Millions of tonnes of asbestos are being removed from buildings around the world – can this dangerous mineral be disposed of permanently? Or even be put to good use? At a small industrial unit in ...

Japan banned the production and use of asbestos in 2006, but new health cases caused by the carcinogen continue to emerge ...

The former superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district and two other officials were charged Wednesday with felony child endangerment over allegations they covered up lead and asbestos ...

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PHILADELPHIA -- Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Philadelphia's public schools with failing to properly inspect eight schools for damaged asbestos. The district agreed to have the criminal case ...

Illinois EPA is ordering all residents at the Fox Shore Apartments in Aurora to temporarily relocate over potential asbestos ...

In the wake of congressional pressure and revelations of intensifying asbestos-related health problems, the Architect of the Capitol (AoC) announced yesterday that some Capitol Power Plant tunnel ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took a big step toward curbing asbestos use, but experts say that even with the new regulations exposure to the substance is expected to remain a ...

In this August 2021 photo, Masterman teachers (from left) David Shapiro, Donna Amit-Cubbage, and Elizabeth Diffenderfer join other teachers, parents and students at a protest outside the school, which ...