Asbestos

EPA’s ban is the first rule to be finalized under new Toxic Substance Control Act process, marking historic milestone for nation’s chemical safety efforts March 18, 2024 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, March 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known…

Asbestos.com by Travis Rodgers Several schools in the U.S. are dealing with recent asbestos discoveries. Exposure concerns are causing disruptions just as students are back or heading back to school across the country, with delays, remediation efforts and safety fears.  In Maine, the discovery of asbestos at Bowdoinham Community School has delayed the school year. North…

Palm Springs Desert Sunday by Janet Wilson Large, aging asbestos pipes have been left sitting on the ground in an open lot next to the badly polluted New River in Calexico near the Mexico border seven months after they were discovered by a state inspector, according to California toxics staffers and documents obtained by The…

ADAO by Linda Reinstein The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) hosted its 19th Congressional Staff Briefing Luncheon on July 22 in Washington, DC. In keeping with our tradition, the briefing was dedicated to Mike Mattmuller, an extraordinary Mesothelioma Warrior who courageously battled the disease until April 2020. To learn more about Mike’s unwavering tenacity and devotion to…

Forbes Advisor by Erik Martin  Own an older home? If you’re preparing to renovate or recovering from a fire, flood, or other damage to your residence, there may be a chance that the older construction materials in your property that need to be replaced contain asbestos, a mineral fiber that can be hazardous to your health…

E&E Louisiana The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear complaints over EPA’s asbestos ban, a landmark rule that could be instrumental in shaping the agency’s newfound authority under the nation’s premier toxics law. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Tuesday consolidated lawsuits from industry, which has for decades fought research on the health risks…

Government Accountability Office Washington, DC The General Services Administration is responsible for the cost of cleaning up environmental contaminants—such as asbestos—on federal property. Contaminants can also make it harder or more costly for GSA to sell buildings that the government no longer needs. GSA requires asbestos inspections every 5 years for each federal building built before 1998.…

Associated Press Libby, MT A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened. The jury awarded $4 million each in compensatory damages to the estates of the two plaintiffs,…

Government Accountability Office Washington, DC The General Services Administration is responsible for the cost of cleaning up environmental contaminants—such as asbestos—on federal property. Contaminants can also make it harder or more costly for GSA to sell buildings that the government no longer needs. GSA requires asbestos inspections every 5 years for each federal building built before 1998.…