Asbestos Exposure & Bans
EPA Leaving Libby Asbestos Superfund Site to Montana
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is leaving the Libby Asbestos Superfund site, but that doesn’t mean the job is finished. It’s just changing hands. The Montana Department of Environmental…
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Major Retailers Pull J&J Baby Powder After FDA Finds Asbestos
- by Daniel King
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 25, 2019
Major retailers have stopped selling the 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder after last week’s announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found traces of asbestos in…
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Case Study Shows Asbestos in Talc Causes Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 18, 2019
Prolonged exposure to asbestos-contaminated talcum powder has led to malignant mesothelioma cancer, according to an extensive case study by a leading occupational medicine and epidemiology organization. The study examined 33…
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New York’s MTA Ignored Asbestos Dangers for Years
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 8, 2019
Glaring safety issues involving asbestos exposure within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority extend further than the East New York bus depot in Brooklyn, a report from the agency’s inspector general…
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Inspector General Report: Asbestos Exposure a Concern on Army Posts
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Sep 25, 2019
Residents in privatized housing on nearly 50 Army installations cited concerns with issues such as lead paint and asbestos, the toxic building material linked to mesothelioma cancer, according to…
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Asbestos in Makeup Leads to Recall of City Color Products
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Sep 9, 2019
Beauty Plus Global Inc., the cosmetics and packaging manufacturer behind City Color and Max Mell, has issued a voluntary recall of four City Color makeup products that tested positive for…
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White House Asbestos Risk Forces Top Staff Relocation
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Aug 22, 2019
The offices of some of President Donald Trump’s top aides, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and senior counselor Kellyanne Conway, have been temporarily relocated as the White House undergoes…
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Trump Signs 9/11 Victims Fund Extension
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jul 29, 2019
President Donald Trump on Monday signed legislation that will extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund until 2092. During the signing ceremony at the White House, Trump was surrounding by…
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Mesothelioma Death Rate Still Rising in Great Britain
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jul 22, 2019
Despite banning all forms and uses of asbestos 20 years ago, Great Britain still has one of the world’s highest rates of mesothelioma cancer, according to the government’s Health…
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J&J Faces Criminal Probe over Asbestos in Baby Powder
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jul 15, 2019
The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation to determine if Johnson & Johnson misled the public about the possible presence of asbestos fibers and the resulting cancer…
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