Questions about possible asbestos exposure proliferated online, where photos and drone footage showed flames shooting from ...

New Curtin University research has found Australians exposed to asbestos could be falling through the cracks of lung cancer ...

Asbestos could be killing up to four times more people than the government admits, according to new research.

Andrew Wells discusses how the proposed Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025 would finally prohibit most commercial uses of asbestos while leaving certain exceptions in place. While many may ...

Asbestos is a nasty old mineral. It’s known for releasing fine, microscopic fibers that can lodge in the body’s tissues and cause deadly disease over a period of decades. Originally prized for its ...

Japan banned the production and use of asbestos in 2006, but new health cases caused by the carcinogen continue to emerge ...

Over 80% of New York City public schools built with the known carcinogen asbestos did not undergo mandatory inspections in 2023-2024, according to a new audit released by the city comptroller's office ...

The city’s Department of Education failed to inspect an overwhelming majority of Big Apple schools for the toxic material asbestos — with more than four out of five buildings falling far short of ...

Trendy fake stone worktops linked to dozens of deaths have finally been banned as new rules are introduced to keep workers safe. Young stonemasons will no longer be allowed to dry cut quartz ...

The widows of two stonemasons who died from a lung condition contracted during their work have warned of the dangers of the "new asbestos". Paul Gray and Stuart Johnson, who worked for the same stone ...