On the 15th anniversary to the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, Vice President Joe Biden choose to speak about how these events rocked our nation and about how the many rescue and recovery workers were exposed to a great deal of toxic dust, including some…
While it may seem like a strange thing to study, a recent news feature from Science Daily looks at whether asbestos can move in soil, and there is a very important reason for this study. The general belief, as it has been for many years, is that asbestos fibers cannot…
According to a recent news feature from the Washington City Paper, a 59-year-old man has just pleaded to asbestos related violations of the federal Clean Air Act involving an historic home that many consider to be one of our nation’s architectural treasures. This residence in question is located in the…
According to the The Huffington Post, asbestos in classrooms has become a major problem across the country. Schools are reportedly not handling the problem well. The reporter notes that any older school building likely has asbestos, and some of that asbestos could be harming your children. To get an idea of how bad…
Teaticket Elementary School in Falmouth remains closed as the new academic year begins, due to concerns of student exposure to asbestos. School officials had hired a contractor to work on the facility this summer to address a number of repair and maintenance issues. However, during the course of the construction work,…
When we think of asbestos and the damage it can do, we are normally thinking of malignant mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is a very aggressive form of cancer that will normally result in a patient’s death within a short period of time after initial diagnosis. One of the reasons for the…
According to a recent news article from the Cape Cod Times, a meeting was recently held that more than 100 parents attended. The topic of this meeting was what about the more than 300 students who cannot return to the Teaticket Elementary School where they are registered. The reason they…
The asbestos abatement process is serious business. In order to safely remove asbestos from a renovation or demolition job site before work can be completed, a certified contractor, using trained workers, must remove all of the asbestos pursuant to an asbestos abatement plan that was approved by the Massachusetts Department…
There is no denying the space program in the United States is not like it once was. The shuttle program ended years ago, and neither NASA nor the U.S. government currently have any ability to send manned rockets into space. For any manned space flights, NASA must rely on Russia’s space…
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) or, as it more commonly known by locals as the “the T,” is suffering a major setback in an effort to restore and refurbish its green line trolley cars, according to a recent news feature in the Boston Globe. The green line is one…