Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

The Coweta County Administrator in Georgia, Theron Gay, said earlier this month that the asbestos found in and around several abandoned buildings near the Highway 34 overpass located on the Ishman Ballard Road will cost roughly $13,000 to clean up and make the area safe for the public once more.  This announcement came after the [...]

Beacon Elementary in Montesano, Washington began large scale renovations at the start of the school year.  While remodeling one part of the school, asbestos was discovered in the mastic behind the chalkboards which required safe removal.  Now, more of the asbestos containing mastic has been found in another building, both of which were constructed in [...]

Caningeraba State School in Australia removed asbestos without giving any warning to parents or students and without taking mandated safety precautions.  Simon Smith, whose daughter attends the city school, noticed that Qbuild workers were removing bag racks from the school and suspected they contained asbestos even though there were no warnings posted or notification given [...]

A concerned citizen in Medford, New York, was arrested for taking asbestos samples from Eagle Elementary School and charged with trespassing.  Eugene Roos entered into the school on multiple occasions and took asbestos samples and video footage of alleged asbestos hazards, and then released his footage to a local news station.  Cablevision’s News 12 has then [...]