News Archive for August 2006

Grace trial in Mont. delayed

exposure to asbestos from a former Grace ... extent of asbestos contamination, and of obstructing ... relate to asbestos evidence that Molloy won't

Wednesday August 30 2006, 11:42AM

The good, the bad, the ugly -- and my predictions

Sorry, I'm cleaning the asbestos out of

Wednesday August 30 2006, 11:13AM

Workers begin dismantling roof

removal of asbestos material could begin. Fricano

Wednesday August 30 2006, 11:06AM

DEQ weighing house burnings

Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Besides the spread of fire, blazing structures can damage air quality, especially if there was asbestos present, Wilbur said last week. Mayor Frank Melton ordered four vacant houses on Congo Street burned on Thursday and Friday. Melton acknowledged he ...

Wednesday August 30 2006, 10:52AM

W.R. Grace trial delayed until 2007

dangerous cancer-causing asbestos into the air and ... by releasing asbestos into the air while ... not contain asbestos. In the governments motion

Wednesday August 30 2006, 06:06AM

Judge signs order sidelining W.R. Grace trial

in the asbestos case against W.R ... exposure to asbestos in vermiculite. Last week

Wednesday August 30 2006, 06:06AM

EPA finds asbestos, coal dust at Marsh Fork grade school

EPA finds asbestos, coal dust at Marsh ... well as asbestos. However, no asbestos was ... Now, they say the asbestos is the ... said the asbestos found in pipe insulation

Wednesday August 30 2006, 05:51AM

CSX May Seek Sanctions For Sham X-Ray Evidence

in his asbestos injury claim lawsuit. In ... to inhaling asbestos fibers on the job

Wednesday August 30 2006, 04:54AM

Testing offered to Grace workers

Grace workers Asbestos screeenings to be conducted ... risk from asbestos exposure. From its opening ... contained tremolite asbestos. The plant ceased using ... to the asbestos while working at the ... caused by asbestos. "A lot of workers'

Tuesday August 29 2006, 09:45PM

Port authority gets $750K for asbestos

$750K for asbestos Last Updated: 6:27 am | ... $750K for asbestos Local business summary THE ... Fund for asbestos abatement and remediation at ... $750K for asbestos LOCAL BUSINESS • Delta

Tuesday August 29 2006, 10:17AM

Foster Wheeler Awarded Front-End Engineering Design for Pluto LNG

and future asbestos claims, and the amount ... coverage for asbestos exposure, protection and validity

Sunday August 27 2006, 11:56PM

Schumer Calls UN Headquarters a'Firetrap'

of dangerous asbestos, and its driveway, above ... by spewing asbestos through a large area

Sunday August 27 2006, 11:20PM

Oregon State Hospital remains riddled with asbestos

riddled with asbestos 08/27/2006 Associated ... Asbestos was linked to cancer decades ago ... fined for asbestos violations. "It just got ... the place, asbestos removal could cost millions ... because of asbestos contamination. Workers worry about ... patients, where asbestos warning signs are posted ... You've probably got asbestos everywhere around here ... to identify asbestos in state buildings, the ... Mass asbestos screenings take place throughout the ... Asbestos that is properly contained appears to ... to contain asbestos in the hospital's kitchen ... Durable, flexible, fireproof and cheap, asbestos was ... to document asbestos in state buildings in ... handle small-scale asbestos projects, Hammer said. For ... for allowing asbestos to accumulate in the

Sunday August 27 2006, 10:16PM

Dow Chemical tries to cool its costs

has significant asbestos liabilities, and not all

Sunday August 27 2006, 06:48PM

Early on, dissent over air quality

days of asbestos levels below the strict ... tests for asbestos in the days immediately ... and pulverized asbestos that had been exposed

Sunday August 27 2006, 08:32AM

Asbestos delays schools'opening

a link   Asbestos delays schools' opening Ballston ... free of asbestos.   The Ballston Spa ... 13 after a strand of asbestos was ... The asbestos is believed to have come ... danger of asbestos, Colucciello said. An informational ... on the asbestos situation will be held

Saturday August 26 2006, 05:45PM

Man faces prison in asbestos case

Man faces prison in asbestos case Wire ... building containing asbestos and disposing of the

Saturday August 26 2006, 05:09PM

Asbestos-covered ship barred from Turkey

amount of asbestos on board is far ... more of asbestos than the ton the

Saturday August 26 2006, 05:20AM

Protesters voice complaints over asbestos

complaints over asbestos BY MARK BARNA, Californian ... exposed to asbestos while working on the ... about the asbestos materials they handled inside ... there amid asbestos for some seven months ... Pacifica has been cited for asbestos violations ... avoidance of asbestos removal from the Padre ... Asbestos fibers can cause respiratory problems like ... Padre amid asbestos for 16 months. The ... by the asbestos. Every three months he's

Saturday August 26 2006, 01:53AM

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Friday August 25 2006, 11:55AM

Dryden schools freshen up for fall

Asbestos removal meant new floor tiles and

Friday August 25 2006, 10:15AM

County seeks new morgue site

scrapped over asbestos issue By David Paulsen ... saying unforeseen asbestos abatement costs had prompted ... for the asbestos abatement, but the county

Friday August 25 2006, 10:08AM

State Theater renovation planned

down by asbestos discovered in a sealant ... Although the asbestos isn't a health issue ... when the asbestos was discovered. The city ... remove the asbestos. "That put us about ... Removing the asbestos sealant is tricky, as ... When the asbestos removal plan is completed ... remove the asbestos sealant and complete the

Friday August 25 2006, 08:42AM

Artist Saves School Mural From Wrecking Ball

Post-Journal - School spokeswoman Janee Greto said the mural might have gone untouched in the renovation if it weren’t for two things: asbestos and security. Contractors suspect the plaster wall might conceal asbestos, a cancer-causing flame retardant that must ...

Friday August 25 2006, 08:35AM

An ocean of misery at the end

the breaking of asbestos and PCB-laden ... cancer from asbestos and hazardous chemicals such ... and found asbestos contamination in several decks ... report the asbestos liabilities - hoping, it ... such as asbestos and PCB wastes from

Friday August 25 2006, 08:13AM

Asbestos found in Ballston Spa school

Asbestos found in Ballston Spa school Start ... discovery of asbestos. According to school officials ... strand of asbestos was found in a

Thursday August 24 2006, 09:08PM

Asbestos found in corroded pipe

Asbestos found in corroded pipe PRUDHOE: Toxic ... investigating possible asbestos exposure among workers stripping ... Discovery of asbestos along the pipelines originally ... Use of asbestos now is largely banned ... learning that asbestos was in the tarlike ... whether the asbestos presents any health risk ... The asbestos problem complicates efforts to fully ... The resin has an asbestos content of ... He added that the asbestos is not ... presence of asbestos before beginning work on ... Nonfriable asbestos can become a hazard, he ... 10 percent asbestos content is "pretty high ... constitutes an asbestos material, he said. Federal ... disturbing suspected asbestos material, Mitchell said. State ... Asbestos found in corroded pipe oil and ... 9 Asbestos found in corroded pipe 9 ... Asbestos problem halts Prudhoe pipeline work Prudhoe

Thursday August 24 2006, 08:32PM

App Aims to Make Retail Loyalty Programs Web-Savvy

tubes and asbestos out, and installing new

Thursday August 24 2006, 05:37AM

W.R. Grace lawyer: No deal with asbestos creditors

No deal with asbestos creditors By ... and its asbestos creditors failed, bankruptcy lawyers ... products containing asbestos. Earlier this year, U ... Lawyers for asbestos creditors also told the ... Lawyers for people with asbestos claims say ... negotiations with asbestos claimants could resume at ... with tremolite asbestos. Hundreds of people in ... exposure to asbestos. Grace and its top

Wednesday August 23 2006, 03:51AM

Wind Turbines Coming To Lackawanna

worth of asbestos removal from remaining buildings

Wednesday August 23 2006, 12:09AM

Congoleum Corporation Announces Insurance Settlement

that the Asbestos Claimants Committee and the ... use of asbestos in its products decades ... of estimated asbestos liabilities and payments, (ii) ... settle its asbestos liability, (vii) Congoleum's ability

Tuesday August 22 2006, 10:21PM

Schools ready for first day

Asbestos removal Another CDE grant in the ... This project will include replacing asbestos ceiling ... School, has asbestos insulation. “There is no ... As buildings are remodeled, the asbestos is ... 5 million to pay for asbestos removal

Tuesday August 22 2006, 09:03PM

Charity Hyde Named Practice Group Leader for Wagenfeld Levine's ...

claims in asbestos and silica cases. "Our

Tuesday August 22 2006, 08:20PM

Officials investigate suspicious fire in Carle Place

already completed asbestos abatement work on the

Tuesday August 22 2006, 07:44PM

Renovated Columbus School gets high marks at open house

Asbestos removal and additional wall and ceiling

Tuesday August 22 2006, 06:47PM

Tenants sue after asbestos forced them out of homes

sue after asbestos forced them out of ... Court after asbestos contamination forced about 300 ... alleges disturbed asbestos. The suit lists several ... Advertisement by asbestos exposure, such as lung ... to airborne asbestos, ... they must now endure ... sue after asbestos forced them out of

Tuesday August 22 2006, 08:10AM

Man claims demolition was releasing asbestos

was releasing asbestos By Simon Shifrin August ... plumes of asbestos had been released into ... types of asbestos, one more harmful than ... The asbestos in the building appears to

Tuesday August 22 2006, 06:58AM

Congoleum Insurers File Rival Ch 11 Plan

and its asbestos creditors were aligned in ... cover the asbestos liabilities that threatened to ... by directing asbestos claims into a trust ... worth of asbestos claims. The Chapter 11 ... fund an asbestos trust with 800,000 ... of the asbestos insurance litigation, if there

Monday August 21 2006, 11:34PM

Asbestos Forces Elementary School Closure

Back Homepage Asbestos Forces Elementary School Closure ...   Officials recently found asbestos during a

Monday August 21 2006, 03:35PM

Landfill fees to increase next year

The fee asbestos is per-bag. For most

Sunday August 20 2006, 01:45AM

Chimney repair is a burning issue

First it was asbestos. Then it was ... It used to be asbestos and radon ... wrapped in asbestos. But they can't see

Sunday August 20 2006, 01:17AM

Settlement reached in asbestos violations

Settlement reached in asbestos violations Sacramento Business ... resulting from asbestos violations. The Sacramento Metropolitan ... wet regulated asbestos containing materials during the ... [Sacramento] New asbestos map issued for east

Sunday August 20 2006, 12:48AM

Measuregraph Building receives $300,000 in tax credits

cleanup of asbestos and lead-based paint at

Sunday August 20 2006, 12:48AM

Old Jail Decision Imminent; School Move Is Complex Process

“There is a $900,000 asbestos tag ... remove the asbestos before they could be ... If the buildings with the asbestos are

Saturday August 19 2006, 09:06PM

Board votes to shut down troubled elementary school building

Officials recently found asbestos during a roofing

Saturday August 19 2006, 07:33PM

OUR VIEW: Thumbs up, thumbs down

mold and asbestos is a very serious

Saturday August 19 2006, 04:34PM

Henley students moving

Asbestos was found in the school attic

Saturday August 19 2006, 04:27PM

President of Ala. firm pleads guilty to fraud on military jobs

lead and asbestos at the facilities, the ... to remove asbestos from Eglin Air Force

Saturday August 19 2006, 08:49AM

Asbestos found in attic of troubled Oregon school building

Asbestos found in attic of troubled Oregon ... (AP) -- Asbestos has been discovered in ... remove the asbestos. "We will not put ... section where asbestos was found is below

Saturday August 19 2006, 01:25AM

Newhall District Renovations Delayed

At Newhall Elementary, contractors discovered asbestos in ... also contained asbestos, had to be abated ... after more asbestos and lead-based paint were ... removal of asbestos tiles contained in about

Thursday August 17 2006, 10:06PM

School Board Places $268 Million Bond Measure on November Ballot

removal of asbestos and mold; upgrading wiring

Thursday August 17 2006, 09:16PM

Paris police evict 500 immigrant squatters

lead and asbestos. However, the raid by

Thursday August 17 2006, 08:04PM

Ship dismantling stirs concern

tons of asbestos and other toxic material ... with Ban Asbestos Network in New Delhi

Thursday August 17 2006, 07:50PM

Survey: parents unaware of teen drugs

If asbestos were in the ceiling, they'd

Thursday August 17 2006, 07:14PM

Construction delays start of school

district found asbestos that had to be

Thursday August 17 2006, 04:01PM

Management district considers purchase of Midland Savings Building ...

of the asbestos from the property than ... bids for asbestos remediation and demolition, but ... cost of asbestos removal from the Midland ... cost of asbestos remediation before agreeing to ... cost of asbestos removal. In exchange, the ... cost of asbestos removal. Partnering with the

Thursday August 17 2006, 08:30AM

Federal EPA probes allegations of buried asbestos in Rainelle

Charleston Gazette - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The federal Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether legal action should be taken over asbestos found at a town recycling center in Rainelle. The state Department of Environmental Protection and the ...

Wednesday August 16 2006, 06:25PM

Gutting Central Lab for school could cost $214,500

such as asbestos, Palmerton would need to

Tuesday August 15 2006, 10:41AM

Historic Wins for Mesothelioma Research Funding

Yahoo Finance - Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Achieves First-Ever Federal Appropriations for Asbestos-Cancer Research SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation), the national nonprofit ...

Tuesday August 15 2006, 09:58AM

Press corps crosses street

The renovations — including asbestos removal, new

Tuesday August 15 2006, 09:37AM

NMSU students look at housing health

lead-based paint, asbestos tiles and mold in ... exposure to asbestos and lead. Hiatt said ... them about asbestos in the adhesive material ... Asbestos, made up of microscopic bundles of ... Asbestos workers have a higher chance of

Tuesday August 15 2006, 08:32AM

Credit Suisse Lifts Munich Re Estimate

for additional asbestos reserves." Maintains outperform ratting

Tuesday August 15 2006, 08:25AM

N.Y. adds benefits for ill Ground Zero workers

exposure to asbestos and other toxic substances

Tuesday August 15 2006, 08:04AM

FEMA to put new locks on trailers of hurricane victims

line from asbestos and other toxic substances

Tuesday August 15 2006, 07:35AM

A look at asbestos lawsuits in Michigan

look at asbestos lawsuits in Michigan Associated ... A look at asbestos litigation in Michigan: ... exposure to asbestos, a fire-retardant material that ... in an asbestos case in the state ... bundling" of asbestos cases for settlement or

Tuesday August 15 2006, 12:11AM

Michigan Supreme Court's asbestos order gets mixed reaction

Supreme Court's asbestos order gets mixed reaction ... exposure to asbestos can no longer be ... has tried asbestos cases since 1975. Asbestos ... changing how asbestos cases are handled. The ... Manufacturers say asbestos litigation has caused more ... businesses facing asbestos lawsuits. "This costs the ... attorney for asbestos patients. Bedortha said in ... majority of asbestos lawsuits are filed in ... About 2,500 asbestos cases are pending ... There's no asbestos litigation crisis in the ... are considering asbestos litigation reforms - to ... to reform asbestos litigation. ON THE NET

Tuesday August 15 2006, 12:11AM

Buildup to disaster: A Libby timeline

ASBESTOS 1916 — In an old mine ... contains tremolite asbestos. 1939 — Universal Zonolite ... that "the asbestos in the air is ... reduce the asbestos risk, but allows the ... dangers of asbestos in Libby, but keeps ... Electron micrograph of asbestos fiber from a ... uses of asbestos nationwide. 1990 — W ... the EPAs asbestos ban, saying the EPAs ... the Libby asbestos disaster a national story ... filed by asbestos victims nationwide. 2002 — ... that Libby asbestos victims medical bills will ... introduces the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution ... billion from asbestos and insurance companies to ... and frivolous asbestos claims — and I ... poisoned by asbestos. 2003 — Lincoln County

Monday August 14 2006, 09:05PM

Remodeling can pollute air indoors

may contain asbestos, lead, and arsenic. During ... to have asbestos in flooring, ceilings or ... deal with asbestos or lead paint. If

Saturday August 12 2006, 06:37PM

Developer talks up plans for Hotel Fresno

free of asbestos contamination, clearing the way

Saturday August 12 2006, 06:37PM

Study prices courthouse at $70 million

building needs asbestos abatement. "Overcrowding and neglect ... temporarily during asbestos abatement. Perret said the

Saturday August 12 2006, 04:28PM

Emergency Management council meeting over ‘personnel issues’

In addition, McGlone said asbestos was discovered ... to have asbestos, and a contractor will

Saturday August 12 2006, 03:45PM

EPA plans Michelin cleanup

to explain asbestos removal Home News Tribune ... about the asbestos cleanup at the former ... Mayor Gloria Bradford said the asbestos removal ... Contractors will remove exposed asbestos, insulation and ... contaminated with asbestos from the building, and

Saturday August 12 2006, 02:12PM

Conflicts May Undercut Directors'Options Probes

to resolve asbestos liabilities. Quigley is a ... claims for asbestos damages into a trust ... claims for asbestos damages approved it, so ... and its asbestos creditors to schedule a ... some with asbestos injuries who said the

Saturday August 12 2006, 08:14AM

Today's Business

to resolve asbestos liabilities. Quigley is a ... claims for asbestos damages into a trust

Saturday August 12 2006, 08:14AM

Old hospital weighs district down

cost of asbestos abatement. “Grass is growing ... full of asbestos, a common problem with ... the cancer-causing asbestos fibers. Asbestos becomes a ...   Inhaling asbestos fibers increases the risk

Saturday August 12 2006, 06:13AM

Consider flooring first in a project

may have asbestos in it. Dont worry ... may contain asbestos. Be sure not to ... amount of asbestos. If the vinyl is ... If it contains asbestos we suggest a

Saturday August 12 2006, 03:42AM

Asbestos cleanup nearly finished

Asbestos cleanup nearly finished By FRED MILLER ... EAST LIVERPOOL — The city’s asbestos cleanup ... cleaning up asbestos pipe insulation left when ... and removed asbestos buried by Taylor at ... from the asbestos abatement firm next week ... where the asbestos was buried. He said ... handling of asbestos. The mayor believes Taylor’s

Friday August 11 2006, 08:26PM

Gravel pits contain carcinogenic mineral

worse than asbestos, should it get into ... this to asbestos, to see what information ... erionite or asbestos, called mesothelioma, from 1997

Thursday August 10 2006, 08:10AM

Test may aid lung cancer survival

and to asbestos. * People with certain

Thursday August 10 2006, 08:02AM

Groups sue state over landfill sites

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Thursday August 10 2006, 06:15AM

N.O. resident anxiously awaits demolition

which has asbestos issues, probably will be

Thursday August 10 2006, 06:08AM

Earthly profits

wastewater and asbestos inspections, Stringer is typically

Thursday August 10 2006, 05:18AM

Asbestos Case Nets $10.3 Million Verdict

Lawyer Locator Asbestos Case Nets $10.3 ... in an asbestos case brought by a ... verdicts for asbestos cases in the last

Thursday August 10 2006, 03:23AM

Justices order single hearings on asbestos cases

Justices order single hearings on asbestos cases ... seriously ill asbestos plaintiffs whose interests have ... now hears asbestos cases, warned that if ... that handle asbestos cases to decide how ... Asbestos is a fireproof substance that was ... amounts of asbestos can cause cancer that ... thousands of asbestos claims filed in recent ... Under the previous system, asbestos cases with

Thursday August 10 2006, 12:39AM

Oregon State Hospital hit with asbestos fines

Oregon State Hospital hit with asbestos fines ... for two asbestos violations during a water ... for doing asbestos abatement work without a ... The asbestos was reportedly left in a ... survey documented asbestos sites on the 144-acre ... said the asbestos was about 200 feet ... There's no mention of asbestos in the ... there was asbestos in the area. We ... Inhaled asbestos fibers can lodge in lung ... for allowing asbestos to accumulate in the ... saturated the asbestos," said Jim Sellers, spokesman

Wednesday August 09 2006, 04:25PM

Oregon State Hospital Fined For Asbestos Violation

Fined For Asbestos Violation Experts Say There ... 000 for asbestos violations. State pollution officials ... released hazardous asbestos fibers into the air ... The asbestos insulation was left in a ... exposure to asbestos. The contractor was also ... there was asbestos there. 8/9/2006

Wednesday August 09 2006, 03:13PM

Lynch Opponent Calls DuPont Settlement'Amazing Scam'

Women's Hospital's asbestos program. Lynch pledged that ... to an asbestos poisoning research program and

Monday August 07 2006, 11:29PM

Water tower to be built in Lockridge

the concrete asbestos waterlines within the city

Monday August 07 2006, 09:13PM

Will Skyscraper's Implosion Mean a Different Boom in San Pedro?

coated with asbestos. Cohen, president of Beverly ... and the asbestos had been removed. Cohen

Monday August 07 2006, 05:24PM

Supervisors do not take action on fee request

such as asbestos training, he said. The

Monday August 07 2006, 05:03PM

McDermott posts lower 2Q earnings

because of asbestos litigation. As of June

Monday August 07 2006, 04:41PM

Ayer opens doors to new fire station

26 million, but asbestos and arsenic were

Monday August 07 2006, 04:27PM

Asbestos removal nears completion at high school

Asbestos removal nears completion at high school ... Local News Asbestos removal nears completion at ... Herald The asbestos removal at Waynesboro Area ... of an asbestos removal being done by ... and the asbestos crew, Bilbo added. Building ... Bilbo said the asbestos was not dangerous ... Asbestos removal is mandatory when preparing for

Monday August 07 2006, 04:13PM

Foster Wheeler to Begin Feed for Possible New ExxonMobil Chemical ...

and future asbestos claims, and the amount ... coverage for asbestos exposure, protection and validity

Monday August 07 2006, 02:32PM

McDermott Posts Lower 2Q Profit

due to asbestos liabilities and emerged from

Monday August 07 2006, 01:57PM

Contractors demand pay from New Rochelle temple

trees and asbestos, and knocking down a ... I'm out $6,000 for asbestos removal

Monday August 07 2006, 11:12AM

Know the truth about DIY myths

Asbestos Myth: If your home has asbestos ... asbestos must be removed. Truth: Asbestos is ... Environmental Protection Agency, asbestos poses a health ... Treat material that could contain asbestos as ... place for asbestos that most people don't

Saturday August 05 2006, 11:43AM

Judge sentences for asbestos violations

Judge sentences for asbestos violations South Florida ... pertaining to asbestos. Parkland was sentenced to ... pertaining to asbestos. July 21, Judge Hurley ... insulation containing asbestos material from the Northwood ... a trained asbestos on-site supervisor. Prosecutors also ... directed the asbestos material be disposed with ... legally accept asbestos containing waste. In addition ... facility containing asbestos material concerning the Northwood

Saturday August 05 2006, 11:36AM

More 9/11 fallout

exposure to asbestos, concrete dust, glass fibers ... discovery of asbestos at dangerous levels in

Saturday August 05 2006, 11:29AM

Despite solution after solution, area economy needs more help

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Saturday August 05 2006, 08:51AM

Economist Louis Winnick Dies at 85

exposure to asbestos when he worked in

Saturday August 05 2006, 08:30AM

If these pressroom walls could talk

conditioning, and asbestos removal. CONTINUED pg1 |

Saturday August 05 2006, 08:08AM

CU police arrest man on suspicion of sexual assault

for the asbestos abatement Wednesday because of

Saturday August 05 2006, 07:47AM

Former bunker guide files lawsuit

exposed to asbestos when workers began testing ... bunker for asbestos and drilled, scraped and ... plaintiff was exposed to asbestos. The ... contaminated with asbestos to becomes airborne within ... exposed to asbestos, the lawsuit said ... presence of asbestos in the bunker and ... materials containing asbestos. The suit does ... monitoring for asbestos and has endured, and

Saturday August 05 2006, 05:09AM

At Least $308,000 To Clean Up the Aud

for mold, asbestos, and lead paint, which ... remove just asbestos from just part of ... to remove asbestos from the nearby Donovan

Friday August 04 2006, 08:20PM

Liverpool begins asbestos search

Liverpool begins asbestos search By JO ANN ... with buried asbestos, Aller said. The backhoe ... insulation contained asbestos. Mayor Jim Swoger has ... was handling asbestos and came to him ... removal of asbestos, including notifying the regulatory

Friday August 04 2006, 02:15PM

Feds'cleanup claims against bankrupt Asarco could top $1 billion

's effort to limit asbestos claims through

Wednesday August 02 2006, 10:52PM

Berkshire Hathaway slightly increases stake in USG

months for asbestos claims against the company ... that included asbestos, which is linked to ... exposure to asbestos years later. To shield

Wednesday August 02 2006, 10:02PM

White House Press Briefing Room Redo

With potential of asbestos in the ceilings

Wednesday August 02 2006, 08:36PM

Government files environmental claims against Asarco

million in asbestos exposure-related claims and hundreds ... Since the bankruptcy, lawyers representing asbestos claimants ... The lawyers representing the asbestos claimants have ... Asbestos lawyers have another month to file

Wednesday August 02 2006, 06:20PM

INDIA COURT ALLOWS"TOXIC"SHIP TO BE BROKEN UP

laden with asbestos and toxic materials to ... laden with asbestos and toxic materials to ... of Ban Asbestos Network.     Environmental groups such ... Ban Asbestos Network and Greenpeace say the ... tonnes of asbestos and other cancer-causing materials

Wednesday August 02 2006, 05:45PM

Demolition planned for hazardous buildings

An asbestos abatement contractor is now removing ... of the asbestos can be removed before

Wednesday August 02 2006, 03:07PM

Q&A for Getting More From Your Home

ceiling contains asbestos. You can find a ... ” If the ceiling contains asbestos, it

Wednesday August 02 2006, 02:24PM

Provision thrown out in W.R. Grace case

dangerous cancer-causing asbestos into the air. The ... National reports first linked asbestos from the ... Exposure to asbestos has killed more than

Wednesday August 02 2006, 11:47AM

Inter-Medic demolition on hold; state wants asbestos out

state wants asbestos out ** State ... asbestos could cause health risks. PORT ... the accumulated asbestos is removed. Asbestos is ... has been removing the asbestos since permits ... that the asbestos should be removed by ... free of asbestos, and demolition will take

Wednesday August 02 2006, 07:43AM