Two English families who recently won asbestos settlements are having their court victories challenged.
The court cases involving the family of Diane Willmore and Enid Costello are being taken to the Supreme Court, according to the Liverpool Echo. Willmore died at the age of 49 of mesothelioma, which is caused by asbestos exposure, and Costello also […]

Max Baucus, a U.S. Senator from Montana, recently won the Bruce Vento Hope Builder Award for his work to help residents of Libby, Montana who have endured the deadly effects of asbestos.
Medicare for Libby Residents with Asbestos Diseases
Baucus is the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and was instrumental in the authoring and passage of […]

A massive mural in Denver that was painted on asbestos backing will be removed from Colorado’s public arts collection and thrown away as hazardous waste.
Angelo di Benedetto’s “Justice Through the Ages” had been on the ceiling of the open-air first floor outside of Denver’s court building since 1978, according to the Denver Post.
In May, when […]

A legal petition filed by an advocacy group claims that the federal government needs to intervene to remove asbestos from hundreds of Massachusetts schools.
The petition, filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), claims that there is widespread noncompliance with federal asbestos guidelines throughout the Bay State.
Asbestos Abatement Plans Required of Schools
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency […]

The improper disposal of asbestos-contaminated pipe in a Florida city led to a four-year investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which now appears to be resolved after the city agreed to a settlement proposal.
The EPA had been investigating the actions of Marco Island, Florida, and Quality Enterprises, a construction firm, following the expansion of […]