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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.

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EWG Action Fund Urges DC Metro to Conduct “Car-by-Car Inspection” for Asbestos

August 3rd, 2015

Both the workers and passengers who ride the Washington, D.C. Metro rail system deserve to know if they have been exposed to asbestos, EWG Action Fund said in a letter to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority today.

Asbestos Found in Hundreds of DC Metro Rail Cars

July 28th, 2015

An investigation by NBC Channel 4 in Washington, D.C shows that there are small amounts of asbestos in hundreds of the city’s older subway cars, according to documents obtained by reporters Adam Tuss and Scott MacFarlane.

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DC Metro

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.

EWG Action Fund Urges DC Metro to Conduct “Car-by-Car Inspection” for Asbestos

Both the workers and passengers who ride the Washington, D.C. Metro rail system deserve to know if they have been exposed to asbestos, EWG Action Fund said in a letter to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority today.

Asbestos Found in Hundreds of DC Metro Rail Cars

An investigation by NBC Channel 4 in Washington, D.C shows that there are small amounts of asbestos in hundreds of the city’s older subway cars, according to documents obtained by reporters Adam Tuss and Scott MacFarlane.

Asbestos Nation

DC Metro

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.

EWG Action Fund Urges DC Metro to Conduct “Car-by-Car Inspection” for Asbestos

Both the workers and passengers who ride the Washington, D.C. Metro rail system deserve to know if they have been exposed to asbestos, EWG Action Fund said in a letter to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority today.

Asbestos Found in Hundreds of DC Metro Rail Cars

An investigation by NBC Channel 4 in Washington, D.C shows that there are small amounts of asbestos in hundreds of the city’s older subway cars, according to documents obtained by reporters Adam Tuss and Scott MacFarlane.

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