Pacific Rim Environmental

Here’s the latest update on the EPA’s asbestos ban:

EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US Asbestos is linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually and causes mesothelioma as well as other cancers and has been largely phased out of U.S. buildings.

Interesting that they started the project right with an asbestos survey, took the time to get a quote from an abatement company for proper removal, and still decided to do the wrong thing.

Construction and Property Management Companies and Company Owners Plead Guilty to Asbestos Violations A construction company operating in Hood River, Oregon, and a property management company operating in The Dalles, Oregon, together with the owners, pleaded guilty Friday to violating asbestos work standards and negligent endangerment by discharging a hazardous pollutant in violation of the Clean Ai...