Large sections of the Traffic Courthouse in Kearny Mesa have been sealed off for weeks with signs warning of asbestos, but the state court system said there’s no danger. “It turns out there was no ...

For example, Ambler, Pennsylvania, home to former asbestos manufacturing giant Keasbey & Mattison, piled snowy asbestos-containing waste so high the site became known as “the White Mountains.” In a ...

Lafayette Academy Charter School parents are worried about their children after officials said a contractor's errors in asbestos removal could have contaminated the building and yard. The school has ...

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in rock and soil. People have used asbestos for centuries as candle wicks, cloth fiber, and other purposes. Before the 1970s, asbestos was widely used ...

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Seal Order on a Taylorville grocery store. Director John J. Kim has issued a Seal Order on the Kroger on East ...

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 ...

Scaffold installation is completed at a demolition site in Kensington. The team prepares the structure for full asbestos containment using monoflex sheeting to enclose the area safely. Girl, 5, fell ...