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According to an Associated Press report, on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court said it is reviewing consolidated cases against the Travelers Companies Inc., to reinstate a $500 million settlement and block any new lawsuits against Travelers. The original settlement was established in 1986 in relation to a group of asbestos claims against Johns-Manville Corp., which was once a leading asbestos producer. Travelers provided insurance policies for Johns-Manville.

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About a month ago, this site shared information about the latest investigation of Chicago’s Oak Street Beach, which has been examined several times by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of asbestos contamination. In June, the Environmental News Service, an independently owned and operated daily international wire service for environmental news, reported the beach has been inundated with asbestos fibers from the Johns-Manville Asbestos Superfund site for the past 20 years.

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Chicago’s Oak Street Beach, on the shores of Lake Michigan, has been dubbed “Asbestos Beach” by environmental protection groups, due to its widespread contamination with asbestos. While some conservation groups have issued precautions to “minimize inhalation of cancer-causing asbestos fibers,” other groups are calling for the complete closure of the beach.

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