U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Although asbestos trusts have already paid out more than $17 Billion, at least 23 additional trusts have been created by bankrupt companies since GAO’s ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently submitted a final report of the asbestos ...

Asbestos and other contaminants have been discovered under the hill at a beloved Sydney rugby league ground where the ...

A northwest Sydney childcare centre that’s been around for more than 60 years is in dire need of building works to remove the ...

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a rule that cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos ...

The FDA is proposing a new rule that would establish and standardize testing methods for the detection of asbestos in cosmetic products that contain talc. In a statement released late Thursday ...

For most of the 20th century, virtually every naval ship had asbestos aboard in some capacity. Now, the U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of mesothelioma, a cancer ...

According to an FDA report, the proposed rule would mandate ... Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Asbestos contamination in talc-based cosmetics has been a long-standing health concern.

More than five years ago, San Diego officials declared an emergency and signed a no-bid contract to repair the elevators that ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal ...

The report notes that the median home price is about $420,000, but 68% of millennials who want to buy a home in 2025 want to ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal on Thursday to require cosmetics makers who use talc to test their products for asbestos. The FDA said that if finalized, the rule would "help ...