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NEWS  (Last Updated: Saturday, August 02, 2008)

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Google News Alert for: asbestos

August 2008

Corporations pressure EPA to declare some asbestos types less ...
Mesothelioma News - Dallas,TX,USA
The EPA is toying with changing the way it estimates the potential cancer risk for people who inhale asbestos fibers
. The corporations that use or formerly ...
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Asbestosis victim had worked in asbestos factory
Western Telegraph - Haverfordwest,Pembrokeshire,UK
During her early twenties a woman from Jeffreyston worked for a short time with asbestos, which her family suspect contributed to her death, ...
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Specialist support helps ease the pain for asbestos victims
Portsmouth News - Portsmouth,England,UK
HUNDREDS of people with asbestos-related diseases are living more comfortable lives thanks to a specialist support group. Hampshire Asbestos Support and ...
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Asbestos cleanup could top $50000
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
By Sarah Hinckley Times Argus Staff
MONTPELIERAsbestos contamination cleanup costs at Main Street Middle School in Montpelier are estimated to be at ...
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Asbestos money welcome
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
The corporation has struggled with attempts to bring in developers, partially because of asbestos contamination which could become a liability for a ...
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Town: Asbestos worries unfounded
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA
By Neil Vigdor Despite its proximity to a school where asbestos flooring is being removed, town officials said Thursday that they will not move a Wiffle ...
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Asbestos blamed for cost overruns with school project
Aspen Times - Aspen,CO,USA
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SPENAsbestos removal has put the Aspen School District�s construction project $1.3 million over budget, and has delayed the demolition of an old ...
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Barre Town school closed over possible asbestos issues
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Following reports of improper asbestos-contaminated tile removal at a
Montpelier school, Barre Town school officials erred on the side of caution in pulling ...
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Asarco Bankruptcy Plan Calls for $2.6 Billion Sale to Sterlite
Bloomberg - USA
The plan contains agreements that Asarco is formulating with principal creditors, including the US government, a committee of asbestos creditors and a ...
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UPDATE 1-Asarco files plan of reorganization with US court
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Asarco, which owns three copper mines in Arizona, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005, after it was sued over environmental clean-up and asbestos claims ...
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Google News Alert for: lead paint

August 2008

Bridge failure leads to other concerns
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Lead paint residue in many forms was on this bridge, along with construction supplies such as, but not limited to, other possible hazardous material (gas, ...
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MID-CITY REDO HAS ONE LAST PROBLEM: LEAD PAINT
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
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New Orleans is known for having a problem with lead paint," he said. Lead dust has been shown to have adverse health effects on children who ingest it. ...
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San Bernardino County health department offers workshops to ...
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
Concern surrounding pre-1978 homes is especially strong, said Ward, citing the risk of lead exposure from soil and chipped paints. AP photo The lead paint ...
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Health Highlights: August 1, 2008
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
Last year, lead paint was a major factor in the recall of 45 million toys and other children's items, the AP reported. Many of those items came from
China. ...
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McCain Accuses Obama Of Playing "Race Card"
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
The Politico reports that McCain "aides say their goal is to pre-empt what they believe is Obama's effort to paint any conventional campaign attacks as ...
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Lead scare in showbag doll
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
A CLOWN doll has been removed from a Brisbane Exhibition showbag after it was found to contain lead paint more than 30 times above the acceptable level. ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: lead paint

Better Basics for Your Baby�s Room
By Dr. Rashid Buttar's Blogmaster
If your old house has lead paint in good condition, cover it with fresh paint rather than removing it, which releases lead dust into the air. To test paint for lead, see www.epa.gov/lead/leadinfo.htm#buy ...
Center for Advanced Medicine Blog - http://www.centerforadvancedmedicine.com/blog

DT Friday Freakout: Three Senators Actually Voted Against Banning ...
By greg
It just gets compounded, because everything is plastic and made in
China. You end up worrying about lead paint, plastics, all these things our parents never worried about." Congress sends Bush bill banning lead in toys [ap.google.com] ...
Daddy Types - http://daddytypes.com/

New consumer law protects all of God�s children in America from ...
By Chloe Schwabe
-This bill also ratchets down lead limits from 600ppm to 100ppm in children�s toys and jewelry, and to 90ppm in lead paint over a three-year period. While not meeting the limit recommended by the
American Academy of Pediatrics, ...
NCC Eco-Justice Weblog - http://ecojustice.wordpress.com

Congress puts consumers first
By Joe Newman
For example, in China, where 94 percent of the toys recalled in 2007 were made, the pressure to cut costs drives many manufacturers and subcontractors to use lead paint, which costs two-thirds less than paint with lower levels of lead. ...
citizenvox.org - http://citizenvox.wordpress.com

Senate approves lead ban in toys
The bill would impose the toughest lead standards in the world, banning lead beyond minute levels in products for children 12 or younger. Lead paint was a major factor in the recall of 45 million toys and children's items last year, ...
timesunion.com: Nation/World Headlines - http://timesunion.com/nation/