After repeated revelations of asbestos hazards in Philadelphia public schools, City Council will likely consider requiring additional inspections for the cancer-causing material. But not yet. The bill ...

Military families living in 38,000 housing units owned and operated by the U.S. government face health and safety risks such as lead-based paint, asbestos, radon and contaminated drinking water ...

The Army’s internal auditors recently concluded that the service has failed to ensure that privatized on-base homes with lead-based paint or asbestos are “safe for Army families,” according to an ...

Kelly-Moore Paint Co., which lost a lawsuit against Dow Chemical Co.’s Union Carbide unit over asbestos liability, said Friday that it had discovered evidence of juror misconduct and would seek a new ...

5th Circuit judges have granted the Trump administration’s requests to hold off on proceedings in two key Toxic Substances Control Act cases. Federal appeals court judges have agreed to hold off on ...

NEWBURYPORT — A recent Phase II environmental assessment of the former Brown School detailed recommendations for how the city should address the asbestos, lead paint, mold, and polychlorinated ...

Living with asbestos roofs or lead paint? Doctors warn of chronic headaches, cancer, and developmental issues. Learn the ...

ST. LOUIS — Standing amongst the rubble on his St. Louis City block, Amir Brandy looks over the damage. "If you look around the community, in this storm we have several houses throughout the community ...

A student’s hand shot up as Gov. Tom Wolf asked an Allentown elementary school classroom if anyone had any questions for him. "When can you start fixing our school?" Wolf smiled. "I'm trying," he said ...

In a few weeks, kids will head back to school. But in Richmond, Stege Elementary will stay closed for another year, as the campus is demolished and rebuilt from scratch. The old school was deemed to ...

Three western Massachusetts towns are looking for a new home for their senior center after an environmental assessment found asbestos, lead paint and mold in the 90-year-old building they had been ...