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Breaking News: March 2006

(03-01-06) March 1st, 2006 | Majority Of Indians Against Asbestos Ships Following the recent controversy surrounding the French ship, the Clemenceau, which was said to contain hundreds of tons of asbestos, it has been revealed that around 70% of Indians are against the vessel being broken up in India.

(03-02-06) March 2nd, 2006 | People Fight Against Asbestos Dump In Ireland Hundreds of people in Ireland have been getting involved in a protest to object against an asbestos dump in West Belfast.

(03-03-06) March 3rd, 2006 | Asbestos Letter Sent To Schools By EPA The US Environmental Protection Agency has sent letters out to school authorities in various states to remind officials of their responsibilities with regards to asbestos.

(03-06-06) March 6th, 2006 | BNSF Employee Files Lawsuit A lawsuit has been filed by a former employee of the BNSF Railway who has had medical tests that show he has sustained damage to his lungs from exposure to asbestos.

(03-07-06) March 7th, 2006 | Jury Awards Over A Million Dollars To Pipe Fitter A San Francisco jury has awarded over a million dollars in compensation to 60-year-old retired pipe fitter, Merle Sandy.

(03-08-06) March 8th, 2006 | Major Setback For Asbestos Trust Fund Bill The controversial $140 billion trust fund proposal suffered a major setback after falling short of the required number of votes to move on to the next stage.

(03-09-06) March 9th, 2006 | Shopping Center Delay Due To Asbestos The development of a shopping center in Milford has been put on hold due to a problem with naturally occurring asbestos.

(03-10-06) March 10th, 2006 | Contractors Puzzled By Asbestos Hazardous material workers have had to clean areas in the basement of the Salinas Courthouse building for the second consecutive day after it was found that there were levels of asbestos in the air that were double the acceptable level.

(03-13-06) March 13th, 2006 | Increased Rate Of Asbestos Deaths For Women Living Near Kubota Factory Data has been released that shows that the asbestos related death rate among women living near a former Kubota Corp. factory is significantly higher than the norm.

(03-14-06) March 14th, 2006 | New Court Challenge Could Cut Payouts For Asbestos Victims A new challenge is set to commence in the UK House of Lords in relation to trying to cut the payout asbestos victims get in terms of compensation.

(03-15-06) March 15th, 2006 | Settlement From Babcock & Wilcox Still On Hold It has been revealed that local residents from Apollo and Parks Township that filed lawsuits against Babcock & Wilcox for casing various cancers through exposure to radioactive materials may be no closer to receiving any settlement despite the fact that the company emerged from bankruptcy last month.

(03-16-06) March 16th, 2006 | Asbestos Leak At School Still Not Rectified An asbestos leak discovered at a Calumet Park school over a month ago has still not been rectified according to officials.

(03-17-06) March 17th, 2006 | Class Action Lawsuit Filed Relating To Asbestos Insulation A class action lawsuit has been filed in British Columbia alleging that Ottawa pushed the use of the asbestos based insulation Zonolite even though the dangers of the substance were known.

(03-20-06) March 20th, 2006 | Mother Angered Over School Asbestos Removal A mother from Vancouver has revealed that she may be taking legal action over the removal of asbestos near to her 8-year-old daughter�s spring break day care class.

(03-21-06) March 21st, 2006 | UK Woman Challenged Over Right To Asbestos Compensation A woman from Wales in the United Kingdom is being challenged over her rights to compensation after her husband passed away from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.

(03-22-06) March 22nd, 2006 | Work Halted Due To Asbestos Sydney station maintenance and construction work had to be called to a halt earlier in the week after Cityrail officials arranged an asbestos audit.

(03-23-06) March 23rd, 2006 | Asbestos Found After Dismantling Of British Warship Following the dismantling of a British warship at a Gadani ship breaking yard, a huge amount of dumped asbestos has been discovered.

(03-24-06) March 24th, 2006 | Firm Fines Thousands For Violations Relating To Asbestos A Salem based firm has been fined tens of thousands of dollars after it was found guilty of asbestos violations.

(03-27-06) March 27th, 2006 | James Hardie Disputes Huge Tax Bill Troubled building products company, James Hardie, has received a massive tax bill for over $400 million which the company plans to dispute.

(03-28-06) March 28th, 2006 | Kansas Hotel Closed Due To Asbestos Fears A hotel near to the Kansas International Airport had to be shut down amidst fears of asbestos contamination following renovation work.

(03-29-06) March 29th, 2006 | Man Awarded $5 Million Against Refrigeration Company A man has been awarded $5 million in a case involving a refrigeration company as one of the defendants by a San Francisco jury after he was allegedly exposed to asbestos on the course of work during the 1970s and �80s.

(03-30-06) March 30th, 2006 | Asbestos Lawsuit Dismissed By Judge A $20 million asbestos lawsuit against ALCOA Inc. has been dismissed by a Blunt County judge after being filed by a man who alleged secondary exposure to asbestos caused the death of his daughter.

(03-31-06) March 31st, 2006 | Funding Granted For Asbestos Removal Work A budget of $35,000 has been granted for asbestos removal work after the substance was found at the Wakeley Street Seymour Police Department building recently.

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