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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.
Explore BelowBill 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.
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.
“Asbestos does not think, it just kills”
April 6th, 2015
Michael Bradley grew up in Georgia but as a teenager he lived for a time with his father Randy in South Carolina. Sometimes he tagged along to the dump where his father worked, playing on the landfill or fishing on the property. His parents had divorced when Michael was young, so it was a treasured time to ride in his father’s truck, talk to him about sports and hug him when he came home from work.
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