Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Asbestos-based insulation and other asbestos products commonly used in homes and buildings throughout the past are now known to contribute to mesothelioma, a deadly lung cancer.
Today, environmentally aware builders and homeowners are more likely to use non-asbestos ‘green’ alternatives such as cellulose, cotton fiber made from recycled batted material (such as denim), a water-based polyurethane [...]

Asbestos removal requires adherence to strict federal safety standards to protect workers and the public.  Anyone who violates those standards is subject to fine and imprisonment.
Robert Langill found that out recently when he pleaded guilty to removing asbestos in an illegal manner at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in 2003.  Langill, a supervisor of a [...]

Although Flintkote has gone bankrupt because of asbestos-related lawsuits, public health officials in Fremont, CA are asking former employees to report about any potential impacts they have had from asbestos exposure. 
Between 1967 and 1979, Flintkote workers were exposed to low levels of asbestos, according to the Federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. The [...]