Roughly 4000 Australians are dying of asbestos-related diseases each year — twice as many lives lost in the nation’s annual ...

Once an asbestos fibre is in the lung mesothelium it can remain there for decades, where it will cause microscopic scratches.

A grammar school is to undergo a deep clean after asbestos was left behind following electrical works in an old science block ...

Asbestos, a notorious carcinogen , was in widespread use throughout the 20th century - from building materials to brake pads and even fake snow on ...

A Jefferson County jury found a contractor guilty on Thursday of defrauding an older adult and exposing a neighborhood to ...

A Lafayette-based demolition contractor has agreed to pay a $21,500 fine to settle accusations it demolished the old Cypress Tree Inn motel five years ago without determining if it had asbestos and ...

If you're renovating floor tiles, make sure they do not contain asbestos. An expert tells us how to find out if the mineral ...

Asbestos is found in 1 in 3 homes across Australia. If you're renovating a home built before 1990, it may contain asbestos. Asbestos is dangerous when ...

“Further investigations by JBS & G in 2024 found additional asbestos-contaminated soil, mainly in bonded form, particularly ...

An audit found there was "intense" political pressure on the Home Office to find sites to house asylum seekers, with ...

In 1990, lawmakers issued the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act (ASHARA). It applies to public and ...