Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person testing material for asbestos - Pvince73/Shutterstock When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was ...

The Arkansas Department of Transportation reopened its headquarters in Little Rock on Wednesday, a week after air quality ...

Exposure to airborne asbestos has been linked to an increased risk of several serious and debilitating diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other types of cancer. Workers who ...

Since January, New South Wales has been gripped by concern over asbestos found in recycled mulch laid at public parks, supermarkets and schools. More than 40 sites have tested positive for asbestos as ...

Laboratory tests of talc-based cosmetics products, commissioned by the Environmental Working Group, found asbestos—a deadly human carcinogen for which there is no safe level of exposure—in almost 15 ...

A Winnipeg tenant who went through an ordeal over conflicting test results for asbestos in her rented home says Manitoba should bring in a law requiring licensing of companies that offer asbestos ...

A community health hub in Canberra's city centre is estimated to stay closed for another four weeks as asbestos testing and ...

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...