The U.S. military overused asbestos-containing products throughout the last century before entering WWII, as affordable materials were in high demand for mass-producing military equipment quickly. All ...

World War II veterans, their families and military representatives of the countries that participated in the D-Day invasion hold a wreath laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial on the National ...

(CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which has long been linked to multiple types of cancer. The agency’s ...

Asbestos exposure during construction at the East Brunswick Public Library has drawn several OSHA violations, some for endangering young readers. The violations reveal construction at the library may ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it is banning the most common form of asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that's linked to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans every ...

"There is simply no safe level of exposure to asbestos," Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Regan told reporters - Copyright AFP Luis ROBAYO "There is ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the ban of the only known form of asbestos still being used in the United States. Exposure to asbestos has been linked to mesothelioma and ...

On March 18 the EPA announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos currently used in or imported to the United States. The ban on ongoing uses ...