All Entries Tagged With: "Amphibole"
Asbestos danger on Illinois’ beaches
Danger in the air at Illinois beaches.
Libby meets Manhattan
Read about the connections between asbestos in Libby, MT and post-9/11 dust in Manhattan.
A Libby fiber in Helena
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set up an air monitoring station in Helena last fall, they didn’t expect to find anything.
Grace catches a break
Christmas came early for W.R. Grace & Co. this year when U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Judith Fitzgerald issued a Dec. 14 opinion stating that the company’s Zonolite-brand attic insulation, used in as many as 35 million U.S. homes and businesses, poses “No unreasonable risk of harm” to homeowners.
The EPA just doesn’t know
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed allegations aired by four men in the July 27 Independent regarding the Libby asbestos cleanup.
A Dangerous Lie
Photo: Warning label on the back of a Zonolite insulation bag. (Photo courtesy Anthony G. Rich).
