West Virginia Company Fined $500,000 and Given Two Years of Probation Over Illegal Asbestos Work A West Virginia company faces a $500,000 criminal fine and two years of probation in Michigan federal court for illegally demolishing a building known to contain asbestos. The company pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice […]
The Synergistic Effect of Smoking and Asbestos Exposure
The Synergistic Effect of Smoking and Asbestos Exposure On their own, both asbestos and tobacco smoke are dangerous and can lead to lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both over a long period of time, they work together to greatly increase someone’s risk of developing lung cancer. Cigarettes contain over 5,000 chemicals, many […]
Harrisburg School District Properly Handles Asbestos Abatement Prior to High School Demolition
Harrisburg School District Properly Handles Asbestos Abatement Prior to High School Demolition Crews are working through the final stage of asbestos abatement at the former William Penn High School building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the school district prepares to bring the structure this month. Harrisburg School District officials confirmed that internal asbestos removal has been […]
The EPA Pushed Back its Timeline for a Major Asbestos Rule
The EPA Pushed Back its Timeline for a Major Asbestos Rule The Environmental Protection Agency pushed back its timeline for a major asbestos rule again. On June 23, 2026, the agency reopened a request for information on old asbestos-containing materials and how companies dispose of them. The EPA says it needs this data to finalize […]
Union Carbide in West Virginia: A Legacy of Industry and Asbestos Exposure
Union Carbide in West Virginia: A Legacy of Industry and Asbestos Exposure For much of the twentieth century, Union Carbide Corporation stood as one of the most significant industrial employers in West Virginia. Its plants shaped the economy of the Kanawha Valley, drew thousands of workers into chemical manufacturing, and helped establish the region as […]
Philip Sporn Power Station and Asbestos Exposure
Philip Sporn Power Station and Asbestos Exposure American Electric Power, working through its subsidiaries Appalachian Power Company and Ohio Power Company, constructed the Philip Sporn Plant in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The facility was named for Philip Sporn, the engineer who became president of AEP on May 22, 1947, and who led the […]
Asbestos Exposure at E.I. Dupont Belle Works
Asbestos Exposure at E.I. Dupont Belle Works For nearly a century, the DuPont plant at Belle was a cornerstone of life in the Kanawha Valley. Thousands of families east of Charleston depended on it for steady, reliable employment across generations. For many, it was the foundation on which entire careers and households were built. It […]
Thousands Support Petition to Ban Asbestos; No Loopholes or Exemptions
Thousands Support Petition to Ban Asbestos; No Loopholes or Exemptions Nearly a decade after the launch of the Change.org petition titled “Ban Asbestos in the U.S. Now — Without Loopholes or Exemptions,” nearly 150,000 supporters continue to stand behind one simple demand: a complete U.S. asbestos ban with no industry exemptions. Petition supporters have consistently […]
AI Has the Potential to Improve Cancer Research and Treatment
AI Has the Potential to Improve Cancer Research and Treatment An estimated 610,000 people in the United States died from cancer last year. That is almost the same amount of people who died in the country’s four-year civil war. At least two million more people were diagnosed with some form of cancer in 2024, a […]
Recent Studies Show Increase in Mesothelioma Among Younger Patients
Recent Studies Show Increase in Mesothelioma Among Younger Patients For decades, mesothelioma has been viewed as a disease affecting older men, typically those who spent their careers in shipyards, construction sites, power plants, or manufacturing facilities where asbestos was widely used. Because of the disease’s long latency period, often 20 to 50 years between exposure […]