LOS ANGELES — The Montebello Unified School District is collectively suing two companies for $3.5 million, alleging that untrained workers spread asbestos-containing materials throughout various ...

The collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers brought the issue of asbestos back into the spotlight, both for the harm it may have prevented and the harm it may have caused. With the May 30 ...

NAS Patuxent River is continuing with its asbestos inspection and abatement, and wants personnel to know what it means for them and the buildings they work in. Asbestos is a group of naturally ...

The Baltimore judge presiding over a massive fraud lawsuit against the companies that insured a defunct asbestos installation contractor has again denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss the case ...

South African businesses urgently need more reliable, lower-cost power. However, asbestos roofing in many older commercial and industrial buildings has become a major barrier to rooftop solar adoption ...

Asbestos, which most people falsely assume has already been banned, still causes thousands of deaths a year. A study last year found nearly 40,000 Americans die annually from diseases related to its ...

WEST HAVEN >> An environmental consultant’s report that suggests the contractor on a no-bid contract to install state-funded security cameras at West Haven High School may have disturbed asbestos — ...

Though many consider it to be yesterday's problem, some 5,000 people still die from asbestos-related diseases each year, making it a bigger killer than road traffic accidents. With around 20 ...