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Statement of Terry Lynch to the EPA Hearing in
Washington, D.C. (7/21/08) My name is Terry Lynch. I
am a third generation insulator and Vice President with the
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and
Allied Workers. More...
Asbestos in the Environment: Public Health Issues
& Concerns. Aubrey K. Miller, MD, MPH. Captain
US Public Health Service EPA Region 8. Denver, CO. As
presented at the Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference.
March 29, 2008. More...
Statement by Linda Reinstein, Executive
Director and Co-Founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness
Organization (ADOA) to the U.S. House of Representatives
regarding the Legislation Hearing on S. 742. February 28,
2008. More...
Testimony of Barry
Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant, before the
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. June
12, 2007. More...
Clarifying Cleanup Goals and Identification of New
Assessment Tools for Evaluating Asbestos at Superfund
Cleanups by Michael B. Cook, Director Office of
Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. August 10,
2004. More...
If at First You Find the
Truth Try, Try Again (5/17/07)
Under the guise of scientific inquiry and worker safety, a
taxpayer funded effort is helping corporate America avoid
legal responsibility for poisoning hundreds of thousands of
Americans with asbestos. The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health has proposed a roadmap that
purportedly seeks to minimize the potential for asbestos
disease. More...
Fair Play for Navy Veterans (3/26/07)
Just like they need medical care, navy
veterans need a level playing field in the courts.
Navy vets who pursue civil claims are
confronted by loopholes in the law that allow shrewd
asbestos defense lawyers to either harmfully delay the
prosecution of a claim (called "federal officer"
removal to federal court), or delay the claim altogether
(called the" MDL Black Hole").
More...
Sen. Specter's Latest Run at Bailing out the
Asbestos Industry: A Crack in the Dike? (3/24/07)
It may have failed to jolt you awake in the middle of the
night when Sen. Arlen Specter proposed a tiny amendment to
the budget resolution. In fact, the wording of the amendment
1 would have made sense to only a few insiders.
But the reaction in the U.S. Senate was swift because the
implications were so ominous-was the fragile political dike
that protects asbestos victims from losing their rights in
court about to crack? More...
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