EWG Action Fund /// Asbestos Nation
Asbestos is responsible for countless deaths around the world, including at least 10,000 each year in the U.S. alone. Many Americans might think it’s been banned, but it has not. It’s lethal, legal and continues to pose serious risks to millions of American families.
Explore Below“Asbestos does not think, it just kills”
April 6th, 2015
Michael Bradley grew up in Georgia but as a teenager he lived for a time with his father Randy in South Carolina. Sometimes he tagged along to the dump where his father worked, playing on the landfill or fishing on the property. His parents had divorced when Michael was young, so it was a treasured time to ride in his father’s truck, talk to him about sports and hug him when he came home from work.
New Congress Aligns with Asbestos Industry
February 4th, 2015
World Cancer Day should serve as a reminder that asbestos can cause cancer and kill. Instead, the new Congress today underscored how tone deaf it is when it comes to the plight of real Americans by holding a hearing on the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act.
FACT Act Favors Asbestos Industry Over Justice, Public Health
January 28th, 2015
Legislation re-introduced by Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, would place new burdens on asbestos bankruptcy trusts, slowing compensation to victims suffering from fatal asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, EWG Action Fund said today.
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