Now army checks for asbestos
The Daily Telegraph - Mar 10 5:15 AM
THE Australian Defence Force has been dragged in to the asbestos scandal at the fire brigade’s Holsworthy training site, with soldiers at the army base now being checked for exposure to the deadly fibres.Save to My Web
ALCOA asbestos suit dismissed - Employee moves forward with appeal
thedailytimes.com - Mar 23 3:43 AM
A Blount County judge dismissed a $20 million asbestos lawsuit against ALCOA Inc. Wednesday. Blount County resident Doug Satterfield filed suit against the company alleging secondary exposure to asbestos resulted in the death of his daughter, Amanda N. Satterfield.Save to My Web
Fears TV stars copped a load of asbestos
icCroydon - Apr 02 10:15 AM
STARS of The Bill may have to be tested for asbestos poisoning after filming on the Roundshaw estate. Producers of the TV show are investigating after being told that actors and crew could have been put at risk by filming while buildings there were being demolished.Save to My Web
Asbestos testing to grow
The Trenton Times - Mar 16 1:22 AM
HAMILTON — Federal environmental officials are set to begin testing soil in the neighborhoods surrounding the former W.R. Grace and Co. Zonolite plant here in an effort to determine how far asbestos from the plant may have traveled.Save to My Web
Encinitas fundraiser to help support mother battling cancer
San Diego Union-Tribune - Apr 01 1:46 AM
How to help What: Bake sale to benefit cancer patient Rebekah Price and her two daughters Where: San Dieguito Academy student parking lot, Nardo and Melba roads When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today What money will be used for: Price's medical and daily expenses and a chance to do things with her children ENCINITAS – Rebekah Price is not your typical cancer patient. She Save to My Web
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The Courier - Mar 12 4:41 PM
Weather and travel experts warned that the mountains of snow would quickly melt this morning, heaping misery on travellers and commuters in Fife and Tayside.Save to My Web
New asbestos removal laws proposed
The Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
THE NSW government is drafting new laws to prevent anyone other than licensed operators from removing small amounts of bonded asbestos from buildings.Save to My Web
Former Canton family endures loss on 9-11
Canton Daily Ledger - Mar 29 10:07 AM
The wife and daughter-in-law of former Canton residents died March 15, after working for several months at the Ground Zero site in New York. Debbie Reeve, 41, of Bronx, N.Y., died Wednesday (March 15, 2006) at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer in her lungs.Save to My Web