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The EPA’s chrysotile asbestos ban delay is now under intense scrutiny. On June 16, 2025, the agency officially announced a 30-month review of the 2024 asbestos ban, postponing enforcement and raising concerns about worker safety and cancer risk. This reversal—driven by new leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin—marks a major shift in environmental health policy. It …
Who Was Irving Selikoff? Irving Selikoff wasn’t just a doctor—he was a crusader for justice in medicine. A pulmonologist and epidemiologist, he made the startling link between asbestos exposure and serious diseases like mesothelioma and asbestosis. His work, starting in the 1960s, didn’t just change minds. It changed laws. While working with unionized insulation workers, …
Living in a home or apartment should bring comfort—not hidden threats. Yet for many renters and homeowners, asbestos and mold quietly undermine their safety, often without warning. Worse, when problems arise, tenants especially are left wondering what rights they have when their landlords drag their feet. If you’re worried about asbestos or mold in your …
In a monumental decision that could permanently reshape corporate accountability in mass tort litigation, a Houston bankruptcy court rejected Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) $10 billion talc settlement plan. The ruling, handed down by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez on March 31, 2025, has not only thrown J&J’s litigation strategy into disarray but also restored the …
War brings devastation in ways that are immediately visible—flattened homes, displaced families, shattered lives. But in the wreckage of Gaza’s crumbled buildings lies a quieter, invisible menace that will continue to haunt its people for decades: asbestos. The widespread destruction of buildings and infrastructure has released toxic materials like asbestos into the air, soil, and …
