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7/5/2006 6:38:00 AM | Don't sweep asbestos concerns under carpet 
=(0) Testing of building components in a senior citizens residence in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has revealed the presence of asbestos. Officials say the asbestos is not dangerous if undisturbed, but residents fear it is present in dust that falls from stucco ceilings. The building was inspected along with others because asbestos was recen...
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7/1/2006 8:51:00 AM | Family 'at wit's end'™ =(0) A Portsmouth NH family has not been allowed in their home since it was flooded in May, and probably won't be for some time. Toxic mold was suspected after the flood but what was found under the carpets was asbestos tile. The homeowner has a chronic condition that affects his immune system, so is barred from entering the home. A company sp...
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6/30/2006 12:00:01 AM | U.S. EPA orders Newmont, Donner Mine Camp Inc. to remove soil at Zeibright Mine =(0) The site of an abandoned mine in California will have an emergency removal of lead, ordered by the EPA. Testing has revealed hazardous levels of lead, arsenic and iron in the soil and dust around the Assay Building of the Zeibright Mine which houses a mining museum frequently visited by both adults and children. The site, in Nevada County CA, ...
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6/29/2006 1:48:00 PM | El Paso Gas to pay $340,000 in fines =(0) El Paso Natural Gas will pay a $340,000 fine to the State of Arizona for several environmental violations relating to its pipeline which runs from Texas, through part of the state. Some of the violations were for failing follow proper procedure for the handling and removal of asbestos when the pipeline coated with asbestos was replaced. O...
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6/29/2006 12:18:00 PM | Inco loses bid to have appeal of class-action suit heard by ... =(0) A class action lawsuit against Canadian nickel company Inco will proceed, as the Canadian Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on an effort to stop the lawsuit. Eight thousand residents of an Ontario town, Port Colbourne, are suing Inco, claiming that a refinery there operated by the company has contaminated their land with nickel and other...
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6/29/2006 4:09:00 AM | Diseases caused by pollution cost state =(0) A Minnesota advocacy group reports that the State loses well over a billion dollars a year by having to fund medical and social programs to deal with an increase in childhood diseases caused by toxic pollution. Eliminating problems such as lead paint in old homes and soil, mercury in fish and toxic chemicals just about everywhere, would pay fo...
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6/29/2006 2:32:00 AM | Couple wins suit over moldy home =(0) A couple from a Michigan town west of Detroit have won a lawsuit against the builder of their home. A jury awarded Cheryl and Barry Mills $770,000 because they found the home, newly built, was infested with toxic mold from the original wood products. The award, approximately double the original purchase price, was based on the costs of re...
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6/29/2006 12:00:01 AM | EPA Secures $6 Million For Ryeland Road Cleanup =(0) The US EPA will spend $6 million to buy out 3 families living on land contaminated with lead and arsenic and to excavate a fourth property. The community, west of Philadelphia, was contaminated by the activities of two chemical companies, Standard Chemical Works Corporation and Allegheny Chemical Corporation. The soil will eventually have...
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6/28/2006 1:19:00 PM | Two companies fined $430,000 for asbestos violations =(0) Two companies in the San Francisco area were fined a total of $430,000 for two separate instances of improper asbestos removal procedures. In one, the company, USA Properties Fund Inc., was accused of using unqualified workers to remove asbestos from the ceiling of a residential building, putting the workers and residents at risk of exposure....
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6/27/2006 10:20:00 PM | Jury Finds Welding Rod Makers Not Liable =(0) The first in a series of trials claiming damages from manganese in welding rods has ended with a verdict of not liable. Ernesto G. Solis claimed that his tremor was due to manganese he was exposed to in the course of his work as a welder at a Navy base. He asserted that the welding rod manufacturer did not provide adequate warnings for us...
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6/27/2006 8:23:00 AM | UK's NICE Rejects Lilly's Alimta in Mesothelioma =(0) The British National Health Service's cost-control unit, "NICE", will discontinue funding a mesothelioma drug, pemetrexed (Alimta) in England and Wales. The drug's maker, Eli Lilly, contends that the drug is an effective therapy for a difficult-to-treat cancer caused almost completely by workplace exposure to asbestos. It will appeal the decis...
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6/27/2006 1:13:00 AM | ExxonMobil ordered to pay $5 million to widow =(0) The widow of a contract worker who died of mesothelioma was granted $5 million from ExxonMobil by a Louisiana jury. James Terrance chipped asbestos paint from pipes at an ExxonMobil plant in the 1960s, and later died of the asbestos-related cancer. His widow claims that ExxonMobil took greater precautions with the health of its employees than ...
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6/26/2006 11:55:00 AM | Link Added to Pesticide-Parkinson's Chain =(0) Research shows that pesticide exposure significantly raises the risk of developing Parkinson's Disease. Studies out of Harvard and the Mayo Clinic both come to this conclusion, with the risk being highest for those exposed to pesticides in the course of their work, such as farmers and ranchers. Further, autopsy studies show that common p...
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6/25/2006 3:55:00 AM | Lawsuits challenge safety of top product =(0) Dupont, the maker of the non-stick coating Teflon, faces multiple lawsuits alleging misleading statements and failure to warn about alleged dangers of Teflon-coated cookware. The lawsuit seeks class action status, and if successful, the plaintiff list would potentially include anyone who ever used a nonstick pan. The plaintiffs do not cla...
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6/25/2006 12:10:00 AM | Where can a cook turn after tossing the Teflon? =(0) For those who are now reluctant to use Teflon-coated cookware, this article reviews various alternatives, as tested by the author in her own kitchen. The only low cost pans tested were cast iron; the others included copper, carbon steel, All-Clad, anodized aluminum and enameled cast iron. The author concluded that she preferred enameled c...
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6/24/2006 10:04:00 PM | Lead Paint Problem Moves to the Burbs =(0) The EPA has proposed a regulation to control the amount of lead paint dust released when older homes are remodelled. Contractors would have to undergo special training and certification, and follow specific procedures for pre-1978 home occupied by children under age 6. Critics say the proposal does not go far enough, and should apply to a...
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6/24/2006 8:40:00 PM | 'Smoking gun' in asbestos case =(0) General Motors, beseiged with class action lawsuits claiming damage from asbestos used in car parts such as brake linings, is trying to get an insurance company to pay up on the claims. It is suing Royal & Sun Alliance, in both the US and UK, for coverage relating to policies between 1954 and 1972. In a pre-trial hearing, GM claimed it ha...
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6/22/2006 5:11:00 PM | Calif. High Court Denies Review of Lead Paint Case =(0) The California Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit against paint manufacturers may proceed. The suit aims to force eight companies, including Atlantic Richfield Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co. to pay for lead paint removal on all types of buildings (public and private) in the Bay Area. The paint companies contend that the product was legal at...
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6/22/2006 2:48:00 AM | WORKERS BATTLE FOR 9/11 SUIT =(0) The City of New York is trying to get a judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against it by Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers. The 8000 workers claim the city did not protect them from the health consequences of inhaling toxic air after the 9/11 attacks. Since then nearly 300 workers have contracted cancer and 33 have died. Howeve...
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6/21/2006 9:12:00 PM | Legal system shake-up on hold =(0) Scotland is planning to introduce a law next fall that will change the way asbestos victims there are compensated. Currently, mesothelioma sufferers must choose between immediate compensation, or have a larger payout go to their families after their death. The new bill proposes that the maximum payout be available to the victim while he i...
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