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  • Asbestos and Mesothelioma Aren’t Going Away

    Asbestos and Mesothelioma Aren’t Going Away

    The serious health risks associated with asbestos exposure have been known for generations. The naturally occurring fiber is the only known cause of mesothelioma, an incurable and deadly form of cancer of the lining of the lungs and...

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    Pesticides are Seriously Threatening Global Ecosystems

    Pesticides are Seriously Threatening Global Ecosystems

    Insects are vital to keeping the world’s ecosystems in balance. Every spring, billions of insects migrate to far-flung locations to fulfill a wide range of critical functions, including performing cross-continental pollination, transferring essential nutrients to soils, decomposing organic...

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    Female Inmates Use Legal System to Fight Prison Sex Abuse

    Female Inmates Use Legal System to Fight Prison Sex Abuse

    Female inmates in Hawai’i and in facilities across the U.S. are demanding accountability for a pattern of sexual abuse by guards and staff. More than 5,000 claims of sexual assault and abuse by guards have been reported since...

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    $3.9M settlement for Honolulu vehicle fatality caused by faulty guardrail

    Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman attorneys have reached a $3.9 million settlement with the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of the family of a 21-year-old Mililani man who was killed when his car struck a damaged highway...

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    Global Mesothelioma Cases Surge as Asbestos Use Continues

    Global Mesothelioma Cases Surge as Asbestos Use Continues

    Cases of mesothelioma around the world have been increasing along with a rise in the global use of asbestos, despite an acknowledgment more than 40 years ago by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for...

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    Documentary Reveals Highly Toxic Roundup Herbicide ‘Everywhere’

    Documentary Reveals Highly Toxic Roundup Herbicide ‘Everywhere’

    When award-winning filmmaker Brian Lilla moved to Napa Valley, California, he quickly learned about the health hazards lurking in wine country. In his new documentary, “Children of the Vine,” Lilla shows how the use of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide...

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    Report Details ‘Staggering Pervasiveness’ of Sex Abuse Within Catholic Diocese

    Report Details ‘Staggering Pervasiveness’ of Sex Abuse Within Catholic Diocese

    More than 150 priests, deacons, teachers and seminarians within the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been accused of sexually abusing more than 600 children and young adults over an eight-decade period. An explosive report by the Maryland Attorney General’s...

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    Proud to Support a Scrappy Non-Profit Battling Cancer’s Heavy Toll

    Proud to Support a Scrappy Non-Profit Battling Cancer’s Heavy Toll

    Day and night, individuals battling cancer and their families face a seemingly never ending list of challenges. Medical care provides only so much, even for those with the best health insurance. The extreme physical, emotional and financial toll...

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