SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In 1965, California lawmakers named serpentine the state rock because it symbolized the Gold Rush years and contained a mineral being put to myriad industrial uses. Nearly ...

The Trump administration will reconsider a Biden-era regulation that aims to ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, revealing its plans regarding the rule in a court filing Monday. The filing did ...

Peter “Lanny” Bergrud, pictured here as a young man, holds his daughter, Amy. Bergrud for years worked with asbestos-containing pipes made by CertainTeed. That, his daughter contends, is why he died ...

An environmental review of a planned affordable housing project in Mill Valley will explore the possible presence of asbestos in serpentine rock at or near the building site. Read the story ...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Maly Constructions, LLC (“MC”) entered into a September 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) ...

FALL RIVER — Air quality tests show no unsafe levels of asbestos at Resiliency Preparatory Academy, according to a report released by Superintendent Tracy Curley on Sunday, Oct. 5. The school, at 290 ...

GETTING A MAKEOVER: Little Rock city directors haven't been in their chambers for years. Credit: Brian Chilson Don’t call the movers just yet. The Little Rock Board of Directors’ transition from their ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Mayor Frank Scott Jr. emphasized the need for "TLC" in Little Rock fire stations, on Monday at a press conference. He highlighted the importance of improving conditions ...

A rthur Hufnagel Library in Glen Rock will reopen next month following a pipe burst last year that required mold and asbestos ...

In the 1960s, it was increasingly mined for its asbestos that was often used in construction.The rock was crushed or broken to release the asbestos minerals' durable and fire-resistant fibers, which ...