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Yet another New York Asbestos abatement contractor has been caught in violation of the Clean Air Act.  Keith Gordon-Smith stood accused of lying to OSHA, violating the federal Clean Air Act, and directly endangering the lives and well-being of his employees by forcing them to handle materials known to be contaminated with asbestos without proper [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Asbestos Floor TileMayfield High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico recently underwent an asbestos abatement project that lasted less than 59 hours.  The haste with which the removal of the asbestos containing materials was carried out has at least one parent wondering if the school board acted with the best interest [...]

The public has recently been warned that contractors hired to oversee the extensive clean-up of Capitola Village near Monterey, California have possibly been creating a health hazard in regards to removal and disposal of asbestos containing materials.  The Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control District issued a statement saying that they were “aware of contractors working [...]

High levels of asbestos found in the Ralph A. Worley Observatory have caused officials of the Caddo Parish School Board to close the 47-year old observatory for fear of creating a public health risk.  Asbestos fibers can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, and other terminal diseases even in small doses and the school board decided to [...]

The implosion of the former Oak Knoll Naval Hospital is all over the news since last Friday.  Videos of the hospital being exploded by over 800 pounds of dynamite show the building falling to the ground in a pile of smoke and ash.  As part of a law firm that represents clients exposed to asbestos, [...]