Monthly Archives: January 2017

Governors Take over High School after Asbestos Discovery

A school was closed after dangerous asbestos material was discovered. Its governors have taken over the 900-pupil High School. The Cwmcarn School, situated in Caerphilly County, shut immediately in last October following a structural report recognized asbestos material in main … Continue reading

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Wilton Recycling Fined $7,500.00 for Asbestos Violations

Wilton, Maine – Wilton Recycling has been ordered to pay a penalty of $7500 for its role in a hazard involving asbestos at a former mill site, the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection), says. Adam Mack, the owner of the … Continue reading

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Asbestos-containing Home Catches Fire

Indianapolis – A home building in a Carrollton Avenue block caught fire accidentally the very same day on which asbestos removal had been scheduled to start. It is the avenue’s 1600 block that caught fire just before the start of … Continue reading

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DEP Fines Contractor for Violating Asbestos Regulations

Dartmouth, NH – A tank removal firm on a tearing down project at Massachusetts Dartmouth University (UMD) in year 2010 has been fined $10887 by the United States Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for violating federal asbestos regulations. Wakefield-based Commonwealth … Continue reading

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Asbestos Litigation Trends Exposed

11 Judges to Attend Perrin Conferences’ Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook -Distinguished members of the bench to share insights on complex litigation Berwyn, PA – July 16 – Perrin Conferences today announced 11 judges, from the East, … Continue reading

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School Board to Sell Schenley High in PIT

Pittsburgh, PA – The PIT Public School Board decided on Wednesday to sell the former Schenley H.S. in Oakland. The decision got a 5-4 vote. The board then voted for seeking bids to renovate the old building, which was closed … Continue reading

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Mill Owner Charged for Asbestos Violations

Otsego, Michigan – The Rock-Tenn Paper Mill site’s previous owner has been indicted in a 5-count arraignment, charging him for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act. The indictment was filed on Friday in the United States District Court, Grand Rapids. … Continue reading

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Genetic Variables Affect Chemotherapy

New Research Finds Genetic Variables Impact Chemotherapy Response, According to Surviving Mesothelioma Scientists say slight inherited differences in the genes may help predict how mesothelioma patients will respond to chemotherapy. Raleigh, NC – July 11 – Cancer researchers in Slovenia … Continue reading

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Ambler, PA Asbestos Threat To Region

Ambler, Pennsylvania was once the center for Asbestos production in the US. Now, it’s a place that needs to be cleaned up and the residents compensated for various asbestos-caused cancer and diseases like mesothelioma and asbestosis. Ambler Asbestos Piles Current … Continue reading

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7 Companies Cited by OSHA for Exposing Asbestos

San Antonio – The United States Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 7 construction firms – 3 contractors from Miami and 4 subcontractors from San Antonio – with a number of violations, including 45 serious ones, … Continue reading

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