EWG Action Fund /// Asbestos Nation
asbestos disease
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 BelowAsbestos Death Rate in Baltimore Nearly Double National Average
November 20th, 2015
While the national rate of deaths from asbestos disease is 4.9 per every 100,000, in Baltimore County, the rate nearly doubles to 9.0, according to a report by EWG Action Fund.
Pennsylvania’s Asbestos Problem
November 18th, 2015
Townsfolk called them “the white mountains of Ambler” – the piles of asbestos-laced material that loomed above the neighborhood adjacent to one of the asbestos factories in the hamlet on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Winter or summer, kids rode flattened cardboard boxes down the piles, one of which rose nearly 100 feet in the air, reported Sandy Bauers in 2014 on behalf of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Asbestos Release in Congressional Office Building Spotlights Risks to Members, Staff and Visitors
November 3rd, 2015
The weekend shuttering of the Cannon House Office Building following an asbestos release is a stark reminder of the risks the lethal fiber still poses to those who work in and visit many of the buildings in the Capitol complex, EWG Action Fund notes.
Asbestos-Related Deaths in Cleveland Area Highest in State
October 26th, 2015
A new state-by-state analysis by EWG Action Fund shows the annual rate of asbestos-related deaths in Cuyahoga County is significantly higher than the national average.
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