More Altadena properties burned in the Eaton Fire have tested positive for asbestos — the mineral fiber linked to lung ...

The danger: asbestos. “I saw plastic being taped on the doors and ... On an average day, hundreds of schoolchildren from ...

For much of the 19th and 20th century, the mining and use of asbestos saw near-constant growth, with virtually every material used in the construction of homes, offices, ships, road networks and ...

California is among the top three states with the largest veteran population in the US. In 2023, the state was home to over 1 ...

Asphalt today is relatively safe to work with. Crews don’t have to worry about their health, or the health of the public, on a typical milling and paving job. However, back in the 1960’s it ...

Long-awaited works to replace an asbestos-ridden sports pavilion have finally begun. The changing room block at Jackey Baker’s Field in Ramsgate had to be closed because it was deemed a health ...

The Renaissance Center complex of skyscrapers in Detroit began construction in 1973 and opened in 1977, which was right around the time the U.S. government started regulating asbestos in ...

Arthur Frank, PhD, a professor emeritus and clinical professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 11 l’Humanité (France) story about the discovery of asbestos in nearly ...

This type of cancer is almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos, according to the UK government’s Health and Safety Executive. As part of her treatment she underwent a risky 14 hour ...