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Breaking News: October 2006

(10-02-06) October 2nd, 2006 | Accusations Of Deception Relating To Ground Zero Air Quality A former chief investigator that was working on the Environmental Protection Agency inquiry relating to the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks spoke out recently and criticized government officials for deceiving the public with regards to the air quality in the area following the disaster.

(10-03-06) October 3rd, 2006 | Award For Anti-Cancer Drug Professor The professor behind the anti-cancer drug Alimta, which has been approved for use in the treatment of asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has won the 2006 Heroes of Chemistry Award recently for his valuable contribution to medicine.

(10-04-06) October 4th, 2006 | Bankruptcy Plan Approved For Owens Corning Building material manufacturer Owens Corning sought bankruptcy protection following problems relating to its asbestos related products.

(10-05-06) October 5th, 2006 | Concerns Over Asbestos In Trains Some passengers have expressed concerns after asbestos components were found in the air conditioning units of a number of trains in New South Wales.

(10-06-06) October 6th, 2006 | Concerns Over Flooring Removal In School Many parents have expressed concern after learning that asbestos flooring was removed from a school office by contractors.

(10-09-06) October 9th, 2006 | Hardie Directors Could Escape Lawsuits Through Delays Experts in the field have stated that James Hardie and some of its directors could end up escaping huge lawsuits simply through delays in finalizing its $1.5 billion dollar asbestos compensation fund.

(10-10-06) October 10th, 2006 | Resistance To Hardie Salary Increases A campaign has been launched against James Hardie after the recent announcement that the troubled buildings material manufacturer is to pay its directors huge salary increases, despite the fact that it has yet to pay out victims of asbestos exposure resulting from use of its products.

(10-11-06) October 11th, 2006 | UK Mesothelioma Victim Gets 400,000 GBP A man from the United Kingdom has won an award of 400,000 GBP in a case where he sued his former employer for asbestos exposure.

(10-12-06) October 12th, 2006 | UK Widow Received Asbestos Compensation A widow from the United Kingdom has received a substantial amount of compensation after she lost her husband to an asbestos related disease known as mesothelioma.

(10-13-06) October 13th, 2006 | Another Deadline Extension For James Hardie The Aussie building materials manufacturer James Hardie has been given another deadline extension in relation to the finalization of the $1.5 billion compensation fund that was set up to compensate the victims of asbestos exposure who were affected by the company�s asbestos based products.

(10-16-06) October 16th, 2006 | Aussie Authorities Concerned Over Asbestos Dumping Authorities and officials in Australia have expressed concern over the illegal dumping of asbestos on country roads and land, and have stated that this appears to be a growing trend that could result in health problems for the general public if they are exposed to the deadly substance.

(10-17-06) October 17th, 2006 | Contractor Could Face Prison Over Asbestos Removal Violations An environment construction contractor could face a long term prison sentence and a hefty fine for asbestos removal violations.

(10-18-06) October 18th, 2006 | Firm Fined For Asbestos Violations A Wisconsin company has been fined after being charged with asbestos violations during demolition works.

(10-19-06) October 19th, 2006 | French Protest Over Industrial Asbestos Exposure Thousands of protesters in France gathered over the weekend in aid of trying to launch a nationwide lawsuit against companies and employers that allowed workers to be exposed to the deadly substance, asbestos.

(10-20-06) October 20th, 2006 | EPA Completes Two Year Asbestos Removal Project The Environmental Protection Agency has completed a two year project that involved removal of asbestos contaminated soil in a Minneapolis park.

(10-21-06) October 21st, 2006 | WR Grace Loses Clean Up Appeal The Supreme Court has turned down the appeal of WR Grace & Co. in relation to the clean up of asbestos in the mining town of Libby.

(10-24-06) October 24rd, 2006 | Former Mayoress To Speak Out At Irish Conference The widow of a victim of asbestos related cancer is to speak out at a conference today, which will be held at a hotel in Antrim, Ireland.

(10-25-06) October 25th, 2006 | New Asbestos Legislation Welcomed By Scottish Lawyer Forthcoming legislation in Scotland relating to compensation for victims of asbestos related disease has been welcomed by a Scottish lawyer.

(10-26-06) October 26th, 2006 | Silver City Takes Out Loan For Asbestos Cleanup The town of Silver City has taken out a loan for over $340,000 for the cleanup of asbestos from the former Hillcrest Hospital site.

(10-27-06) October 27th, 2006 | UK Woman Battles For Compensation For Mother�s Death A woman from the UK has launched a battle to claim damages by way of compensation for the death of her mother, claiming that her mother died as the result of exposure to asbestos through washing her husband�s contaminated overalls.

(10-30-06) October 30th, 2006 | UK Workers Can Renew Claims For Asbestos Compensation It has been announced that workers that contracted asbestos related diseases from working in a factory in the UK will now be able to renew their compensation claims.

(10-31-06) October 31st, 2006 | Asbestos Discovered At Scottish Hospital The discovery of asbestos at a geriatric Scottish hospital means that the hospital may now have to close, after it was previously saved from closure by staff.

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