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		<title>Sears Roebuck &#38; Co. to Pay Fine for Improper Asbestos Removal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sears will pay a civil fine of $50,000 to a family for alleged improper asbestos removal from the family’s home. The family filed suit against Sears, asking for an estimate to remove their old boiler which was housed in asbestos-containing insulation. The couple, Blane and Rachel Provost, also wanted a new boiler installed. When a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Needs School Site of Asbestos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The students and parents of Public School 256 near Brooklyn, New York, know about difficulties. The students of the special needs school are no strangers to doctors who present their parents with the initial diagnosis, but now, they and their parents could face another diagnosis in the future - lung disease caused by asbestos in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Officials Claim Courthouse Asbestos Pose No Threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Danger, asbestos, cancer and lung disease hazard,&#8221; warn signs in both English and Spanish posted around the Palm Springs courthouse in Riverside County, California. These signs are intended to prevent courthouse employees and visitors from wandering into areas of the courthouse undergoing renovations to become compliant with modern building codes and the Americans with Disabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut Supreme Court Allows Cigarette Smoking to Be a Factor in Filing Asbestos Claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a blow to a workers&#8217; compensation plaintiff, the Supreme Court of Connecticut ruled that expenses related to a claimant&#8217;s lung disease caused by smoking had to be deducted when determining awards for asbestos related compensation. In the past, full compensation was given to the claimant. The plaintiff’s attorney, Christopher Meisenkothen, stated that the Connecticut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermiculite Mine Test Results Being Analyzed by the EPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preliminary results from asbestos testing around the former W.R. Grace vermiculite mine revealed the need for further testing to draw appropriate conclusions about the safety of the area. The task could stretch years into the future due to the remote location of the mine and the rough terrain surrounding it. These factors make collecting samples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos Dangers Remain Following Gas Explosion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What should have been a relief marking the end of a harrowing experience proved to be just the beginning of a nightmare for residents of northern Toronto. Toronto was rocked by a propane explosion at the Sunrise Propane plant in early August of 2008. Those living and working in proximity to the plant were evacuated, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos in Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Englewood, NJ, students have had their summer holiday lengthened by a week after asbestos was found during construction on the Cleveland School. This caused a delay in work from the unanticipated abatement and control of the asbestos. District officials prudently decided to delay the start of school by a week in order for workers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos Book Premieres at Site of Former Largest Asbestos Factory</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The town of Rochdale in the United Kingdom, once the site of the world&#8217;s largest asbestos-producing factory, is now hosting the premiere of a book covering the history of asbestos. Excitement surrounded the launch of the book, and there were no empty chairs in the town hall in Rochdale where the authors spoke. John McCulloch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accidental Asbestos Shipment to New Jersey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two toxic containers, one filled with asbestos and the other containing radioactive waste, were recently sent to New Jersey from Bermuda apparently due to a shipping error. The crates have subsequently been returned to Bermuda. Officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have not made a statement and could not be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Sifting Sands Save Asbestos Contaminated Beach?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Midwest Generation is trying a pilot program to remove asbestos from sand along the lake shore in Waukegan, Illinois. Rather than older methods of simply landfilling the sand, this project aims to clean and recycle the sand. If the project is successful, the cleaned sand will be used in construction projects, and the process could [...]]]></description>
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