Philadelphia honors forensic sculptor who gave many survivors peace

Bender, 69, has pleural mesothelioma, an asbestos cancer that he traces to the years he spent working in the engine room of a Navy destroyer. …
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Your Place: Consult an expert about weighty insulation job

I've lived through bans of previously widely accepted materials, such as lead-based paint, aluminum wiring, asbestos, as well as greater understanding of …
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A Shore retreat for four generations

The siding went from diamond asbestos to square asbestos, and is now vinyl. The downstairs kitchen was moved three times. One of the former kitchen spaces …
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Our famed forensic sculptor wryly reflects on a fading life

Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer in the chest that typically afflicts those exposed to asbestos on the job. Bender, who served in the Navy in the late 1950s …
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Herb Denenberg, 80, longtime consumer advocate

For more than two decades he was a consumer reporter and commentator on Channel 10, covering subjects as varied as asbestos in schools to the questionable …

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Herb Denenberg, long-time TV consumer advocate, dies | Philadelphia Inquirer …

Mr. Denenberg's 1983 reports on widespread asbestos contamination in Philadelphia public schools led to a massive cleanup effort. …

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