Asbestos

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products that kills thousands of Americans every year

The city could face fines ranging from $10,000 to $500,000 a day for 160 days, which could add up to more than $80 million.

San Diego faces a hefty fine for asbestos exposure at a firefighter training academy, reports NBC 7’s Mari Payton

Residents of a town in Quebec, Canada, voted to change the name of the town to something not associated with the hazardous mineral.

After further investigation, NBC 7 is retracting a previous story on the 101 Ash Street transaction, after it was determined a document had been fabricated.

In a report presented to councilmembers, the city’s Independent Budget Analyst (IBA) called the 101 Ash Street lease a “horribly one-sided (in favor of the landlord) lease.”

New documents unveiled by NBC 7 Investigates shows that despite the number of warnings the city trudged forward with a major renovation of the newly acquired high-rise in downtown, a decision that has resulted in dozens of legal claims against the city by workers who say city officials put their health at risk.

Public testimony reveals newly-acquired city highrise at 101 Ash was considered “functionally obsolete” by previous tenant, Sempra Energy.

In addition to spending millions of dollars on a now vacant high-rise in downtown San Diego, the city will also spend thousands more to fight legal claims from employees who allege the city exposed them to high levels of asbestos without warning.

A day after an NBC 7 Investigates report on a whistleblower claims of unsafe working conditions, an auditor will look into the city of San Diego’s purchase of a downtown high-rise.

NBC 7’s Monica Dean breaks down the claims made by the whistleblower.

An engineer at the city of San Diego claims his supervisors ignored his warnings about asbestos contamination and fire dangers at a city-owned downtown high rise on Ash Street.

Attorney Lawrence Shea discusses the reasons why his clients came forward to share their concerns surrounding asbestos in a city-owned downtown high rise.

More fallout after a San Diego city building was evacuate following repeated problems with asbestos. An elected official wants answers and a full investigation.

City of San Diego Development Services Department (DSD) employees Friday afternoon received a memo advising that the city had made the decision to voluntarily evacuate the building located at 101 Ash Street for 30 days.

Records show the city of San Diego moved employees into a building with multiple documented asbestos violations, discovered by the county’s Air Pollution Control District in August 2019.

NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas was downtown where a city building reportedly had asbestos as recently as three weeks ago.

Large sections of the Kearny Mesa San Diego County Traffic Court have been sealed off for weeks, with new signs warning of asbestos. But the state court system says there’s no danger.