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This Australian Ghost Town Might Be Killing People
2000 deaths isn’t enough to stop Wittenoom emerging as a problematic tourist hot spot.
Johnson & Johnson Faces 5,000 Lawsuits Over Baby Powder
But does using talcum powder really cause ovarian cancer?
Why the Deadly Asbestos Industry is Still Alive and Well
Asbestos can cause cancer if you breathe it in. We've known this for years, but, despite the dangers, the industry is still alive and kicking.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Obama vows retaliation for Russian election hacking, the Syrian government suspends the evacuation of Aleppo, Trump's new Israeli ambassador wants to move the embassy to Jerusalem, and more.
The EPA Will Begin Regulating These 10 Chemicals as Potentially Toxic
Asbestos makes the list, but the others are less well known. And the big question remains: will the agency be able to keep doing this under President Trump?
Growing Up In Canada’s ‘Chemical Valley’ Convinced Me We Need to Ban Asbestos
The toxic fiber casts a dark shadow.
Derfor stortrives den livsfarlige asbest-industri stadig
VICE rejser til Libby i Montana og byen Asbest i Rusland for at finde frem til, hvorfor der stadig eksporteres to millioner tons af det kræftfremkaldende mineral hvert år.
Why the Deadly Asbestos Industry Is Still Alive and Well
VICE reporter Milène Larsson investigates why the deadly industry of mining and selling asbestos—a known carcinogen that kills more than 100,000 people a year—is still going strong.
Ford Spent $40 Million to Reshape Asbestos Science
This installment of a four-part investigation published with the Center for Public Integrity looks at how, stung by lawsuits, the automaker hired consultants to change the narrative on the risks of asbestos brakes.
In Pictures: Inside Naples' Asbestos-Lined Ghetto
A 1980 earthquake in southern Italy killed 3,000 people and left 280,000 homeless. Thirty-five years later, some of them are still living in makeshift housing: metal boxes lined with a deadly material.
Concordia University Commissioned an Asbestos Report Written by a Former Asbestos PR Consultant
The university has pulled the paper from the website, but critics say it shows big business has taken over academics.