Health groups are worried about the asbestos hazard the East Wing demolition may have caused at the White House. It comes as ...

Critics are questioning if the demolition of the White House East Wing adhered to federal health and safety standards, ...

Asbestos, which can pose serious health risks when exposed during demolition, was frequently used in projects at the time of ...

A construction worker exposed to asbestos which ‘fell like snow’ at the Old Bank of England is taking legal action after ...

The speedy demolition of the East Wing of the White House last week has health advocates and Democratic lawmakers seeking ...

A White House spokesperson said "a very extensive abatement and remediation assessment was followed" while public health ...

The University Village project added another no trespassing sign to their 2515 University Ave. S.E. construction site last week: Danger — Asbestos Hazard. Contractors discovered large amounts of ...

"Asbestos exposure can cause cancer, lung disease, and other serious respiratory diseases," said Tyler Amon, special agent-in-charge for EPA's Criminal Investigation Division in New York. "In this ...

As schools in both the East and West Aurora school districts prepare for construction in aging buildings, they will be faced with old building materials that contain asbestos. Asbestos, which is ...

An illegal waste site operator has been sentenced after asbestos tiles were found among 10,000 tonnes of construction rubble ...

According to the NHS, more than 2,700 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year in the UK, and these cases are most commonly diagnosed in people aged 75 and over.

OLYMPIA — After state regulators cited and decertified Partners Construction for exposing its workers to asbestos at a Seattle apartment project, a family member from the company started a new ...