Targets Two Elementary Schools for Asbestos Remediation
23. Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Halts New Castle School Demolition on Asbestos Concerns
24. Marco Island Asbestos Case Settled
25. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Funding New Libby Study
26. Muskingum County to Swap Land for Asbestos Remediation Costs
27. Humboldt State U Summer School on Hold for Asbestos Finding
28. Colorado Judicial Building Mural Contains 30 Percent Asbestos
29. Cleanup Efforts Continue at Libby Superfund Site
30. Two Massachusetts Men Plead Guilty to Asbestos Violations
31. Three Arizona Charter Schools Fined for Asbestos Violations
32. Baltimore Firms Get Record Fine for Faulty Asbestos Removal
33. Maquoketa, Iowa Residents Breathe Easier After Asbestos-Containing Fire Debris Removed
34. Two New York Contractors Charged With Asbestos Dumping
35. Amarillo Businessman Gets Four Years, Probation, for Negligent Asbestos Handling
36. Texas State Technical College Trains for Asbestos
37. Iowa Flood Repair Program Blocked for Failing to Conduct Asbestos Inspections
38. Asbestos Cleared from Connecticut Middle School
39. Ohio EPA Halts South Market Street Cleanup
40. Parker, Colorado Man Indicted for Falsely Claiming Asbestos Inspection Certification
41. Bentleyville, Pennsylvania Woman Finds Bags of Asbestos Alongside Road
42. Owner of Matanuska, Alaska, Building Charged with Failure to Protect Workers from Asbestos
43. Asbestos Finding Closes Niwot High School in Colorado
44. Hampton County, Virginia Home Development Soil Likely Contains Asbestos
45. Asbestos in Paint Extends Daytona Pier’s Renovation
46. Arkansas Officials Consider Changing Asbestos Regulations
47. Asbestos Found in Illinois High School
48. Agency Investigates Asbestos Pipe Dumping in Jefferson County, Missouri
49. Asbestos-Laced Pipes Found in South Florida Town
50. Asbestos Found at Oregon State University Dorm
51. Denver Water Workers Admit to Dumping Asbestos Waste
52. EPA Set to Clean Up Asbestos at Yerington Mine in Nevada
53. Winsted, Connecticut Middle School Gets Asbestos All-Clear
54. Two Vermont Companies Cited For Asbestos Violations
55. Asbestos Removal in Rochester Office Building Nearly Complete
56. University of Connecticut Workers Get Emergency Asbestos Screening
57. Asbestos Being Removed From Elizabeth City State University Campus
58. Iowa Construction Industry People Face Asbestos Violations, Indictments
59. Iowa Man Indicted for Illegal Asbestos Dumping
60. Asbestos Forces Students Out of New York College Dorm
61. Four Florida Men Indicted on Asbestos Fraud Charges
62. Buffalo Police Station Tested for Asbestos
63. Gibsonville Elementary, Greensboro, North Carolina, Sidelined with Asbestos
64. Cardin School Abandons Rosewood Center Move on Asbestos Finding
65. Asbestos Found in Mississippi Middle School
66. Asbestos Found in Washington State Creek
67. Historic Lamar County Courthouse to Get Asbestos Removal, Restoration
68. Harrison County Hospital, Indiana, Gets Asbestos Remediation
69. Philadelphia Housing Authority Likely Violated NESHAP Regulations at Hill Creek Apartments in Crescentville
70. Clay County Schools, West Virginia, Settle Asbestos Violations under AHERA
71. Court says Vermont Asbestos Group can be sued for Asbestos Dumping
72. Asbestos Concerns Halt Prison Visits
73. Oak Cliff Church Looses Historic Preservation Battle, Faces Asbestos Axe
74. Pennsylvania, EPA, Continue Phase II of BoRit Asbestos Remediation
75. Camden School Administration Building Flooding Exposes Asbestos
76. More Asbestos Found on Florida Highway
77. California Slated to Receive Asbestos Cleanup Funds
78. Asbestos Removal Planned at Corpus Christi Coliseum
79. California Officials Approve New Asbestos Dump
80. Shelton, Connecticut, Home Demolished, Leaving Asbestos Debris
81. Lee County Road Project Asbestos Issue Still Up for Debate
82. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Meat Packing Plant Fire Smolders, Asbestos Hazard Unknown
83. Asbestos-Ridden American Red Cross Building Blocks Urban Redevelopment in Okalahoma City
84. Contractors Accused of Padding Bills for 9/11 Asbestos Cleanup
85. New Concerns About Asbestos in Florida Road Project
86. Missouri DNR to Pursue Asbestos Charges against Fire Chief Washington
87. OSHA Fines Cambria for Failure to Warn
88. Asbestos Problems Plague California Courthouse
89. Akron, Ohio, to Use $1.9 Million to Remediate Asbestos
90. Oakland, California Prepares for Former Naval Hospital Cleanup
91. Texas Panhandle Asbestos Dumping Remediated
92. Paragon Environment Construction Supervisor Onoff to Assist in Federal Asbestos Case
93. Pennsylvania Vocational-Technical School Reportedly Concealed Student Asbestos Exposure
94. Mt. Sinai Doctors to Investigate Libby Asbestos Cleanup
95. Asbestos-Laced Concrete Found near Florida Highway
96. New York Library Undergoes Asbestos Removal
97. Sebring, Florida Road Project Inspected Over Asbestos Concerns
98. New York Brothers Found Guilty of Asbestos Dumping
99. Contractors Accused of Illegal Asbestos Disposal
100. Libby Asbestos Victims to Begin Getting Medical Care, Screening
101. Reunion Arena Demolition Slowed by Asbestos Finding
102. Volunteer Students Cleaning Up Historic MCTS Exposed to Asbestos
103. MLGW Suspends Work on Asbestos Discovery
104. Asbestos Found at University of Wyoming
105. Asbestos Inspections Underway in Illinois County Courthouse
106. City of Indianapolis Faces Asbestos Building Dilemma
107. Middletown, New York Building Owner Faces Fines for Improper Asbestos Removal
108. Judge Throws Out Challenge in Syracuse, New York, Asbestos Trial
109. Historic Pennsylvania Mountain View Inn Salvage Halted on Asbestos Concerns
110. Vermont Firm Violated EPA Asbestos Rules
111. Pinal County, Arizona, to Hold Free Asbestos Safety Seminar
112. FBI Arrests Brockton, Mass. Bldg. Dept. Superintendent in Asbestos Bidding Scam
113. Oregon Contractor Runs Afoul of DEQ Again on Asbestos
114. Albany, Georgia Historic Hotel Faces Asbestos Remediation or Wrecking Ball
115. Asbestos Cleanup Forces Closings at Wright State University
116. Mesothelioma News: Tuscumbia, Alabama Officials to Spend $12,000 for Asbestos Removal
117. Pocatello, Idaho, Day Care Closed for Asbestos
118. California Planning to Send Asbestos Waste to Winnemucca, Nevada
119. Good News for Mesothelioma Risk Reduction: Asbestos Cleanup Underway at Montana Golf Course
120. Springfield, MO Developer Gets Brownfield Tax for Asbestos Remediation
121. Arkansas Elementary School to be Inspected for Asbestos
122. SDG&E Asbestos Removal Excavation Case Faces Another Obstacle
123. Kingman Delays Remodeling Plans After Asbestos Analysis
124. Asbestos Removal Firm Cited for Violating Environmental Laws
125. New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Asbestos Dumping
126. Buffalo Industrial Site Cleared of Asbestos
127. Augusta Maine Mill Contains Asbestos
128. Asbestos Cleanup Forces Closings at Wright State University
129. Kentucky Fast-Tracks Deena Asbestos Cleanup
130. WSU Retires One Building Due to Asbestos
131. Iowa City SD Cited for Improper Asbestos Removal at Two Schools
132. Potsdam, NY Civic Center Gets Asbestos Remediation after Cancer Deaths
133. Palmyra, Pennsylvania Asbestos Cleanup to Add $1M to Previous Cost
134. New Jersey Asbestos Brownfield Now Ball Field
135. Buffalo’s Statler Towers Hotel Building Sold at Auction
136. Illegal Honolulu Dump May Contain Asbestos
137. Lehigh County Receives $900,000 for Asbestos Cleanup
138. Austin Minnesota Fire Site Getting Asbestos Remediation
139. Hawaii Wells Possibly Contaminated with Asbestos
140. PAETEC Still Waiting on Asbestos Removal
141. Michigan Environmental Officials Investigate Kalamazoo Asbestos Case
142. Pennsylvania DEP Issues Asbestos Violation Notice
143. EPA Finds Dangerous Natural Asbestos in Washington State
144. Pennsylvania Citizens, Officials Ask EPA for Asbestos Removal
145. Spokane Being Tested for Asbestos
146. Sly Fox Rubble Suspected to Contain Asbestos
147. In Vermont, Belvidere Asbestos Mine Cleanup Proceeds
148. In Vermont, Former Mine Owner Agrees to Help Fund Belvidere Cleanup
149. EPA, Maryland Schools Reach Settlement on Asbestos Management
150. Roanoke Virginia Elementary Workers Turn Up Asbestos
151. New Ship Recycling Agreement Aimed at Reducing Asbestos Exposure
152. Whistleblower Alerts to Asbestos in Nanty Glo Park
153. Three Baton Rouge Companies Fined $112,000 for Asbestos
154. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Fines Economic Enviro Tech for Asbestos
155. EPA Declares Libby a Federal Public Health Emergency
156. Baltimore Church School Settles Asbestos Violations
157. Maryland Schools Removing Asbestos
158. Whistleblower Alerts to Asbestos in Nanty Glo Park
159. Massachusetts Park Construction Halted by Presence of Asbestos
160. NY Workers Comp Board Reverses Asbestos Ruling – May Impact Mesothelioma Cases
161. Oregon Developer Pleads Insolvency, Superfund to Pick Up Cleanup Tab
162. Utah Navajos Angered Over Asbestos Cleanup Conditions
163. Asbestos Contaminated Debris Removed from Upstate New York Fire Site
164. Patchogue-Medford Oregon Schools Asbestos Scare
165. Sweet Home Not so Sweet After Developer Desler
166. California Officials Warn Returning Homeowners About Asbestos
167. Massachusetts Elementary School Sends Students Home Due to Presence of Asbestos
168. York VA Hospital Cited for Asbestos Exposures
169. Did the Perry Bowl Contain Asbestos?
170. Maxham Elementary Closed for Potential Asbestos Exposure
171. CPS Backpeddles on Salaries to Complete Asbestos Requirement
172. Asbestos Halts Demolition of Florida Condo Tower – Owners Face Modest Fine
173. California Residents Alarmed by Asbestos Contaminated Debris from Former Navy Base Fire
174. School Newspaper Challenges Asbestos Reporting
175. Residents Ask for Additional Asbestos Testing after Navy Base Fire
176. New Jersey High School to Begin Asbestos Abatement this Summer
177. Vermont Health Dept Reverses Findings on Asbestos-Caused Deaths
178. Missouri National Guard Armory Renovation Includes Asbestos Cleanup
179. Thermochemical Conversion Process Could Eliminate Asbestos Risks
180. EPA Looking for Asbestos Licensing Fraudster
181. Kansas Middle School Closed on Discovery of Asbestos
182. EPA Orders Tennessee Salvage Company to Clean Up Its Asbestos Act
183. Montana Cement Co. Employees Stay Home after Asbestos Alert
184. Early Montana Studies Were “Smoking Gun” for Grace Asbestos Trial
185. New York Governor Releases Funds for Asbestos Abatement
186. Montana Researchers Study W. R. Grace’s Asbestos Contamination Statewide
187. Potential Asbestos Halts School Musical
188. Utica City Hall Asbestos Issue Still Not Resolved
189. Body-Snatching Auto Maker Attempts to Avert Asbestos Lawsuit
190. Pennsylvania Town Receives Additional Funding for Asbestos Cleanup
191. Mohawk New York School Board Gets Update on Asbestos Removal Project
192. EPA Declares Air is Safe in Libby but Questions Remain
193. University of Minnesota Agrees to Asbestos Fine
194. El Dorado Residents Oppose Development in Amphibole Formation
195. New York Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Asbestos Violations
196. Connecticut Firms Fined $300,000 for Improper Asbestos Removal
197. Wrongful Death Suit Names Union Carbide, Others in Asbestos-Related Death
198. Connecticut Asbestos Removal Firm to Pay Hefty Fine
199. Massachusetts Woman to be Sentenced on Asbestos Charges
200. Libby Bar Gets Accelerated Asbestos Cleanup
201. Gardener Alert: Soil Conditioners May Contain Asbestos
202. Health Screenings for Iron Range Miners to Begin This Spring
203. Wisconsin Sumpreme Court ruls insurer must pay addiotnal asbestos lawsuit claims.
204. Former Baie Verte Asbestos Miners Asked to Join Registry
205. Almost sixty charges in asbestos exposure
206. Pittsburgh parent group reopens asbestos debate
207. Closed asbestos mine may lower property values in Vermont
208. Cheasapeake VA students exposed to asbestos
209. Asbestos mine, associated deaths, raise ire of Vermont residents
210. New OSHA rule clarifies penalties on personal protective equipment.
211. Fitchburg, Massachusetts school officials admit asbestos hazards
212. Problems plague measuring equipment at New York factory containing asbestos and lead
213. Colorado company owner faces felony charges for illegally handling asbestos
214. New York high school experiences asbestos scare
215. Maryland chemical company pays big in asbestos case
216. Coal Miner’s lawsuit hopes to bring stricter regulations to mine safety
217. Asbestos discovery delays city’s planned purchase of a property
218. New Jersey officials investigate athletic fields for asbestos
219. Health study delivers disturbing news to residents near an asbestos mine
220. University of Colorado students point to potential asbestos leaks in their building
221. CMAJ Editoral condemns Canadian government on chrysotile
222. Increased cancer rate for people living close to asbestos plants
223. Baucus claims White House and OMB influenced Libby decision
224. EPA Officials Rescinded Plan to Declare a Public Health Emergency in Libby
225. Flood damage exposes asbestos at Junior High School
226. W.R. Grace proposes $6.5 millin settlement for Canadian homeowners
227. Free asbestos screening to end for Libby Montana residents
228. Asbestos experts rally to urge EPA not to ease asbestos risk rules
229. Asbestos exposure at work
230. Tenant loses all of his belonging to asbestos
231. Company pays $227,700 penalty for asbestos violations
232. Kansas Dept of Health and Environment Urges Caution for Tornado Cleanup
233. Missouri City to Replace Asbestos Water Pipes
234. New EU chemical laws could have global and commercial impact
235. Construction company dumped unapproved asbestos material at a landfill
236. School district spent millions on asbestos removal but never finished the job
237. The Minnesota Department of Health has identified another case of mesothelioma among Iron Range miners.
238. Two elementary schools to undergo multi-million dollar renovations.
239. Shopping center businesses can’t operate due to asbestos
240. Survey reveals people living near asbestos factories develop asbestos-related health problems
241. Asbestos causes delay to the construction of a new prison
242. Asbestos survey reveals asbestos is in many attics
243. Governments argue over asbestos removal
244. Scientists say their asbestos report was misused and misinterpreted.
245. Family awarded $7 million over deceased member’s death by asbestos
246. Students transported to different schools due to the discovery of asbestos.
247. Australia: Illegal asbestos dumping in state-managed forest.
248. Guards refuse to work after given late notice of asbestos presence.
249. Representative Schwartz urges EPA to include Ambler asbestos factory on National Priorities list
250. Debris from from Navy site may have contained asbestos
251. Retired tradesman dies from asbestos-related disease
252. Ohio EPA frustrated over company’s repeated asbestos violations.
253. Mining Industry Requests Review of Proposed MSHA Standards
254. Asbestos released at a Toledo shopping center
255. Asbestos discovery caused elementary school to close for a week
256. Asbestos found on the site of a future high school
257. Thousands of acres of California recreational land closed due to asbestos
258. Church of Scientology ship with asbestos problem
259. New asbestos-destroying technology to be implemented
260. Asbestos found at a Maryland child welfare services building
261. Shoppers reassured they were not exposed to asbestos.
262. EPA draws criticism over vermiculite.
263. Brookline Massachusetts residents concerned about asbestos release at a demolition site.
264. Japan’s Environmental Ministry accused of not taking asbestos seriously.
265. Retired drywaller will die as a result of asbestos exposure.
266. Building owner accused of mishandling asbestos and putting others at risk.
267. Workers exposed to legal levels of asbestos suffer lung damage 25 years later.
268. Habitat for Humanity accused of endangering citizens.
269. Asbestos testing results for Illinois’ Oak Street Beach are being questioned.
270. Asbestos removal at an old smelter site could make the property useful again.
271. Renowned photographer suffers from breathing problems after 9/11.
272. Northshore Mining Co. sued by environmental groups over asbestos levels in the air
273. EPA working at the Big Tex site testing for asbestos
274. Health Canada Quietly Begins Chrysotile Study
275. Japanese government sued by construction workers over asbestos exposure
276. Laramie County residents hope for a bill that will take care of their asbestos problem
277. Asbestos study on tradesmen reveals alarming stats
278. Asbestos found to be common in firehouse construction
279. U.K.: Raising awareness of the dangers of asbestos through planting trees
280. Asbestos from 9/11 exposed to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers
281. New petition to ban asbestos because previous efforts were deemed ‘insufficient’
282. Milwaukee County hopes to appease the state with an environment act over asbestos case
283. Army cuts funding for asbestos cleanup
284. Organizations in India demand government to stop allowing use of asbestos
285. In Canada about 300 deaths a year are caused by asbestos exposure
286. Asbestos shuts down public swimming pool indefinitely
287. Asbestos discovered in demolished senior citizens’ center
288. Vale Royal Mesothelioma Deaths Beginning to Peak
289. Pollution from Asbestos Mines Taking Toll on South Africa
290. Asbestos Campaigners Travel To London
291. US Occupational Injury Rates Lower
292. New Analysis of Minnesota Miners Raises More Questions
293. Workers Begin Final Cleanup at Former Asbestos Factory
294. Capitol Workers Reach Asbestos Settlement
295. Update on Libby Montana
296. Washington creek possibly causing mesothelioma
297. New York Mayor Accepts 9/11 Health Panel Recommendations
298. Oregon Considers New Shipbreaking Laws
299. Asbestos Pipes Contaminating Water Supply
300. Scottish Study Raises Questions on Workplace Safety
301. Residents and Workers Urged to Use Caution in Tornado Cleanup
302. Alviso to Undergo Further EPA Testing
303. Workers Begin Final Cleanup at Former Asbestos Factory
MesotheliomaWeb News Stories
Jan to June 2007
1. Another Australian Town Grapples With Asbestos
2. India’s Supreme Court to Hear “Blue Lady” Case
3. Companies Fined After Failing to Comply with Asbestos Regulations
2006
1. EPA to Reevaluate Factory Sites
2. Alarming Mesothelioma Rates Near Abandoned Japanese Factory
3. Asbestos Health Concerns in World Trade Center cleanup
