East Elementary in Jackson sent a letter home with students Wednesday informing parents that material containing asbestos had been found in the building. The letter is an annual requirement for all ...

Asbestos, once hailed for its durability and fire resistance, is now known as a dangerous health hazard linked to cancers and other serious diseases. While its use has been heavily restricted, ...

Some of the classrooms built decades ago at Amwamba Day Primary School in Igembe South Sub County. [File, Standard] For years, Amwamba Primary School in Meru County's Igembe area has been a ...

This program outlines the Purdue University Asbestos Management Procedures. Purdue University follows a practice that is endorsed by the U.S. EPA known as: Management of Asbestos in Place. The ...

Asbestos imports have increased four-fold since the first of the year, and the proposed EPA ruling would leave protecting construction workers from asbestos up to states and you In May, the EPA ...

A wing of the Green Meadow Elementary School will be closed for the remainder of the school year so that a licensed environmental contractor can remove old asbestos building materials, according to ...

CHICAGO — The Illinois Attorney General and the City of Chicago filed a lawsuit this week alleging the mishandling of materials containing asbestos during the renovation of a building on the city’s ...

A small amount of asbestos remaining in the building that houses the University of Tulsa athletic department is not hazardous to the occupants, a university spokeswoman told the Tulsa World on Monday.

Asbestos removal is underway in the Durham Language and Literature building on the Tempe campus after a Sept. 29 flood damaged several areas, including the building’s fifth floor. ASU Environmental ...

Debris from the fire that ravaged the former Kmart building in Northeast Portland this week contains asbestos, spurring health precautions Friday for surrounding neighborhoods and plans for further ...

Two Merrimack Valley brothers and landlords are facing charges they improperly stored asbestos and carcinogenic materials at apartment buildings they owned and marketed to college students in Lowell ...