Most people know that asbestos exposure can be dangerous for health, but they may not realize that asbestos-related diseases still kill about 12,000 Americans every year. The perils of asbestos have ...

More than a decade of neglect put thousands of San Diego firefighters at risk for a serious, and sometimes deadly disease. Those firefighters were repeatedly exposed to asbestos and lead in the floors ...

Officials at Lafayette Academy Charter School have said students were never exposed to asbestos before, during or after renovations at the school's South Carrollton Avenue campus. However, state ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Board of Education voted on Thursday to spend $34.4 million to hire multiple firms to remove asbestos from district schools and manage the process. The ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A York County man pleaded guilty this week to violating the Clean Air Act by improperly removing asbestos-containing material as required by federal law, U.S. Attorney John C.

Williamsport High School will begin the academic year with virtual learning as its building undergoes an extensive asbestos removal and restoration process, Washington County Public Schools announced ...

It was just before dawn as seven bulky men in T-shirts and sweatpants gathered in front of a towering glass building on Lexington Avenue in New York City. Marcelo Crespo, a 41-year-old with gleaming ...

Two Vancouver-based business owners have been fined a total of $116,300 by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) for mishandling asbestos removal at a house renovation site.

PATERSON — Asbestos is being removed from the basement of City Hall in a project that officials said should continue into the second week of February. Municipal government offices will remain open ...