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Dirty Laundry: New Documentary Unravels Asbestos, Mesothelioma
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Mar 15, 2018
In the new 75-minute documentary “Dirty Laundry,” filmmakers and cousins Conor B. Lewis and Zack Johnson embark on a 4,200-mile cycling journey from Astoria, Oregon, to New York City.
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Claire’s Filing for Bankruptcy After Asbestos Found in Makeup
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Mar 13, 2018
Claire’s, a fashion accessory retail chain marketed to young girls and preteens, is reportedly filing for bankruptcy as a second round of lab tests found deadly asbestos fibers in the…
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Court Reopens Case Linking Lawn Fertilizer to Mesothelioma
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Mar 1, 2018
A New Jersey appeals court has reopened a 2012 lawsuit alleging a man developed mesothelioma from using asbestos-contaminated Scotts lawn fertilizer. The decision comes after the discovery of new…
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Asbestos
- by Daniel King
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 28, 2018
Humans cannot see, smell or taste airborne asbestos fibers. Identifying them through a microscope requires the eye of a trained analyst — but perhaps not for long. Australian engineer Jordan…
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Snickers Ad Spoofs Asbestos in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 26, 2018
The back cover of the recently published 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue features a model dressed in a white asbestos abatement worker’s suit layered with a hot pink tiger-striped two-piece…
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New Bill Aims to Keep Children’s Makeup Asbestos-Free
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 9, 2018
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell introduced legislation this week that would mandate a warning label on cosmetics marketed to children unless stricter testing can show they are free of asbestos fibers.
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Pillsbury Plant Owner Sentenced for Asbestos Violations
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 8, 2018
Federal judge Sue Myerscough sentenced a part owner of the shuttered Pillsbury Mills complex in Springfield, Illinois, Monday to three years in prison for violating clear air standards with the…
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Toxic Black-Market Cigarettes Fuel Mesothelioma Concerns
- by Lorraine Kember
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jan 22, 2018
The Australian government’s plan to see around 300,000 people quit smoking by 2020 has backfired. A tobacco tax hike of a 12.5 percent over a four-year span has driven…
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Defunct Wisconsin Foundry Fined in Asbestos Exposure Case
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jan 19, 2018
A Wisconsin court ordered the corporate owner of a shuttered foundry to pay more than $500,000 in fines and medical expenses for exposing workers to toxic asbestos. Grede Holdings…
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Canada Introduces New Asbestos Regulations
- by Matt Mauney
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jan 16, 2018
Two Canadian government agencies are sponsoring legislation that will prohibit the import, use and sale of asbestos and products containing the cancer-causing mineral. The proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and…
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