A Middlesex County library has closed for a month for asbestos removal. The Main Library in Edison completely closed to patrons Monday for the second phase of renovations, library officials said in a ...

A £14m repair plan for Lancashire’s schools will only be able to tackle the most urgent problems that pose an immediate ...

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that home manufacturers used decades ago because it’s durable, heat-resistant, and good for insulating, explains Michelle Whitmer, asbestos expert ...

This is because it typically takes between 20-50 years for asbestos-related cancer to develop after someone was first exposed to the carcinogen. Staff removing materials containing asbestos Early on, ...

The New York Times There was no safe place for shipyard workers to escape asbestos ... When the dangers of this toxic material became known to the public, there was a massive effort to remove asbestos ...

It turns out what appears to be asbestos is under the carpet.A sample was rushed to test Thursday. The results of the testing will depend how they proceed and how soon the building can reopen.The ...

In 2023, the World Health Organization classified the act of firefighting as a Group 1 carcinogen, just like asbestos and tobacco. Both the fires themselves and the very gear firefighters wear on the ...

Gov. Mark Gordon’s $130 million request for wildfire funding was reduced to $100 million by Wyoming lawmakers Tuesday, and it was changed from a grant to a loan program with 2% interest. Sen. Dan ...

As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by ...

Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.