Cancer-Causing Asbestos, Banned For Decades, Could Be Returning To American Construction

This past summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enacted a new rule that once again permits the use of asbestos products in construction. The rule bypasses the need to evaluate the effects of asbestos exposure in the air, ground or water. Asbestos, now banned in over 6...

Did Your Job Expose You to Asbestos? Are You Now Sick?

The Centers for Disease Control reports that around 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the U.S. every year. This specific form of cancer is directly related to a person's exposure to asbestos fibers. Could you or a loved one be at-risk for asbestos exposure or suff...

Asbestos in Children’s Makeup: Recent History & New Legislation

U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell of Michigan has introduced legislation that would require makeup sold to children to be asbestos-free or to show proof of labeling. The bill follows a series of reports that asbestos was an ingredient in some highly popular kids’ makeup produc...

Mesothelioma Can Develop Decades After Exposure to Asbestos

Hundreds of thousands of people have been exposed to asbestos through their jobs, military service, or in their homes and offices. Asbestos exposure can cause a variety of diseases, including mesothelioma. Signs of these devastating illnesses do not often arise until decades late...