Day: June 22, 2025

Op/Ed: Veteran Asbestos Exposure Risk in Newport Beach and Compensation Under the PACT Act

By Cristina Johnson, Navy veteran advocate for Asbestos Ships Organization After the Great Depression in 1920, and long after WW2, asbestos was the preferred material for civil and military constructions. Because of the mineral’s fire-resistant characteristics, by the 1970s, 1,400 million pounds of asbestos were used annually in America, and Read More