Asbestos, a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals, has been historically used for its durability and resistance to heat. Despite its advantageous properties, asbestos is a well-documented ...

Although more than a dozen asbestos mines operated in Eastern Canada, Cassiar was one of just two in the West — the other ...

While the International Agency for Research on Cancer only goes as far as to say talc is 'probably' carcinogenic, asbestos found in talc does cause cancer. It's been around since the 1890s, used in ...

Living with asbestos roofs or lead paint? Doctors warn of chronic headaches, cancer, and developmental issues. Learn the ...

Asbestos is a class of minerals that can be used to create durable materials that are heat-, fire- and chemical-resistant. Those properties made it popular in construction, the military and chemical ...

Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents that it is backpedaling on a ban on cancer-causing asbestos. Last year, ...

(NewsNation) — The Environmental Protection Agency, earlier this week, told a federal appeals court it will reconsider the Biden administration’s ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United ...

Detroit, Michigan, Signs warn of asbestos danger where a house was demolished. The house had been heavily damaged by fire a year earlier and was a neighborhood eyesore.. (Photo by: Jim ...