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Inspectors Find Widespread Asbestos Risks in Chicago Schools

Mar. 17, 2016

Students, faculty and staff in Chicago schools may be at risk of exposure to deadly asbestos fibers, according to inspection records analyzed by EWG Action Fund.

Asbestos Interests Gave $3.3 Million to House Members Who Voted to Impede Compensation for Victims

Jul. 15, 2015

UPDATE (July 17, 2015). EWG updated this report to clarify how asbestos interests contributed to Congressional supporters of the FACT Act.

Tests Find Asbestos in Kids’ Crayons, Crime Scene Kits

Jul. 8, 2015

Even trace exposures to lethal asbestos fibers can cause cancer, other diseases

Mapping the Deadly Toll of Asbestos – State by State, County by County

Jun. 29, 2015

12,000 to 15,000 Americans die each year from three asbestos-related diseases

Find out more about the READ Act

May. 22, 2015

We know asbestos exposure kills thousands of americans each year. Despite the dangers, asbestos is still found in products that can be bought in the U.S.

Asbestos kills 12,000-15,000 people per year in the U.S

May. 12, 2015

Fifty years after a landmark medical study definitively established that asbestos kills, the exact death toll remains unknown.

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