Current News Reports
• Details of W.R. Grace Reorganization Continue to Unfold
After announcing earlier this week that its post-bankruptcy reorganization plan had been approved by the U.S. District Court, W.R. Grace and Company continues to reveal specifics of the plan
• Affordable Housing Network Assessed Civil Penalty for Asbestos Violations
A non-profit housing organization, that owns a low income apartment complex in Cedar Rapids, has been charged with several violations relating to a 2009-2010 renovation project
• New Mexico Politician Fights for Rights of Former Los Alamos Lab Workers
New Mexico's House Speaker, Ben Lujan, has been stricken with Stage 4 lung cancer, most likely due to his work with asbestos at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• Contractor Enters Guilty Plea in Asbestos Debris-Burning Case
A Pineville, Louisiana roofing contractor was charged twice with improper toxic waste disposal which included burning old asbestos shingles and other hazardous materials
• Remediation Begins at Philadelphia Area Asbestos Paper Plant
The old Nicolet property in Norristown, PA was the site of a factory that produced pipe and boiler insulation and commercial grade asbestos paper since the early 1900s.
• High School Laden with Asbestos Hazards
The former Shannock Valley High School in Rural Valley, PA, now used as a warehouse, is strewn with crumbling asbestos
• Another Canadian Asbestos Mine Suffering from Financial Woes
Proponents of a worldwide asbestos ban watched closely this week as another large mine in Quebec Province announced it was having major money problems.
• Conoco Phillips Appeals Large Asbestos-related Award to Well Worker
Oil giant Conoco Phillips is trying to avoid paying more than $15 million to the plaintiff, who worked among their oil wells.
• Pastor/School Principal Accused of Asbestos Mishaps in Albany, NY.
The Albany, NY man hired workers to illegally remove asbestos and didn't tell them - or his tenant - about the toxic material's presence.
• Anti-Asbestos Agencies Join Together to Urge a Ban on Asbestos
The two organizations wrote a declaration that urges the U.S. president and Canadian prime minster to stop the import and export of the toxic material