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Amid concerns of possible asbestos exposure, employees at Bonner County Courthouse are concerned for their current and future health.  However, officials with various agencies have told them repeatedly there’s nothing to be worried about even though the vermiculite insulation in the building likely contains unsafe amounts of asbestos—a powerful carcinogen that can cause invariably lethal [...]

Testing conducted on April 22 revealed unsafe levels of asbestos at the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The Benjamin Franklin Elementary School had been using the church building since 2003.
The discovery prompted swift action by school officials and students were moved to a new building just two blocks away.  Officials say that the students [...]

Parents responded with vocal protests when the school board at a Carmi, Illinois high school announced plans to begin an asbestos removal project while school was still in session.  While a third party contractor who is licensed in asbestos abatement practices has been hired, many parents wondered why the school board couldn’t wait to initiate [...]

The City of Augusta, Maine will likely have to foot the bill for a $100 thousand asbestos abatement and demolition project this year without hopes of retrieving any of that money from the building’s previous owners.  The property, which sits at 6 Morton Place, has been abandoned for years and has become a frequent hangout [...]

Ann Arbor, Michigan police officers are outraged at being exposed to unsafe levels of asbestos and radon at their base of operations in the basement of Ann Arbor City Hall.  In an email sent by the police union leader to the city’s safety manager, the level of fear that the officers experienced pertaining to the [...]

In light of recent high profile asbestos abatement fraud cases in the New York area, a series of investigations into potential environmental crimes has been launched by Justus Derx, a federal agent who has been a part of over 100 such probes.
The investigations are designed to weed out fraudulent abatement contractors that are putting the [...]

Thousands of schools across the United States still contain potentially lethal asbestos yet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that school districts keep that asbestos where it is if it is found to be intact and in good condition or fully encapsulated.    Is the government really doing enough to keep our students safe?
Asbestos is a [...]

Sean P. Doctor, formerly of the Buffalo Bills, currently owns and operates of S.D. Specialty Services of Grand Island, N.Y.—an asbestos abatement contracting company.  Doctor was formally charged with felony violations of the federal Clean Air Act on April 23rd stemming from improper asbestos removal and abatement activities conducted by his business.
Federal regulations strictly mandate [...]

The Colorado Attorney General has indicted the owners of a Denver hotel for unnecessarily exposing employees and hotel guests to unsafe levels of the powerful carcinogen asbestos.  The owner of the Frisco Holiday Inn, Adam Pietraszek, failed to obtain permits and file the proper paperwork with the appropriate agencies when he began a renovation project [...]

How can Canada’s Prime Minister continue to support the export of harmful asbestos even though the Canadian government has been abating the deadly fiber from its public buildings for years?  It’s like saying its okay to pull the trigger and kill in other countries as long as we aren’t killing our own!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper [...]