Monthly Archives: April 2011

Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he supports the export of chrysotile asbestos to other countries, though he has no plans to lift restrictions on use of the cancer-causing mineral fiber in Canada. Canada’s contradictory…

A former Buffalo Bills football player who operates an asbestos removal company faces federal charges of illegally handling asbestos in New York. Sean P. Doctor of Buffalo, owner and operator of S. D. Specialty Services…

Justus Derx, a federal environmental crimes investigator, has taken part in more than 100 investigations involving large scale asbestos violations, including a probe of a Utica, New York family involved in an illegal asbestos removal…

In the coming weeks, a special master is expected to be named by the Justice Department to oversee the multi-billion fund established to provide compensation and health monitoring to rescue workers and NY residents harmed…

Despite advances in patient therapy, malignant pleural mesothelioma remains a challenging disease to treat and nearly all cases are directly related to inhaling asbestos. In an article in the April issue of the medical journal…