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Breaking News: December 2007

(12-01-07) December 1st, 2007 | Additional Asbestos Causes School to Remain Closed A New Jersey elementary school remained closed last week after more asbestos was found in a classroom. Professionals were called in to see how extensive the problem was, and officials are trying to determine if students can finish the school year in the century-old building.

(12-02-07) December 2nd, 2007 | Maryland School Acknowledges Asbestos An elementary school in Maryland that hosts an after school recreation program sent notices home last week with students, notifying parents that asbestos has been found within the building.

(12-03-07) December 3rd, 2007 | Asbestos Problems Not Over for Marco Island An anonymous complaint resulted in more asbestos being found on a site where a public park is scheduled to be built. The site, denoted as site �B,� has not been mentioned within the other asbestos reports that have been filed.

(12-04-07) December 4th, 2007 | Car Makers Contest Asbestos Bankruptcy Three major car makers have lodged a complaint against the manufacturing company that supplied them with brake pads. The concern is that if the manufacturer declares bankruptcy, the carmakers will be responsible for asbestos payouts on their own.

(12-05-07) December 5th, 2007 | State Requests Help For Asbestos Removal Funds A vacant building is coming under scrutiny as asbestos issues are causing it to sit undeveloped. Asbestos at the site needs to be removed, but the State Senator from Massachusetts says the removal should be charged to the state, not the city where the building is located.

(12-06-07) December 6th, 2007 | Virginia Tech Shooting Leave Asbestos Behind This week, the site of one of the most horrific shootings in US history has reopened its doors. While a few rooms are functioning, others are still closed due to asbestos removal.

(12-07-07) December 7th, 2007 | Historic Railroad Station Contains Asbestos An historic railroad station in Iowa is under speculation this week, and plans for demolition are being discussed. The railway station cannot be razed until the asbestos within the structure is removed.

(12-08-07) December 8th, 2007 | Jail Sentence May Be Extended Over Asbestos A political figure in Illinois that is currently serving a jail sentence for charges in voting fraud may have his sentence extended over asbestos. It was found that the man illegally removed deadly asbestos from a building in 2002.

(12-09-07) December 9th, 2007 | Arizona Has One of �The Worst Asbestos Violations� In what the Environmental Protection Agency is calling one of the �worst asbestos violations ever,� an Arizona city, its administrator and a building owner are being held liable for public endangerment.

(12-10-07) December 10th, 2007 | Bankruptcy Over Asbestos Decided This Week Federal-Mogul, an auto parts dealer, is due in court this week to try and finalize its bankruptcy petition. The company was forced to declare bankruptcy in response to multiple asbestos-related lawsuits.

(12-11-07) December 11th, 2007 | State Department Suppresses Asbestos Findings New reports released this week showed that a study into the Iron Range mine workers in Minnesota are at risk of a deadly asbestos-related cancer. The findings were withheld for almost a year before being released to the public.

(12-12-07) December 12th, 2007 | Asbestos Closes College Building While radiator�s were being repaired at a Pennsylvania college, asbestos insulation was found and the affected rooms were closed. The asbestos was contained, and will be safely removed before the rooms will reopen.

(12-13-07) December 13, 2007 | Asbestos Removal First Step In Demolition A famous Tulsa, Oklahoma hotel is starting the first step of demolition this week by beginning asbestos abatement. The abatement should be completed by September, and then the remainder of the building can be demolished.

(12-14-07) December 14th, 2007 | Summer Means Asbestos Work For Schools As summer comes around, students may be out of school but work taking place there is far from over. Schools in one West Virginia county will be undergoing massive asbestos projects while students are out of session.

(12-15-07) December 15th, 2007 | Asbestos Holds Up School Renovations A school in Idaho that was supposed to be demolished to make way for a new school building was found to contain asbestos last week. The discovery stopped work being done on the old building, and has bumped back the opening of the new school.

(12-16-07) December 16th, 2007 | Home Renovation Causes Asbestos Hotspot What was supposed to be a dream home built from the foundation up has caused a lot of havoc for one San Francisco neighborhood. The house slid from its foundation and buckled into the home next door, exposing a lot of asbestos.

(12-17-07) December 17th, 2007 | Fire Creates Asbestos Danger A school fire in South Carolina has now created an asbestos danger as well as increasing the budget for repairs. The asbestos was revealed in the wake of the classroom fire.

(12-18-07) December 18th, 2007 | Home Asbestos Easy to Find When people are looking into a new home, most consider only the amount of bedrooms and the condition of the house. But when perspective buyers and renters ask about asbestos, the answers can be easy.

(12-19-07) December 19th, 2007 | Asbestos Removal Raises Concerns for Residents Residents of a Nevada housing complex are concerned that asbestos in the buildings is not being removed properly. The company in charge of the removal stated that all precautions are being followed.

(12-20-07) December 20th, 2007 | Public �Misled� Over 9/11 Asbestos

(12-21-07) December 21st, 2007 | Home Renovation Causes Asbestos Hotspot What was supposed to be a dream home built from the foundation up has caused a lot of havoc for one San Francisco neighborhood. The house slid from its foundation and buckled into the home next door, exposing a lot of asbestos.

(12-22-07) December 22nd, 2007 | Fire Creates Asbestos Danger A school fire in South Carolina has now created an asbestos danger as well as increasing the budget for repairs. The asbestos was revealed in the wake of the classroom fire.

(12-23-07) December 23rd, 2007 | Home Asbestos Easy to Find When people are looking into a new home, most consider only the amount of bedrooms and the condition of the house. But when perspective buyers and renters ask about asbestos, the answers can be easy.

(12-24-07) December 24th, 2007 | Asbestos Removal Raises Concerns for Residents Residents of a Nevada housing complex are concerned that asbestos in the buildings is not being removed properly. The company in charge of the removal stated that all precautions are being followed.

(12-25-07) December 25th, 2007 | Asbestos Trial Key Witness Not Found A trial underway regarding asbestos and silica exposure hit a speed bump this week when a key witness could not be located. The man in question is a doctor that created medical files for people alleging asbestos exposure.

(12-26-07) December 26th, 2007 | Men Sentenced in Asbestos Case Two men were sentenced this week to more than a year in jail and thousands of dollars worth of fines in an asbestos case. The two men were accused of illegally removing and disposing the hazardous material.

(12-27-07) December 27th, 2007 | More Asbestos Woes For Cayuga County Cayuga County, New York now has four separate lawsuits against it regarding the mishandling of asbestos removal from the Board of Elections building last year. The fourth lawsuit involves multiple people that came in contact with the dangerous substance.

(12-28-07) December 28th, 2007 | Katrina�s Wake May Have Left Asbestos Danger After Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans in 2005, the devastation was unbelievable. But volunteers and workers within the community may have been at risk of a deadly agent: asbestos.

(12-29-07) December 29th, 2007 | School�s Asbestos Excites Some Locals In a new twist, asbestos that was discovered at a New Jersey school has some district employees excited. The asbestos, and the damage that unearthed it, is now forcing the school district to act on renovating the building.

(12-30-07) December 30th, 2007 | New Mexico University Violated Asbestos Laws A New Mexico university is being held accountable for reports that they violated safety and information laws regarding asbestos and lead found in dorms on campus. Students living in the dorms filed the complaints.

(12-31-07) December 31st, 2007 | Asbestos Delays Forge Plant Demolition A New York forging plant that was scheduled for demolition is now sitting unused after the building was found to contain asbestos. The demolition was going to cost the city nothing, but the discovery of asbestos may now cost millions.

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