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Asbestos Ban

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 18, 2024

I am sure that President Economic Populist Trump will overturn this immediately if he returns to the White House, but I am glad to see action on it for now at least. The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a ban on chrysotile asbestos, part...

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This Day in Labor History: October 20, 1969

By Erik Loomis

On October 20, 2022

On October 20, 1969, a construction worker named Clarence Borel filed suit against eleven companies for asbestos exposure. This key moment in the movement against asbestos is a way to.

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The Workplace Toxicity Epidemic

By Erik Loomis

On January 2, 2016

Work-related illnesses kill 50,000 Americans a year, yet very little is done about it. Congress has not increased the power of OSHA and most violations are just minor misdemeanors, even.

Asbestos is Your Friend

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 13, 2014

Nice to see the asbestos industry pushing its deadly product on poor nations like India. What are a few million developing world lives when there are profits for rich world corporations?

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