New regulations to protect workers from asbestos exposure will come into effect in Manitoba this fall, and officials with the Manitoba Federation of Labour say they can't come soon enough, as ...

Williamsport High School is closed, with construction projected ceased, after asbestos fibers were found outside the containment area.

The health dangers of asbestos were already well known, but it took a David and Goliath legal battle to hold the mining industry accountable.

It could have been just another morning at P.S. 176 The Ovington School in Dyker Heights, but on June 12 — just days before the end of the school year — more than a dozen parents lined up outside the ...

Colorado researchers examine aspen trees as a mitigating factor in wildfire spread.

Montanans are well aware of the asbestos disaster caused by the vermiculite mine in Libby that turned the town into a Superfund site. Libby’s tremolite asbestos lurked in the shadows for decades ...

Over 800 Nakuru homes set for asbestos roof upgrade Replacement of asbestos roofing with galvanised iron sheets seeks to mitigate severe health risks.

New data has revealed that millions of UK driveways may still contain asbestos - a natural mineral that can lead to serve health conditions - in their roofs.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the illegal dumping of asbestos at a major motorway construction site in Sydney’s west.

A disused block of flats in Leicester earmarked for demolition would have to be torn down by hand due to asbestos, planning documents reveal. The Leys building off Upper Temple Walk in Beaumont ...

A seven-storey block of flats in Leicester is set for demolition later this year. The Leys building, in Milton Crescent, has stood empty for seven years, and has fallen into a state of disrepair ...