North Carolina Asbestos Suit vs. Ford, Other Parts Makers Moves Ahead June 10, 2022 A federal lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers of auto parts that contained asbestos is proceeding, after a...
EPA Rule Would Ban Asbestos Still in Use April 7, 2022 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in...
EPA Moves to End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad March 25, 2022 By Matthew Brown Environmental regulators are moving to end a years-long cleanup along dozens of miles of railroad in two northwestern Montana communities...
J&J’s Controversial Prison Testing Resurfaces in Baby Powder Lawsuits March 8, 2022 By Jef Feeley More than 50 years ago, nearly a dozen men incarcerated outside of Philadelphia enrolled in an experiment funded by Johnson...
Montana Jury Awards $36.5M to Former Libby Miner With Lung Disease February 25, 2022 A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of...
Washington Asbestos Removers Facing $800K in Fines for Exposing Workers, Public November 4, 2021 Two Washington asbestos removal contractors are facing a combined $800,000 in fines from the Department of Labor & Industries for...
Massachusetts Alleges Improper Asbestos Removal, Disposal in Salem October 15, 2021 The former owners of a Salem property recklessly cut corners that probably led to the release of asbestos during demolition...
Asbestos, Lead Paint, Mold Found at Senior Center in Massachusetts September 20, 2021 Three western Massachusetts towns are looking for a new home for their senior center after an environmental assessment found asbestos,...
9/11 Fallout Includes Decades of Worry About Toxic WTC Dust September 16, 2021 By David Caruso Two decades after the collapse of the World Trade Center, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might...
Louisiana Asbestos Inspector Must Repay School Board $212K June 30, 2021 A Louisiana man has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $212,000 to...