While the International Agency for Research on Cancer labels talc that may contain asbestos as “probably carcinogenic,” the ...

Despite decades of concerns, the agency plans to withdraw its talc-testing mandate, which beauty brands have resisted. In the ...

Agency abruptly withdraws plan to require standardized asbestos testing • Move contradicts congressional mandate in 2022 ...

A new rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency this week puts an end to the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. But researchers caution that we’ll likely still be ...

The agency said it planned to craft a more comprehensive rule, but the move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.

SAN ANTONIO - Asbestos-containing pipes remain in widespread use throughout San Antonio, raising health concerns due to asbestos's known link to cancer when inhaled into the lungs. While the safety of ...

The U.S. military overused asbestos-containing products throughout the last century before entering WWII, as affordable materials were in high demand for mass-producing military equipment quickly. All ...

If you’re living in an old house, it’s essential to find out if there’s asbestos in your dwelling. However, it’s quite challenging to be sure if your home may have asbestos. Perhaps, you’ll never know ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Tuesday will mark three weeks since a King Soopers on the Southeast side of Colorado Springs decided to close because of asbestos concerns. On Friday, state health officials ...

Since the asbestos law took effect, over 17.8 million sq. meters of cement asbestos and thousands of tons of friable asbestos have been removed.

Ten-thousand Americans die each year from asbestos-related diseases and the number appears to be increasing in a growing public health crisis, according to a report by an environmental research group ...

It is important to make sure workers are made aware of any presumed asbestos-containing materials found in buildings if they were built and installed before the 1980s. The importance of occupational ...