The future of four downtown buildings is still unknown. Even before a fire in mid-October crumbled two abandoned buildings, town officials had been seeking a way to acquire the properties on Anderson Street, tear down the structures and make way …
The operators of New York’s Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum have been cited for 16 violations of workplace health and safety standards. The coliseum is home to the New York Islanders hockey team. The operators of the coliseum face $88,000 in …
Washington’s Supreme Court says a lawsuit brought against respirator makers by a now-deceased shipyard worker can go forward. Leo Macias worked at Todd Shipyards, where he was assigned to clean respirators worn by other workers when they dealt with asbestos …
Albuquerque, N.M., sanitation officials say a city garbage collection center inadvertently accepted materials containing asbestos in violation of department policy. KRQE reported Saturday that a worker at the Eagle Rock Convenience Center saw colleagues accepting residential waste laden with the …
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday from Conoco Phillips Corp., which has appealed a $15.2 million jury award to an oil well drilling worker who alleged he got lung disease from exposure to asbestos. Oral arguments are scheduled …
Work is scheduled to begin Monday on the cleanup from two buildings that collapsed in Morrilton, Ark., earlier this year, killing a 2-year-old girl. The work is starting after the buildings’ owners and the city reached a deal on how …
A Dominion Virginia Power spokesman says the company will appeal fines issued by the state over asbestos at its Surry nuclear power plant. The Daily Press says the Department of Labor and Industry ordered Dominion to pay $12,600 in fines …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says 12 Nevada charter schools are taking steps to comply with federal law regarding inspection and management of asbestos-containing materials. Five of the schools are in Clark County and seven are in Washoe County. Of …
At least 12 contract employees hired to repair the Surry nuclear power plant have been exposed to asbestos. State Department of Labor and Industry reports obtained by the Daily Press, found that flakes of the cancer-causing substance went airborne in …
Sentencing will be in January for a southwestern Illinois man who admits violating the federal Clean Air Act by having asbestos illegally removed from a former industrial site. Fifty-two-year-old Franklin “Al” Bieri of O’Fallon pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court …