Loggers and residents in Libby, Mont., are in fear of being exposed to asbestos while logging trees in the nearby forest because an environmental test showed tree barks were contaminated with asbestos. According to the article, the defunct W.R. Grace mine was responsible for contaminating approximately 35,000 acres of forestry. The vermiculite mine’s production caused asbestos particles to go airborne, blanketing everyone and everything with the cancer-causing dust. Tristan Scott, Missoulian 11/19/2012

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Asia Fights to Become Asbestos Free

Activists and the Asian Ban Asbestos Network (ABAN) are working hard to get Thailand and other Asian countries to ban the use of asbestos. According to the article, environmental activists have increased the pressure on Asian countries to ban the use of asbestos. The declaration stated, “it’s unacceptable that while Japan and South Korea have recognized the dire consequences of exposure to asbestos for human health, Thailand, China Indonesia and other countries have not.” Staff Report, Bangkok Post 11/20/2012

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Students at New Zealand Primary School Negligently Exposed to Asbestos

The parents of students at Glendowie Primary School in Glendowie fear their children were negligently exposed to asbestos through contaminated soil. According to the article, the school recently had soil dropped off to fill in some parts of the sports field and claims no sports activities took place on that part of the soil. Principal Anne-Marie Biggs stated, “I had been told the asbestos-containing material was in a solid form, not crumbling or a dust-forming state, and the danger was minimalistic.” Currently, no lawsuits have been filed. Bernard Orsman, The New Zealand Herald 11/15/2012

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