Asbestos Blog

Across the United States, younger homebuyers are increasingly unwilling to take chances when it comes to asbestos.  A recent survey commissioned by AsbestosClaims.law found that more than one-third of prospective homebuyers (35%) say they would walk away from a deal if asbestos was discovered, with Millenials (36%) (and Gen X (35%) responders expressing the most [...]Read More...

A 2025 study published in BMC Public Health has added new urgency to an old danger.  Researchers found a significant increase in digestive tract cancers among people with pleural plaques, the scarring in the lining of the lungs that comes from asbestos exposure. In other words, even if someone doesn’t develop mesothelioma or lung cancer [...]Read More...

When The Real Housewives of Orange County star Heather Dubrow put her stunning Beverly Hills mansion on the market, most of the headlines focused on luxury upgrades and square footage. But for those in real estate, one line stood out: the house needed “a ton of work,” with Heather adding that they hadn’t even lived [...]Read More...

While many people think of lawsuits as a way to resolve individual disputes, they can also force big changes in how companies operate and how governments respond to public health risks. Lawsuits have long been a powerful force behind changes in workplace rules and environmental protection. Whether it’s toxic chemicals on the job or harmful [...]Read More...

Beyond the well-documented respiratory and digestive cancers and diseases that asbestos can cause are mental health risks that should not be ignored.  Asbestos is widely known for its devastating impact on health and well-being. Exposure to its fibers can cause mesothelioma, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, asbestosis, and more, often decades after the initial contact. But [...]Read More...

In the ongoing debate over government regulation, a central question often arises: where is the line between fostering business freedom and ensuring public safety? While deregulation can sometimes spur innovation and economic growth, there are rare instances where a substance is so unequivocally dangerous that stringent rules are not just a good idea, but a [...]Read More...

The EPA’s 2024 chrysotile asbestos ban has been well-documented, on this site and elsewhere. However, this watershed law is just one of the many asbestos law changes that have turned this sector upside down in recent years. Some things haven’t changed, such as the devastating effect of asbestos exposure diseases, such as mesothelioma. Many industrial [...]Read More...

Philadelphia is once again in the spotlight over hazardous conditions in its aging school buildings, including the dreaded asbestos.  A new investigative report details how the School District of Philadelphia failed to carry out legally required asbestos inspections, possibly for years. For a city filled with century-old buildings, this isn’t just a school board issue, [...]Read More...

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a relatively rare cancer that primarily affects the skin, mucous membranes, and occasionally other organs. Fortunately it does not appear to be caused by asbestos. As of 2020, the estimated annual incidence rate of Kaposi’s sarcoma globally was 0.39 per 100,000, with 34,270 new cases diagnosed and 15,086 deaths attributed to [...]Read More...

Understanding the dangers of asbestos, and how to prevent them. In our modern day, asbestos is considered a highly dangerous and highly regulated substance. How to properly remove and dispose of asbestos can vary from state to state, with each having its own particular laws put into place. Besides this, there are important factors related [...]Read More...

The current administration in Washington DC has proposed removing recent bans on this deadly carcinogen. The EPA spent over thirty years trying to ban asbestos. Trump 2.0 may take less than thirty months to undo that work. The agency announced the possible rollback in ongoing litigation with the Texas Chemistry Council over the March 2024 [...]Read More...

Fireworks, those dazzling bursts of color and sound, have been a staple of human celebration for millennia. In the U.S., they have long been associated with Independence Day, commemorated on the 4th of July each year, as well as Memorial Day in May and Labor Day in September. In recent years, legislators in certain states [...]Read More...