Asbestos Cancer - Plan for silo's rebirth goes against the grain

Plan for silo's rebirth goes against the grain
San Antonio Express (subscription), TX - Feb 21, 2006... typically does not contain asbestos, but the ore in Libby was laced with the naturally occurring material, which is known to cause lung cancer and other ...
Source: www.mysanantonio.com

Asbestos Cancer - Another James Hardie death

Another James Hardie death
Crikey, Australia - Feb 21, 2006... architects of James Hardie's outrageous attempt to dodge its asbestos liabilities, corporate lawyer Peter Cameron, has died after a brief battle with cancer. ...
Source: www.crikey.com.au

Asbestos Cancer - Australian Government Approves Zoning of Reading's Burwood Site

Australian Government Approves Zoning of Reading's Burwood Site
Yahoo! News (press release) - Feb 21, 2006... health related claims relating to alleged exposure to asbestos or other substances now or in the future recognized as being possible causes of cancer or other ...
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Asbestos Being DealtWith On East Mountain
Caledonian Record, United States - Feb 16, 2006... Asbestos, a fibrous material once commonly used in buildings for fireproofing and insulation, is now known to cause lung disease and cancer in some people. ...
Source: www.caledonianrecord.com

Victims oppose asbestos bill
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Feb 8, 2006... Pate, of Denver, speaks at a news conference Tuesday about her father's fight with mesothelioma, a fatal and incurable cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers ...
Source: rockymountainnews.com

Asbestos Cancer - Lawmakers in fight over asbestos claims

Lawmakers in fight over asbestos claims
Pueblo Chieftain - A fight over how to compensate asbestos workers who contracted cancer and other debilitating illnesses from the fiber has moved to the Senate, where asbestos companies are hoping to establish a $140 billion compensation fund in exchange for an end to

Asbestos Cancer - Support group to help victims of asbestos

Support group to help victims of asbestos
North-West Evening Mail - Feb 20 9:01 AM
ST Marys Hospice is joining forces with the NHS, Barrow Trades Union Council and the legal profession to start the towns first ever support group for people suffering from asbestos-related diseases.Save to My Web

USG Corp. files Chapter 11 reorganization plan
Reuters - Feb 17 7:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Building products company USG Corp. USG.N , which was driven into bankruptcy in 2001 under the weight of asbestos lawsuits, said on Friday it has filed its reorganization plan and plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection later this year.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Asbestos Being DealtWith On East Mountain

Asbestos Being DealtWith On East Mountain
The Caledonian-Record - Feb 16 6:28 AM
EAST HAVEN -- The owners of the top of East Mountain in East Haven and the Vermont Department of Health are working together to clean up the asbestos in the buildings on the site of a former U.S. Air Force radar base.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Portions of police HQ to close for cleanup

Portions of police HQ to close for cleanup
Connecticut Post - BRIDGEPORT The decades-old Police Department headquarters on Congress Street will be partially closed March 1 as the city removes asbestos, slaps on a coat of paint and installs new ceiling and flooring. "We will have a well-refurbished building

Asbestos Cancer - Insulating Asbestos Firms From Justice

Insulating Asbestos Firms From Justice
Hartford Courant, United States - Feb 6, 2006... This bill would take the right to seek justice from a sufferer of asbestos cancer and hand over that victim to an asbestos fund administrator, who would hear ...
Source: www.courant.com

Construction workers remove asbestos from Whitener Hall, Broome ...
ASU The Appalachian Online, NC - Feb 7, 2006... cancer and cancer of the esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Robbins said asbestos removal is ...
Source: www.theapp.appstate.edu

Senator Urged to Correct Error Made in Debate Regarding Asbestos ...
Emediawire (press release), WA - Feb 14, 2006... Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) to correct a misstatement that he made on the Senate floor regarding asbestos and colon cancer. While debating ...
Source: www.emediawire.com

Asbestos Cancer - Pratt Cancer Battle Continues

Pratt Cancer Battle Continues
Hartford Courant - Sixty-one survivors of Pratt & Whitney employees who died of brain cancer lost their fight to sue the jet engine maker Tuesday when the state Supreme Court ruled against them. But the battle continues on two fronts, with other cancer survivors

'Love cannot just stop'
Oakland Press - BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Mirella Panozzo vividly recalls the last few years of her husband's life. So, to honor her husband of 25 years this Valentine's Day, she's trying to make the public more aware of the cancer that claimed his life. She said she's

Asbestos Cancer - Asbestos fund falls short

Asbestos fund falls short
Chicago Tribune - Feb 15 3:24 AM
Needs 2 Senate votes; USG would benefit A controversial bill that would have created a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund failed a cliffhanger vote in the Senate Tuesday evening, dealing a heavy blow to backers' hopes for passage of the measure this year. Save to My Web

Senator Urged to Correct Error Made in Debate Regarding Asbestos and Colon Cancer
[Press Release] PR Web - Feb 14 12:22 AM
The onset of colon cancer has long been linked to a history of asbestos exposure, despite remarks to the contrary by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) while debating proposed asbestos legislation, S. 852. [PRWEB Feb 14, 2006]Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - State News Briefs

State News Briefs
Independent Record - Feb 16 11:36 PM
KALISPELL (AP) A 45-year-old Columbia Falls man died Thursday afternoon in a snowmobile accident in a field near here, authorities said. Flathead County sheriffs Sgt. Dave Leib said the man apparently tried to turn a corner too sharply and flipped the machine onto himself.Save to My Web

Asbestos Fund Legislation Killed in U.S. Senate on Test Vote
Bloomberg.com - Feb 14 4:07 PM
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- A proposed $140 billion fund for asbestos exposure victims was killed in the U.S. Senate as it failed to overcome an objection that the company-financed plan would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.Save to My Web

France orders probe into asbestos ship contractor
People's Daily - Feb 14 3:39 PM
The French government has ordered an inquiry into the company charged with stripping asbestos from the Clemenceau warship ahead of its arrival in India for the final stages of its demolition, France's defence minister said on Tuesday.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Construction workers remove asbestos from Whitener Hall, Broome ...

Construction workers remove asbestos from Whitener Hall, Broome ...
ASU The Appalachian Online, NC - Feb 7, 2006... cancer and cancer of the esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Robbins said asbestos removal is ...
Source: www.theapp.appstate.edu

France orders probe into asbestos ship contractor
Xinhua, China - Feb 14, 2006... have tried to prevent the ship from being dismantled in India, saying Indian shipyard workers lack proper protection for working with cancer-causing asbestos. ...
Source: news.xinhuanet.com

Tempting fate: A torrent of doubts
Sacramento Bee, USA - Feb 19, 2006... A belt of naturally occurring asbestos in the soil at the dam site, unnoticed decades ago. The fibers could cause cancer and other health problems if they ...
Source: www.sacbee.com

Asbestos Cancer - Big Day for New Fed Chief

Big Day for New Fed Chief
Smart Money - BEN BERNANKE will lug a heavy burden to Capitol Hill this morning when he testifies before Congress as Federal Reserve chairman for the first time. Bernanke is expected to combine the crisis management skills of his popular predecessor, Alan

Asbestos victims being victimized again
Lafayette Daily Advertiser - The Asbestos Bailout Bill before the U.S. Senate is an abomination both to victims' rights and to our civil justice system. Victims of asbestos are not nameless. I have mesothelioma. As a member of the baby boomer generation, I should be enjoying

Asbestos Settlement Blocked in Senate
Smart Money - WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Legislation to create a $140 billion industry-funded asbestos-injury trust fund was sent back to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday evening after proponents failed to muster the 60 votes they needed to overcome a

Asbestos Cancer - Ads press Burns over Libby bill

Ads press Burns over Libby bill
Independent Record - HELENA An out-of-state group that will not disclose the source of its funding is running television ads in Montana encouraging Republican Sen. Conrad Burns to oppose a bill creating a trust fund for people sickened by asbestos. Americans for Job

Asbestos Cancer - 'Love cannot just stop'

'Love cannot just stop'
Oakland Press - BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Mirella Panozzo vividly recalls the last few years of her husband's life. So, to honor her husband of 25 years this Valentine's Day, she's trying to make the public more aware of the cancer that claimed his life. She said she's