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Asbestos is a notorious and lethal human carcinogen responsible for more than 100,000 deaths around the world each year. Thirty people die everyday in the US from asbestos-related disease. Learn more about the toll it’s taken on families, the continued deception by asbestos companies and the attempts by industry and its allies in Washington to deny justice to victims.
Learn moreApril 1st Kicks Off National Asbestos Awareness Week
April 1st, 2015
A bipartisan resolution passed by the United States Senate designates the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. The resolution, authored by Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and passed by Unanimous Consent, puts the Senate on record as recognizing the threats asbestos still poses to the American people, even though significant steps have been taken to reduce use of and exposure to the deadly substance.
Senators Seek Answers Regarding Asbestos in Nation’s Schools
April 1st, 2015
EWG Action Fund supports Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in their effort to find out how states and schools across the U.S. have implemented a 1986 law designed to protect students, teachers and other school employees from the dangers of asbestos.
Proposal Aims to Help Americans Spot Asbestos Products
March 10th, 2015
Legislation introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill) would set up a federal online database of information about products that contain asbestos and where those items are likely to be found.
Lethal and Still Legal: Asbestos Flows into U.S. Ports
March 10th, 2015
Many Americans believe asbestos was banned decades ago. But the deadly substance remains legal, with more than 8 million pounds entering U.S. ports since 2006
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