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Two New York Contractors Charged With Asbestos Dumping
On May 5, two Western New York State contractors were charged with dumping thousands of pounds of asbestos-containing debris inside an abandoned warehouse in the Buffalo area. The two were subsequently arrested. They are 45-year-old Robert Bishop of East Amherst, and 47-year-old Salvatore Capizzi of Grand Island, both of whom have been charged by the [...]
Tulsa Schools Bond Issue Aimed at Asbestos, Aging High School
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, aging East Central High School faces some of the same problems facing all older schools nationwide; that is, aging infrastructure, a lack of funding during one of the most widespread recessions since the 1930s, and an asbestos legacy from the last century which affects all schools built before the mid-1970s. East Central [...]
Pocatello, Idaho, Day Care Closed for Asbestos
In Pocatello, Idaho, near the southeast corner of the state, a facility providing child day care services for about 140 youngsters in the basement of United Methodist Church closed temporarily over the weekend to allow air quality tests for asbestos to be conducted after a fire nearly demolished the church chapel. Tender Loving Care Child [...]
Wrongful Death Suit Names Union Carbide, Others in Asbestos-Related Death
According to the Southeast Texas Record, a weekly legal journal covering Jefferson and Orange Counties, Robert Earl Woods is suing Union Carbide, BP, Amoco, Dow, Chevron, Shell, and Texaco for the death of his relative, Willie E. Woods. Willie Woods, who died in 2007 as a result of lung cancer induced by working for 20 [...]
Worldwide Cancer Rates on the Rise
Cancer is predicted to rise worldwide mainly due to the increase of tobacco use and more “Westernized” habits in developing countries. By the year 2030 cancer is expected to more than double and in 2010 it is predicted to be the world’s largest killer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has completed a report [...]
In Colorado, Cost Overruns Delay Asbestos Abatement
In Fort Morgan, asbestos abatement at the abandoned Jack’s Bean Co. warehouse, located on prime industrial property, is awaiting resolution of a number of concerns expressed by City Council members, not the least of which is a cost overrun dispute. An asbestos abatement contract with Denver Environmental Company, or DEC (formerly L&L Environmental, Inc.) was [...]
New Research Sheds Light on Lung Cancer for Non-Smokers
A massive new study that scientists are calling the most comprehensive global data analysis of non-smoking related lung cancer ever conducted has found that the number of non-smokers who are diagnosed with lung cancer has remained relatively stable since 1930. Previous studies and concerns about rising pollution and environmental risk factors had fueled speculation that [...]
