Tag: asbestos
US bans asbestos after decades of industrial resistance
The chlor-alkali industry, which utilizes asbestos in diaphragms for chemical synthesis, is now compelled to transition towards safer alternatives.
Tell Johnson & Johnson to take responsibility for asbestos in their...
Johnson & Johnson must be held accountable for their failure to disclose that asbestos was found in their products.
Johnson & Johnson knew for decades there was asbestos in its...
The company "fretted over the problem and how to address it while failing to disclose it to regulators or the public."
EPA is failing to protect school children from asbestos, internal watchdog...
"Without compliance inspections, the EPA cannot know whether schools pose an actual risk of asbestos exposure to students and personnel."
ALEC’s deadly asbestos agenda benefits Koch Industries, Nationwide
Instead, Koch and its allies are working hard to pass laws that run out the clock.
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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...
Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.
Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law
Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.
Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight
Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.
Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot
Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated
The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.