Julie Chrisley alleges that she acquired a lung condition due to asbestos exposure in prison.
Julie Chrisley’s Health Challenges After Prison Release Julie Chrisley is currently navigating some significant health issues following her time in prison. During a recent episode of the “Chrisley Confessions 2.0” podcast, the star of “Chrisley Knows Best” shared that she developed a serious lung condition while serving a 28-month sentence at the Federal Medical Center […]
Baby powder recall expands over possible asbestos contamination
See what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com. Dynalex has expanded its recall of baby powder “due to possible asbestos contamination,” according to a notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Monday's expansion of the original Sept. 19 recall includes an additional 373 cases of Dynarex Baby Powder 14 oz (Item No. 4875) and 647 […]
Safety upgrades for Memorial Sloan Kettering construction — that could expose kids to asbestos — won’t curb air toxins: parents
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital will spend millions of dollars to limit the amount of carcinogenic dust nearby students are exposed to during a major UES construction project, but parents say the cancer hospital still isn't doing enough to curb the toxins. Parents like Yasmina Kaleo say the $10 million the hospital has spent on air […]
Upper East Side kids may be exposed to asbestos, lead paint hazards during new Sloan Kettering site construction, parents say
Outraged parents claim that the construction of a new Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer treatment facility on the Upper East Side could expose young people to carcinogens and other toxic substances. A 31-story cancer treatment facility planned for York Avenue between East 66th and 67th Streets in Manhattan’s Lenox Hill neighborhood has infuriated parents in recent […]
MT trial against railroad company begins after thousands exposed to asbestos
Warren Buffett’s trial against BNSF Railway begins Monday over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a small northwestern Montana town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine. For decades, the W.R. Grace & Company mine near Libby produced contaminated vermiculite, exposing residents to asbestos, making thousands […]
Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court
LIBBY, Mont. — When Paul Resch was a kid, he spent his time walking through asbestos through the northwestern Montana town of Libby, just yards from the railroad tracks that kicked up dust as trains carried pollutants from mountaintop mines. I remember playing baseball on fields made of contaminated vermiculite. During long days along the […]
Environmental Protection Agency Issues Nationwide Ban on Asbestos
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday a ban on chrysotile asbestos, a carcinogen currently used or imported in the United States. “With today’s ban, EPA will finally close the door on a highly dangerous chemical that is banned in more than 50 countries,” said EPA Administrator Michael Regan. statement. “This historic ban was more than […]