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.

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Bill Would Strip Rights from Georgians Poisoned from Asbestos

March 6th, 2020

WASHINGTON – Asbestos has devastated thousands of families in Georgia, with more than 4,100 residents dying from asbestos-triggered diseases between 1999 and 2017, according to a new analysis of the most recently available federal mortality data by the Environmental Working Group Action Fund.

Maine Has Highest Annual Asbestos Death Rate in the Nation, Says New Report

March 31st, 2016

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March 4th, 2016

Buffalo Region is New York’s ‘Asbestos Alley’

December 16th, 2015

The Buffalo metro area suffers from a sharply elevated rate of deaths from asbestos-triggered disease, according to an analysis of federal mortality data and calculations by international cancer researchers.

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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.

Bill Would Strip Rights from Georgians Poisoned from Asbestos

WASHINGTON – Asbestos has devastated thousands of families in Georgia, with more than 4,100 residents dying from asbestos-triggered diseases between 1999 and 2017, according to a new analysis of the most recently available federal mortality data by the Environmental Working Group Action Fund.

Maine Has Highest Annual Asbestos Death Rate in the Nation, Says New Report

testmap

Buffalo Region is New York’s ‘Asbestos Alley’

The Buffalo metro area suffers from a sharply elevated rate of deaths from asbestos-triggered disease, according to an analysis of federal mortality data and calculations by international cancer researchers.

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.

Bill Would Strip Rights from Georgians Poisoned from Asbestos

WASHINGTON – Asbestos has devastated thousands of families in Georgia, with more than 4,100 residents dying from asbestos-triggered diseases between 1999 and 2017, according to a new analysis of the most recently available federal mortality data by the Environmental Working Group Action Fund.

Maine Has Highest Annual Asbestos Death Rate in the Nation, Says New Report

testmap

Buffalo Region is New York’s ‘Asbestos Alley’

The Buffalo metro area suffers from a sharply elevated rate of deaths from asbestos-triggered disease, according to an analysis of federal mortality data and calculations by international cancer researchers.

Asbestos Nation

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