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Two Washington D.C. Department of Environment specialists face criminal charges in relation to a bribery scam that put money in their pockets and hazardous wastes, including asbestos, in public places.  The specialists were arrested at the beginning of last month in an elaborate sting operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies including the FBI.
The agents allegedly [...]

A controversial renovation project in Buffalo, New York has resulted in multiple indictments handed down against two companies in charge of the project and nine individuals.  An investigation into the renovation of the Kensington Towers apartment complex in Buffalo found that multiple federal and state laws and regulations were broken in regards to the safe [...]

The U.S. and California Geological Surveys teamed up to release an updated map of 290 locations of naturally occurring asbestos in California.   When most people hear the word asbestos, they think of the products used in homes, building, cars and ships that cause serious illnesses like mesothelioma and asbestosis.  This map, however, is of the [...]

Almost everyone has heard of asbestos, the naturally occurring mineral that was once widely used in many industries and construction of buildings and homes.  Asbestos was readily available and affordable and was famous for its heat and fire resistant properties.  Asbestos is also carcinogenic and causes many serious and fatal illnesses, such as mesothelioma (cancer [...]

The Schnucks Supermarket on Sangamon Avenue in Springfield, Illinois closed its doors to the public and employees abruptly within hours after asbestos was discovered in the store.  The move was swift and decisive and intended to protect the health of Schnuck’s employees and customers but has shocked many in the local area.
A representative for Schnucks [...]

The name Libby, Montana has become synonymous with asbestos cancer and mesothelioma diagnoses thanks to the town’s history of mining, processing, and distributing natural materials contaminated by the deadly carcinogen asbestos.  For years contaminated vermiculite, a naturally occurring mineral which was once “baked” and then used as insulation, was taken from the ground and [...]

Little Silver Man Arrested
Local investigators and federal agents from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been focusing on building contractors and asbestos abatement agencies in New York since early last year.  The concerted effort is being made to crackdown on dangerous handling, illegal dumping, and fraudulent abatement of the cancer causing mineral.
Dominick Mazza of Little [...]

The owner and operator of the Equitable Building in Des Moines, Iowa has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge James E. Gritzner to serve 41 months in a federal prison for his role in an asbestos scandal that unnecessarily exposed workers and the general public to the deadly carcinogen asbestos.  The judge found that Bobby [...]

We often get inquiries made through our website in regards to asbestos exposure and how it causes mesothelioma or other asbestos related diseases.   I have noticed that many of the questions submitted are asking for similar information.  To meet the needs of all those who write in, as well as others who may have closely [...]

Navy Veterans at Highest Risk of Asbestos Exposure
Of all the branches of the military, Navy servicemen run the highest risk of disease due to asbestos exposure. It was common practice to use products containing asbestos on ships of all kinds built before 1980. Even after this, servicemen who performed repairs or renovations on ships or [...]