BOSTON — The owner of a New Bedford industrial building complex and three companies hired to demolish the facility will pay a total of $377,600 in penalties to settle allegations that they caused or allowed illegal asbestos work at the site, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today...
Move over cigarettes, alcohol and asbestos. It's not new, but the World Health Organization has come out with the declaration that bacon, hot dogs, red meat, sausage and processed meats are responsible for those cancer cells. The most recent study suggests that inflammation and cancerous tumors can be triggered through sugar molecules found in beef and pork...
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HAZMAT response on Salisbury StreetHere's a video of New Bedford firefighters responding to a probable asbestos/lead response with HAZMAT suits on Salisbury Street this afternoon. It's reported that a young man was power washing a house when asbestos/lead was discovered...
Democrat Elizabeth Warren has launched two new television ads responding to criticism by Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown of her work in an asbestos-related case.