In Columbus County, North Carolina, county officials have begun the first of several expected meetings to determine how the county’s historic courthouse will be used in the coming years. The building, which is nearly a century old, has fallen into disrepair. Many improvements are needed: windows need to be repaired, cracks in the walls must [...]
In New London, Connecticut, the building which once was home to Lyric Hall is undergoing major renovations, with a grand reopening celebration gala planned within the coming months. Lyric Hall was once home to dance recitals, live theatre, and concerts. Two projects are going on simultaneously in the former Lyric Hall building: a retail art [...]
The Shoshana S. Cardin School has decided not to move in to the former Rosewood Center in Owings Mills, Maryland after an environmental report revealed the presence of both asbestos and PCBs.
"It’s very, very disappointing," said Shoshana S. Cardin, who is the co-founder of Baltimore’s only independent Jewish high school. "We were on a [...]
In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the old Central Baptist Church at 800 McCallie Avenue has been demolished. According to Gordon Hall, director of grants for the Salvation Army, the old church building was facing a large number of problems, making it more cost-effective to tear down the building rather than repair all of the issues facing the [...]
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A new study out of the Netherlands has concluded that an investigational vaccine for the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma is safe. The vaccine’s main agent is an immune system booster rooted in the body’s dendritic cells.
A group of Dutch researchers tested the vaccine, which infuses a patient’s own cells with antigens designed to combat mesothelioma tumor [...]
In Saranac Lake, New York, the village Board of Trustees has voted 3-2 to finance the removal of asbestos from a property on Neil Street. The site has fallen into disrepair, and contains a dilapidated trailer. All told, it has been reported that it will take $12,000 to remedy the asbestos situation.
The removal of asbestos [...]
Concerns have been voiced that inmates and staff at a Kansas prison may have been exposed to asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to the development of lung cancer and mesothelioma. Now, a former vocational instructor at Topeka Correctional Facility has gone on the record saying that inmates and prison employees who worked on a renovation [...]
In Bellows Falls, Vermont, state officials are taking an interest in the way one local construction company has handled demolition debris. The Agency of Natural Resources has cited the 12 Tribes religious community and its construction company, Commonwealth Construction, for the way in which it handled debris generated by two recent local projects. The first [...]
According to a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, levels of asbestos in and around schools in Libby, Montana have decreased for the first time in many years. According to EPA officials, the small amount of asbestos present is considered safe.
“The first, probably most important question is, is it OK to send [...]
