CEDAR RAPIDS — Workers at Washington High School did not follow the correct procedures for containing and removing asbestos, leading to its release into the air and the closure of the building this ...

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 ...

A California Democrat is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make asbestos one of the first chemicals it regulates under a tough new chemical safety law. In a letter to the EPA on ...

The 11Alive Investigators uncovered the state agency responsible for regulating asbestos doesn’t regularly ensure licensed inspectors are used to remove the cancer causing material. Georgia victims ...

BAY CITY, MI — Federal prosecutors have charged a West Virginia-based company with a felony for allegedly engaging in ...

The city of Albuquerque did not check for asbestos inside its Gateway Center construction area until last month — nearly a year after crews had begun the interior demolition needed to turn what was ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today launched a consultation on proposals to improve the application of the Control of Asbestos Regulations and guidance around asbestos management to help ...

On 11 June 2018, Snopes.com published a fact check titled “Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?” In that article, we rated the claim that “the Environmental ...

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a consultation on proposals to improve the application of the Control of Asbestos Regulations and guidance around asbestos management to help protect ...

Rick Brunt, director of engagement and policy at HSE, said: “Asbestos continues to be a significant risk to workers in Great Britain. While we have made significant progress in managing asbestos risks ...