Companies Pay Big Money to Lobbyists on Asbestos Issues

Vulcan Materials Co., an asphalt and concrete supplier based in Birmingham, Alabama, spent $360,000 in first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government regarding legislation banning asbestos in the United States.

Officials Outline Miner Health Study

For decades, miners on the Iron Range appear to have suffered higher than average rates of respiratory disease and other ailments. University of Minnesota officials, outlined a broad and comprehensive research partnership to help health officials and the public understand why.

Asbestos Killed my Husband

He was only a child when it begun and he played as children do in his yard with his toy cars and tip trucks but his sand was asbestos blue.

Asbestos Bill Passes Through Senate Committee

Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash), a long time advocate for victims of asbestos-related diseases, celebrated Tuesday as her bill calling for a total ban on asbestos passed through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with a 19-0 vote.

Cleveland Cliffs Could use Some Profits to Make Mining Safer

Cleveland Cliffs reported a record second-quarter profit of 13 percent. Higher sales volume in both North America and Asia-Pacific are solid evidence that the company has truly achieved a global presence.

Senate Panel Adopts Bill to Ban Asbestos

A Senate committee on July 31 approved legislation to ban most uses of asbestos, but included an exemption for some chlor-alkali plants.

The Fire Still Burns

In 1974, then-judge Miles Lord issued an environmental ruling that reverberated through the Iron Range taconite industry. Thirty-three years later, he's still fighting to protect its workers  and the health of all Minnesotans.

Many Victims of Asbestos-Caused Cancers left Uncompensated

Mesothelioma is a rare and usually fatal cancer that signifies a person has been exposed to asbestos - the only known cause.

Cancer Society calls on Ottawa to change tack and Ban Asbestos

The Canadian Cancer Society will announce as early as today that it endorses a ban on the export of asbestos and believes the federal government should stop blocking international efforts to curb the trade in the dangerous mineral.

Canadian Cancer Society calls for Asbestos Ban

The Canadian Cancer Society has rejected long-held federal policy on asbestos and called for a ban on the use and export of the cancer-causing material still being mined in Quebec.