Like much of the UK, large numbers of asbestos-containing materials remain in the London Underground.
TfL has paid out millions relating to prior asbestos exposures. Our story hears from a former worker who has developed mesothelioma, though TfL deny liability. confrontpower.org/tfl-london-u...
Like much of the UK, large numbers of asbestos-containing materials remain in the London Underground.
TfL has paid out millions relating to prior asbestos exposures. Our story hears from a former worker who has developed mesothelioma, though TfL deny liability. confrontpower.org/tfl-london-u...
I spoke to Tom Quinn from @confrontpower.bsky.social about my book Bad Dust: A History of the Asbestos Disaster. Tom has been doing some brilliant investigative work, so I was very happy to contribute!
confrontpower.org/uk-asbestos-...
How did it take more than 100 years of workers dying for an #asbestos ban to be considered in the UK? And why do exposures continue?
We speak to Tom White his new book Bad Dust: A History of the Asbestos Disaster.
Read the interview: confrontpower.org/uk-asbestos-...
@tom--white.bsky.social
We profiled Aberdeen earlier in the year: confrontpower.org/asbestos-in-...
Our investigation into the asbestos legacy left by Turner & Newall in Eswatini is mentioned in GIJN Africa's newsletter as one of the Stories of the Month: twp.ai/4iq6nP
You can read the full story over at confrontpower.org.
Oxford Mail picked up our story on asbestos at Oxford University: www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2552472...
Asbestos exposure remains the leading cause of occupational deaths in Britain today. Why did successive neoliberal governments fail to address the problem — and how can we challenge their toxic legacy?
Our investigation into the legacy of UK asbestos company Turner & Newall in Eswatini reveals significant ongoing risks to those living near millions of tons of uncontained asbestos waste: confrontpower.org/asbestos-was...
Documents obtained by Confront reveal serious issues with how the University of Oxford has managed the thousands of asbestos-containing materials in its buildings. Full story:
confrontpower.org/university-o... @ucu.org.uk
It took nearly a year to acquire these documents, which Oxford University only released after being reported to the ICO and were found to have breached the Environmental Information Regulations in how they dealt with our request.
Documents obtained by Confront reveal serious issues with how the University of Oxford has managed the thousands of asbestos-containing materials in its buildings. Full story:
confrontpower.org/university-o... @ucu.org.uk
Documents discovered during legal cases in the USA show that for decades, major companies covered up the dangers of asbestos.
Barry Castleman explains some of the key findings: confrontpower.org/asbestos-ind...
We are happy to have cross-published our investigation into the legacy of Turner & Newall's asbestos mining in Africa with the Inhlase Centre for Investigative Journalism in Eswatini: inhlase.com/the-small-to...
This photograph shows women, children, and even a baby all being exposed to the extremely toxic blue asbestos in South Africa in the late 1950s. It was already well known that asbestos dust could be fatal by this point.
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This photograph shows women, children, and even a baby all being exposed to the extremely toxic blue asbestos in South Africa in the late 1950s. It was already well known that asbestos dust could be fatal by this point.
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Among the generation of carpenters working in the UK in the 1950s-1970s, “about 10% of them are going to die of asbestos-induced cancer,” epidemiologist Professor Julian Peto told Confront. How did this happen? Our story: confrontpower.org/how-asbestos...
Asbestos is banned in over 60 countries, but not in India, where experts warn of a coming epidemic of asbestos diseases among those exposed to asbestos at work.
Our story: confrontpower.org/asbestos-and...
We are happy to have cross-published our investigation into the legacy of Turner & Newall's asbestos mining in Africa with the Inhlase Centre for Investigative Journalism in Eswatini: inhlase.com/the-small-to...
Our investigation into the legacy of UK asbestos company Turner & Newall in Eswatini reveals significant ongoing risks to those living near millions of tons of uncontained asbestos waste: confrontpower.org/asbestos-was...
Exclusive: residents near what was Africa's largest asbestos mine, run by the now-bankrupt British company Turner & Newall, are living alongside 50 million tons of uncontained asbestos waste that is up to 180m high and at risk of collapse due to climate change. confrontpower.org/asbestos-was...
Thousands of Colombians lost their lives to asbestos, while
Colombian asbestos companies insisted their asbestos posed no risk. They were wrong.
One family took centre stage in the campaign to expose the truth and prohibit asbestos in Colombia: confrontpower.org/colombia-asb...
Thousands of Colombians lost their lives to asbestos, while
Colombian asbestos companies insisted their asbestos posed no risk. They were wrong.
One family took centre stage in the campaign to expose the truth and prohibit asbestos in Colombia: confrontpower.org/colombia-asb...
It's #WorldLungCancerDay. Asbestos-induced lung cancer kills tens of thousands around the world each year.
Our story from India looked at the ongoing asbestos trade, the risks workers are facing, and the impact lung cancer had on one family: confrontpower.org/asbestos-and...
Denis Brown was part of a generation of carpenters who worked around large amounts of asbestos dust. Decades later, and thousands of carpenters like Denis have died from asbestos diseases.
Our story: confrontpower.org/how-asbestos... feat @londonasbestos.bsky.social
Denis Brown was part of a generation of carpenters who worked around large amounts of asbestos dust, while leading asbestos manufacturers knew it could be fatal.
Decades later, and thousands of carpenters like Denis have died from asbestos diseases. Our story: confrontpower.org/how-asbestos...
It's Action Mesothelioma Day 2025.
Mesothelioma kills over 2,000 people in the UK each year. We looked inside one family - and one profession - devestated by this asbestos cancer.
confrontpower.org/epidemic-of-... #AMD2025
Our new findings would be of particular interest to @sussexucu.bsky.social @kclucu.bsky.social @umucu.bsky.social and @cardiffucu.bsky.social
NEW: Confront investigation into the ongoing repercussions of the asbestos industry in UK universities. Decades after asbestos was banned we reveal the remaining asbestos still present on campuses, related illnesses, and enormous costs universities are left with. confrontpower.org/the-enduring...
NEW: Confront investigation into the ongoing repercussions of the asbestos industry in UK universities. Decades after asbestos was banned we reveal the remaining asbestos still present on campuses, related illnesses, and enormous costs universities are left with. confrontpower.org/the-enduring...
