Archive for May, 2008
State seeks federal assistance to force cleanup at fire site
Date: admin | 31 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
ELYRIA – The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is looking for the help of the federal EPA to clean up the asbestos-contaminated former General Industries site as the owner has not informed the state what his plan for the site entails.
Mike Settles, Ohio EPA spokesman said that the garbage site – odds and ends of a [...]
Former Fremont plant workers could have been exposed to asbestos
Date: admin | 29 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
California health officials are requesting employees of a Fremont plant to check if they or any of their relatives have developed symptoms of asbestos-related diseases.
The floor tiles, wall boards and some other building materials of the former Flintkote Co. plant contained asbestos.
The Federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry released a report this week [...]
Woman Files Asbestos Suit Against John Crane
Date: admin | 27 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
A California woman is suing John Crane Inc. in Madison County Circuit Court, on behalf of her husband who died of mesothelioma. She claims that the disease was wrongfully caused.
According to Regina Rohrer, her husband James B Rohrer was diagnosed with mesothelioma November 12, and died 1997September 2, 2007.
Regina claims that her husband worked in [...]
Pittsfield Man Fined for Illegal Asbestos Removal
Date: admin | 25 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
PITTSFIELD – A Pittsfield man has pleaded guilty in the District Court to illegally cleaning up asbestos from a North Street apartment building.
Gerald Ely, age 68, was charged in July with Massachusetts Clean Air Act violations of failure to conduct proper asbestos removal (1 count) and failure to notify the state Department of Environmental Protection [...]
City to Demolish Vacant Building
Date: admin | 23 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
ALTON – one more building is going to be demolition with the help of a city trackhoe.
The demolition of 2501 State St. was approved by the Alton city council at its August 27 meeting. The building owner has to pay for tipping fees as well as asbestos removal fees.
Previously, the vacated building had housed a [...]
