Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.

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Bill Aims To Run Out the Clock on Calif. Asbestos Victims

April 23rd, 2015

The EWG Action Fund has joined a growing coalition of worker, consumer, and health groups opposing a California legislative proposal that threatens to deny compensation to dying victims of asbestos exposure, one of the nation’s worst industrial scourges and cover-ups.

Asbestos in Nation’s Schools Remains Widespread Hazard

April 20th, 2015

More than 30 years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency called asbestos in schools “a significant hazard to public health,” and Congress passed a law aimed at protecting the 16 million students and school personnel at risk. But since then, schools have largely been on their own.

Public Health, Environmental Groups Push for Real Reform of U.S. Chemicals Policy

April 15th, 2015

Several public interest groups have formed a coalition to urge lawmakers to make public health the top priority as Congress debates legislation to address the serious shortfalls of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.

In Search of Asbestos

April 7th, 2015

Setting out to look for a deadly, cancer-causing substance isn’t most folks’ idea of a day at the beach, especially since inhaling even the smallest microfibers of asbestos can eventually cause serious health problems and may very well cut your life short. Steering clear of asbestos is always good practice.

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Asbestos Nation

Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.

Bill Aims To Run Out the Clock on Calif. Asbestos Victims

The EWG Action Fund has joined a growing coalition of worker, consumer, and health groups opposing a California legislative proposal that threatens to deny compensation to dying victims of asbestos exposure, one of the nation’s worst industrial scourges and cover-ups.

Asbestos in Nation’s Schools Remains Widespread Hazard

More than 30 years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency called asbestos in schools “a significant hazard to public health,” and Congress passed a law aimed at protecting the 16 million students and school personnel at risk. But since then, schools have largely been on their own.

Public Health, Environmental Groups Push for Real Reform of U.S. Chemicals Policy

Several public interest groups have formed a coalition to urge lawmakers to make public health the top priority as Congress debates legislation to address the serious shortfalls of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.

In Search of Asbestos

Asbestos Nation

Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.

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