Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule on asbestos intended to keep manufacturers from reintroducing “discontinued uses” of the known human carcinogen into the market ...

One of the biggest blights on the New Zealand building industry;s history was the widespread use of asbestos. Asbestos is a family of silicate fibres that occur naturally in the earth, and when ...

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — The work to cleanup 7,000 cubic yards of “asbestos-containing waste material” at the site of the demolished Webster Mill in North Attleboro has been placed on pause.

Tests for lead based paint or asbestos in building materials on campus are conducted in accordance with federal and state regulations. Asbestos is a mineral fiber that has been used commonly in a ...